HD74203: OM: BATCH MODE INSTALLATION OF SP LEVEL FAILS IF SYNTAX IS IN L OWER CASE.

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• OM: BATCH MODE INSTALLATION OF SP LEVEL
  FAILS IF SYNTAX IS IN LOWER CASE.
  THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON V5R17SP08.
  THE PROBLEM IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE ON
  CXR18SP04 LATEST SP LEVEL.
  .
  Scenario:
  1. Copy all content of GA and SP from CDs to your
  local machine.
  2. Now Install GA through Batch mode. Use
  following command in Command Prompt window.
  D:\CATIA18\GA\1\WIN64\StartB.exe ?u
  C:\ProgramFiles\ DassaultSystemes\B18"  -
  newdir ?all
  Where D:\CATIA18\GA is software copied folder
  and C:\ProgramFiles\ DassaultSystemes\B18 is
  installation folder.
  3. After successful GA installation install SP08 with
  following syntax in command prompt  window.
  While giving following syntax give win64 instead of
  WIN64 (User lowercase letters for WIN64)
  D:\CATIA18\SP04\1\win64\StartSPKB.exe -
  u "C:\ProgramFiles\DassaultSystemes\B18? ?bC -
  v ?killprocess
  4. Start installation of SP08.
  5. cxinst.log file returns saying that Service pack
  batch setup has stopped.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• OM: BATCH MODE INSTALLATION OF SP LEVEL FAILS IF SYNTAX IS IN L
  OWER CASE.
  OM: BATCH MODE INSTALLATION OF SP LEVEL
  FAILS IF SYNTAX IS IN LOWER CASE.
  THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON V5R17SP08.
  THE PROBLEM IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE ON
  CXR18SP04 LATEST SP LEVEL.
  .
  Scenario:
  1. Copy all content of GA and SP from CDs to your
  local machine.
  2. Now Install GA through Batch mode. Use
  following command in Command Prompt window.
  D:\CATIA18\GA\1\WIN64\StartB.exe ?u
  C:\ProgramFiles\ DassaultSystemes\B18"  -
  newdir ?all
  Where D:\CATIA18\GA is software copied folder
  and C:\ProgramFiles\ DassaultSystemes\B18 is
  installation folder.
  3. After successful GA installation install SP08 with
  following syntax in command prompt  window.
  While giving following syntax give win64 instead of
  WIN64 (User lowercase letters for WIN64)
  D:\CATIA18\SP04\1\win64\StartSPKB.exe -
  u "C:\ProgramFiles\DassaultSystemes\B18? ?bC -
  v ?killprocess
  4. Start installation of SP08.
  5. cxinst.log file returns saying that Service pack
  batch setup has stopped.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• THE PROBLEM WAS SUBMITTED ON CATIA
  VERSION 5 RELEASE 17.
  THIS PROBLEM IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE ON CATIA
  VERSION 5 RELEASE 19 GA LEVEL.
  Batch mode installation is successful on R19 with
  lower case letters.
  .
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CATIA V5 NT>XP

• Fixed component ID

  569151000

Applicable component levels

• R519 PSN

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