Troubleshooting
Problem
This technote explains why attempts to copy the IBM® Installation Manager commands from a Microsoft® Word file or a web page and execute the command with a command prompt,results in the error message: "The command line parameters are incorrect". and provides instructions to resolve the error.
Symptom
You copy "IBMIM -record C:\temp\response.xml -log C:\temp\log.xml" command from a Microsoft Word file and paste and execute the command (without quotes) from the command prompt.
IBM Installation Manager will display the following error:
Cause
Microsoft Word or Web Browsers do not use a true "-" (HYPHEN-MINUS), rather they use a unicode character code "\u2013" (EN-DASH), which *looks like* a HYPHEN-MINUS.
So, when you copy and paste the command into command prompt, IBM Installation Manager will treat "-" as an invalid character.
Note: The true "-" has unicode character code "\002D" (HYPHEN-MINUS).
Resolving The Problem
- Remove the unicode character code "\u2013" (EN-DASH) and replace it with a normal dash "\002D" (HYPHEN-MINUS) in Microsoft Word.
OR
- Type the command manually in the command prompt.
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Document Information
More support for:
IBM Installation Manager
Software version:
1.1, 1.1.0.1, 1.1.0.2, 1.1.1
Operating system(s):
Windows
Document number:
99419
Modified date:
25 October 2021
UID
swg21305866