Article: Q169773
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbtool kbVBp500 kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows, version 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When installing an application using a setup program created with the Microsoft
Visual Basic 5.0 Setup Wizard or Setup Toolkit, the following message appears:
Invalid command-line parameters. Unable to continue.
CAUSE
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When an application's setup program is run from a network drive, the full
server, share, and folder names for the setup folder are parsed. If the setup
program's folder name contains a dash (-) or a space, it is perceived by the
setup program as a command-line parameter. For example, if an application is
being installed from the server\share\folder location:
\\server1\share1\folder-1
the dash is mistakenly perceived as a command-line parameter for the setup
program when the path is parsed. In this example, -1 is not a valid command-
line parameter and the message above is displayed.
This message is not displayed if the application's setup program is run from the
local hard drive or from floppy disks.
RESOLUTION
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Run the application's setup program from a folder that does not have a dash or a
space in the name.
STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool kbVBp500 kbGrpDSVB
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVBA500Search kbVBA500 kbVB500 kbZNotKeyword3
Version : 5.0
Issue type : kbprb
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