PRB: Setup Wizard Displays "Invalid command-line parameters"

 Last reviewed: June 9, 1997
Article ID: Q169773
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When installing an application using a setup program created with the Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Setup Wizard or Setup Toolkit, the following message is displayed: 

   "Invalid command-line parameters. Unable to continue"

CAUSE

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

Run the application's setup program from a folder that does not have a dash or a space in the name.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool vb5all VBKBError VBKBSetup VBKBToolkit VBKBWiz kbprb
Version : 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: June 9, 1997
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