Getting this error when installing SQL 2012 from a config file: "'<null or empty string>' is not a valid value for setting 'ACTION'."

  • Here is the command line:

    Setup.exe /ConfigurationFile="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120524_123258\ConfigurationFile.ini"

    And here is the output:

    Microsoft (R) SQL Server 2012 11.00.2100.60

    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    The following error occurred:

    '<null or empty string>' is not a valid value for setting 'ACTION'. Refer to Help for more information.

    Has anyone seen this?

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  • In my ConfigurationFile.ini:

    ACTION="Install"

    is the first parameter. It seems like the value for ACTION is missing in your ConfigurationFile.ini

  • Jan.Sundbye (5/30/2012)


    In my ConfigurationFile.ini:

    ACTION="Install"

    is the first parameter. It seems like the value for ACTION is missing in your ConfigurationFile.ini

    That line is also the first one in my file.

    __________________________________________________________________________________
    SQL Server 2016 Columnstore Index Enhancements - System Views for Disk-Based Tables[/url]
    Persisting SQL Server Index-Usage Statistics with MERGE[/url]
    Turbocharge Your Database Maintenance With Service Broker: Part 2[/url]

  • use the double quotes to refer your config file. For ex:

    /ConfigurationFile="Folder:\Folder path\ConfigurationFile.ini"

     

     

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