nope.
"Softworks" <subscriber@soft-works.com> wrote in message
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>I finally resolved the issue and don't understand how this could happen.
>
> With the verbose flag on I found that it was looking for osql.exe in a
> folder that does not exist.
> The osql command is: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\80\Too\Binn\osql.exe"
>
> My other subscriber had the same issue where it was looking for osql.exe
> in SQL Server\80\Tool\Binn\osql.exe
>
> In the past four years I've been running osql from the command line on
> these subscribers with no problem. For some reason Replication is
> looking in these bizarre folders for osql.exe.
>
> Have you ever come across this in your working with replication?
>
> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O5g0c2DBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Yes, that is correct, but replication should use the SQL Server Agent
>> account to make the connection. Can it? Does that last query I gave you
>> work?
>>
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http://www.indexserverfaq.com >> "Softworks" <subscriber@soft-works.com> wrote in message
>> news:OVOyFpDBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> It appears that osql attempts to connect using the account of the user
>>> running osql not the account running the sql agent service. That is if
>>> I don't provide the -U switch.
>>>
>>> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ux96HZCBIHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Can you try this on the problem subscriber(s)
>>>>
>>>> master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'dir
>>>> \\myserver\sharename\20070927191933967\customer_firstlast.sql'
>>>>
>>>> The cmd shell should run under the SQL Server agent account on the
>>>> subscriber(s). I want to verify it can read this file.
>>>>
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http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html >>>>
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>>>>
http://www.indexserverfaq.com >>>> "Softworks" <subscriber@soft-works.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:OPeosL9AIHA.4656@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> These are pulls over VPN using UNCs.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:erk2nU8AIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> are these pull subscribers using ftp?
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> intelligence.
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>>>>>> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
>>>>>>
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html >>>>>>
>>>>>> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
>>>>>>
http://www.indexserverfaq.com >>>>>> "Softworks" <subscriber@soft-works.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%237V1lC5AIHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> MSDE 2000 SP3 is running on the subscribers. I'm able to run osql
>>>>>>> from the command prompt with no problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:Og5n$j3AIHA.4732@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> sounds like osql is not present on these subscribers. What version
>>>>>>>> of SQL Server is running there?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can you run osql from the command prompt on these subscribers?
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
>>>>>>>>
http://www.indexserverfaq.com >>>>>>>> "Softworks" <subscriber@soft-works.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:%235xSFkwAIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>I have (3) subscribers out of a total of 185 that are failing on
>>>>>>>>>syncing.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The error occurs when trying to apply a script to the subscriber.
>>>>>>>>> The script was posted using sp_addscriptexec.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The schema script
>>>>>>>>> '0\\myserver\sharename\20070927191933967\customer_firstlast.sql'
>>>>>>>>> could not be propagated to the subscriber.
>>>>>>>>> (Source: Merge Replication Provider (Agent); Error
>>>>>>>>> number: -2147201001)
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> Failed to launch 'osql'
>>>>>>>>> (Source: SubscriberName\InstanceName (Agent); Error number: 20130)
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> The system cannot find the path specified.
>>>>>>>>> (Source: (OS); Error number: 3)
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The following have been done to troubleshoot
>>>>>>>>> 1) Net use \\myserver\sharename\20070927191933967 -- subscriber
>>>>>>>>> has no problem seeing the sql file
>>>>>>>>> 2) Made sure the SQLAgent was running under the correct user
>>>>>>>>> account.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm running MSDE 2000 SP3.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>
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