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MSDE setup fails
Still shame on doc writers and/or coders! :-)- gerib
- Post #6
- Forum: Microsoft SQL Server: Setup and Administration
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MSDE setup fails
CORRECTION: INSTANCENAME is optional! But, if an error occurs during MSDE setup and the setup rollback is performed after confirming the error message, the instance sub-folders of C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\ ... MSSQL ... for a default instance MSSQL$[instance_name] ... for a...- gerib
- Post #5
- Forum: Microsoft SQL Server: Setup and Administration
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MSDE setup fails
Got it, again! ( Hehe, not with me, guys! ;-) ) INSTANCENAME ist NOT an OPTIONAL parameter in the ini_file! Shame on doc writers and/or coders!- gerib
- Post #4
- Forum: Microsoft SQL Server: Setup and Administration
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MSDE setup fails
addendum: 'ProgEndTimeout * 1000' above can be replaced by 'INFINITE'- gerib
- Post #3
- Forum: Microsoft SQL Server: Setup and Administration
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MSDE setup fails
Got it! Have to use: Do RC = MsgWaitForMultipleObjects(1, ProcessInfo.hProcess, 0, ProgEndTimeout * 1000, (QS_POSTMESSAGE Or QS_SENDMESSAGE)) If RC = WAIT_FAILED Then Err.Raise 1 DoEvents Loop While RC <> WAIT_OBJECT_0 ...instead of WaitForSingleObject(...) But, now something else...- gerib
- Post #2
- Forum: Microsoft SQL Server: Setup and Administration
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MSDE setup fails
Hi folks, I need to install the MSDE during a setup of one of our apps. The online help of SQL server 2000 suggests to use CreateProcess() and WaitForSingleObject() for this and supplies a sample code, too. No prob. This is an easy task. I do this all the time when I have to run something...- gerib
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