SMSINST: "Install File" Action with File Name Extension of Less Than Three Characters Causes Unexpected Results (305614)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer 2.0
This article was previously published under Q305614 SYMPTOMS
If you use the Install Files action in Systems Management Server Installer with Installer Step-up Utility version 2.0.147.00 and you specify a file name extension of less than three characters for the "Destination Pathname" value, unexpected results may occur
CAUSE
SMS Installer incorrectly interprets destination path names with less than three characters in the extension as folder names instead of file names.
For example, if you attempt to create an SMS Installer script to install the Testfile.ab and Testfile.123 files in the C:\Test folder, and you either specify the file names for the destination path or you specify a wildcard on the source path, the resulting installed folder is:
C:\Test\Testfile.123 (an actual file)
C:\Test\Testfile.ab (a folder)
Furthermore, specifying that the file with the two-character extension be installed first results in the Install.log file being placed in the incorrectly created folder:
C:\Test\Testfile.ab\Install.log
The Install.log file contains the following output:
*** Installation Started 8/10/2001 3:56:25 ***
Title:
Source: E:\q305614\test.EXE
Made Dir: C:\test
Made Dir: C:\test\testfile.a
File Copy: C:\test\testfile.a\
File Copy: C:\test\testfile.123
In this log output, note the backslash character (\) at the end of the "C:\test\testfile.a\" line, indicating that it was created and copied as a folder.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server Installer version 2.0.147.00.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/16/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbBug KB305614 |
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