Article ID: 247107 - Last Review: March 14, 2006 - Revision: 2.1

FIX: Generating Scripts to Multiple Files May Yield Error 20524

This article was previously published under Q247107
BUG #: 54812 (SQLBUG_70)
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SYMPTOMS

Enterprise Manager may return the SQL Distributed Management Objects (DMO) error 20524 when generating database scripts:
Error 20524:[SQL-DMO] ScriptMode specified as ToFileOnly, but no filename specified -- recheck parameters.
This behavior has been observed when choosing these scripting options:
  1. Script database users and database roles.
  2. Create one file per object.

WORKAROUND

Generate the entire script to a single file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
254561  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/254561/ ) INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0
For more information, contact your primary support provider.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition
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