Error Running #COMMAND /C Capture.exe from Login Script (154707)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q154707

SYMPTOMS

Error 255 is reported in line 668 of Spool.c when the login script containing the following line is run:

   #COMMAND /c CAPTURE /S=servername /Q=quename
				

CAUSE

Capture.exe is not a supported application; it often fails when run from the command prompt. The login script processor does not actually run Capture.exe. Instead, it parses the command #CAPTURE and works in the background. Therefore, when you use the above command, you are running the actual Capture.exe file.

This is by design.

RESOLUTION

Replace the above line with the following:

   #CAPTURE /S=<servername> /Q=<queuename>
				

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/2001
Keywords:kbnetwork KB154707