Err Msg: No Special Characters Except $, # or _
Article ID: 196474
Article Last Modified on 9/22/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q196474
SYMPTOMS
When you specify a SQL Server name that has a hyphen in it, the following
error is returned in the Microsoft Site Server Analysis database setup for
SQL Server:
No special characters except $, # or _
CAUSE
Newer versions of SQL Server 6.x allow hyphens in the SQL Server name;
however, the Analysis database setup application adheres to the old SQL
Server naming rules.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, apply the latest Site Server 3.0 service pack.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Site Server version 3.0. This problem has been corrected in the
latest U.S. service pack for Microsoft Site Server version 3.0. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
MORE INFORMATION
Run Update.exe to install the fix. Update.exe renames the Dbsetupds.exe to
Dbsetup.exe.
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