DOCUMENT:Q240449  11-DEC-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :Aciniupd Does Not Update Some Characters Properly into .ini File
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbtool

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information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change
without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta 
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, Terminal Server Edition 
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to add a non-alphanumeric character into an .ini file with the
Aciniupd.exe tool, it may not work as you expect.

For example, the following sample file uses an .ini file named Test.ini and
attempts to modify the [CashRegister] section of the .ini file. The problem in
the example is that there is a dash (-)at the beginning of the string that needs
to be changed.

   Existing Line: parms=-i"c:\appl\prod\views\ini\costview"
   Required Change: parms=-i"i:\views\ini\costview"

Using the following batch file, the dash does get entered, but with a space in
front:

   set V=" -I\"I:\views\ini\costview\"
   aciniupd.exe /v /e "TEST.INI" "CashRegister" "parms" %V%%

CAUSE
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Although the "\" escape character is used, it is not interpreted properly at the
beginning of the string. If there is a space at the beginning of the string
("\-I\"I:\views4\ini\costview\"), Aciniupd adds the escape character as well. As
used as in the above batch file, the string does get implemented, but with the
space.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbwin2000Search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServ400sp4 kbNTTermServ400sp5 kbNTTermServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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