Microsoft KB Archive/241507

= Ftp.exe Does Not Pass the ACCT Parameter from a Script =

Article ID: 241507

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q241507



SYMPTOMS
When you are using a script with Ftp.exe to automate logging on to an FTP server, the account parameter is not properly passed. In a Network Monitor trace, the ACCT frame shows invalid or blank data.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date      Time    Version      Size    File name     Platform -  9/13/99   2:17:44PM          41,232    Ftp.exe       I386 9/13/99  2:17:40PM          62,736    Ftp.exe       Alpha



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about FTP scripting, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

96269 Using FTP Batch Scripts

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix KB241507

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