Microsoft KB Archive/894311

= You receive a &quot;[Wrn03] syntax [1:5]: Wrong or missing 'EventID' parameter&quot; error message when you use the Evntcmd.exe command-line tool to configure the SNMP event translator in Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 894311

Article Last Modified on 6/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Evntcmd.exe command-line tool to configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) event translator, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:

[Wrn03] syntax [1:5]: Wrong or missing 'EventID' parameter.

This issue may occur when you use the following method:
 * 1) You use the Event to Trap Translator (Evntwin.exe) tool to export a .cnf event file.
 * 2) You use the Evntcmd.exe command-line tool with the -v switch to parse the event file.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because the Evntwin.exe tool does not enclose the event log name in quotation marks. The Evntcmd.exe command-line tool interprets a space in the event log name as the end of the event log name if quotation marks are not present. Therefore, the Evntcmd.exe command-line tool incorrectly parses the event log name.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, x86-based versions   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  15-Feb-2005  02:23  5.2.3790.271       86,528  Evntwin.exe Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Itanium-based versions   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  14-Feb-2005  09:33  5.2.3790.271      293,376  Evntwin.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

This bug was corrected in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).



MORE INFORMATION
Evntwin.exe is a tool that is included with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. You must install SNMP on the server for the Evntwin.exe tool to be available. You can use the Evntwin.exe tool to send SNMP traps when selected event IDs are logged in the event log. Evntcmd.exe is the command-line version of the Evntwin.exe tool.

For more information about the SNMP, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379125.aspx

