BUG: SQLMaint May Get "Error: The System Cannot Find the Path"

Last reviewed: September 15, 1997
Article ID: Q173847

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5

BUG #: 17114 (WINDOWS: 6.5)

SYMPTOMS

The SQL Maintenance utility, SQLMaint.exe, ends in the following error if the path contains a period:

   Error: The system cannot find the path specified.

For example, the following command gets the error:

   SQLMaint.exe -D master -CkCat -Rpt E:\MSSQL6.5\LOG\master.log

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, remove the period from the path, as in the following example:

   SQLMaint.exe -D master -CkCat -Rpt E:\MSSQL65\LOG\master.log

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: directory subdirectory sub-directory network
Keywords : kbbug6.50 SSrvGen kbenv kbusage
Version : WINDOWS:6.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: September 15, 1997
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