Backslash Characters Used in MIFGEN Do Not Appear in Inventory

Last reviewed: April 23, 1997
Article ID: Q137790

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2

SYMPTOMS

If you type one or more backslash characters (\) in the Field name, Form name, or Company name of a MIF form created using the Systems Management Server MIF Form Generator (MIFGEN.EXE), the backslashes do not appear when you view the inventoried user information, and they may cause other parts of the text to disappear.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms sms
Keywords : kbbug1.00 kbbug1.10 kbtool ntutil
Version : 1.0 1.1 1.2
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 23, 1997
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