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762.0. "SQLMM$MSDOS:BLDCDA.DAT File not found" by BROKE::BITHER () Tue Apr 15 1997 09:40

SQL MM installation bug.  



 Rdb 6.1                                                                      
 Sql/Services 6.1                                                             
 SQL Multi Media 6.1
 OpenVMS Alpha                                                                
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 PROBLEM:                                                                     
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 Customer has successfully installed Rdb 6.1 and SQL/Services 6.1.  She       
 also has an older version of SQL MM working on a vax cluster (she couldn't   
 tell me what version.)  However, the SQL Multi Media 6.1 standard            
 installation fails with:                                                     
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 %VMSINSTAL-I-RESTORE, Restoring product save set A ...                      
  %VMSINSTAL-I-RELMOVED, Product's release notes have been moved to SYS$HELP. 
  %SQLMM-I-INFO, SQL Multimedia for Rdb installation prerequisites are being  
  checked.                                                                    
  * Do you want to purge files replaced by this installation?  [NO]: yes      
  %VMSINSTAL-E-BADSPEC, File spec  SQLMM$MSDOS:BLDCDA.BAT  cannot be parsed   
  %VMSINSTAL-E-INSFAIL, The installation of SQLMM V6.1 has failed.            
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 I recreated this error on our VAX system here using the multiversion kit
 so it seems to be a problem with the vax/axp mv and std kits both.           
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 I've seen a similar error with an installation when it was trying to         
 place the file in a directory that did not exist. The workaround was to      
 create the directory before the installation. I had her look for file        
bldcda.bat on her vax cluster so we could figure out what directory it       
 belongs in but she couldn't find it.  Also this error is different from      
 the error I've seen in that it gives a directory location "sqlmm$msdos."     
 Maybe a logical is not being set up correctly?                               
 
WORKAROUND:

hat helped.  I noticed the installation is trying to purge old msdos        
 and macintosh files.  Since the customer's alpha had no previous version     
 of sqlmm installed, they did not have any of these old files and the         
 install was failing trying to find them.                                     
                                                                              
 I was able to recreate the problem here.  Then I answered "NO" to the        
 question "purge files replaced by this installation" and the installation    
 succeeded.  Gave customer the workaround.  Since it is a new installation,   
 there are no files to purge anyway so saying yes should have no more         
 effect than saying no.