Q284919: Dr.Watson Error Occurs with Dfsadmin.exe Importing .csv File

Article: Q284919
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsgkbfaq
Last Modified: 23-JAN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to import a .csv file that is exactly 4,096 bytes in size (or a
multiple of 4,096 bytes), an application exception may occur. When this occurs,
an entry that is similar to the following entry may be recorded in the
Drwtsn32.log file:

  Application exception occurred:
  App: exe\dfsadmin.dbg (pid=101)
  When: 12/29/2000 @ 15:7:41.106
  Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)

  (Some details have been omitted for clarity.)

  function: FindNextLine
  01005c2b 803900 cmp byte ptr [ecx],0x0 ds:00c71000=??
  01005c2e 7410 jz FindNextLine+0x19 (01005c40)
  01005c30 8a01 mov al,[ecx] ds:00c71000=??
  01005c32 3c0d cmp al,0xd
  01005c34 740a jz FindNextLine+0x19 (01005c40)
  01005c36 3c0a cmp al,0xa
  01005c38 7406 jz FindNextLine+0x19 (01005c40)
  01005c3a 41 inc ecx
  01005c3b 803900 cmp byte ptr [ecx],0x0 ds:00c71000=??
  01005c3e 75f0 jnz FindNextLine+0x9 (01005c30)
  FAULT ->01005c40 8a01 mov al,[ecx] ds:00c71000=??
  01005c42 3c0d cmp al,0xd
  01005c44 7404 jz FindNextLine+0x23 (01005c4a)
  01005c46 3c0a cmp al,0xa
  01005c48 7503 jnz FindNextLine+0x26 (01005c4d)
  01005c4a 41 inc ecx
  01005c4b ebf3 jmp FindNextLine+0x19 (01005c40)
  01005c4d b800000000 mov eax,0x0
  01005c52 803901 cmp byte ptr [ecx],0x1 ds:00c71000=??
  01005c55 83d0ff adc eax,0xff
  01005c58 23c1 and eax,ecx
  01005c5a c20400 ret 0x4

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, import a .csv file that is not 4,096 bytes in size
(or a multiple of 4,096).

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.


Additional query words: dfs

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbfaq
Component         : NetworkMgmtTool
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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