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SMS: Custom MIF has incorrect format or illegal values for time

Article ID: 192497

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q192497

SYMPTOMS

When using the Mifcheck utility to check the validity of a Custom MIF you may receive an error message similar to the following:

Time has incorrect format or illegal values, on line number #, token '0'

One example:

Error in file test.mif
Time has incorrect format or illegal values, on line 12, token '0'

WORKAROUND

To avoid this error, edit the Custom MIF and surround the Date/Time value with quotation marks, as in this example:

   Start Component
     Name = "Workstation Configuration"
     Start Group
       Name = "Installation Information"
       ID = 1
       Class = "Microsoft Corp.|Installation Information|1.0"
       Start Attribute
         Name = "Installation Date"
         ID = 1
         Type = Date
         Storage = Specific
         Value = "07/01/98 10:30:30"

REFERENCES

For additional information about restrictions on the Data type refer to the "Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Resource Guide," Chapter 4: File Formats, pages 221-222.

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