Long Path Names to Files on SQL Server Installation

Question

Long Path Names to Files on SQL Server Installation

cathy.baker

Hall of Fame

Points: 3412
More actions
December 13, 2013 at 10:17 am

#285954

I'm getting a rule check fail "Long path names to files on SQL Server Installation media failed" when installing SQL 2012 Standard edition from a network share. What is the work around for this?
Thanks

Viewing 9 posts - 1 through 9 (of 9 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 738063 More actions · Answer 1

My understanding is that this is a check to be sure all files/paths are < 256 characters. Do you have long paths for the installation folder?

Lowell SSC Guru Points: 323522 More actions · Answer 2

cathy.baker (12/13/2013)
I'm getting a rule check fail "Long path names to files on SQL Server Installation media failed" when installing SQL 2012 Standard edition from a network share. What is the work around for this?
Thanks

i believe you can simply map a drive to the share,and install form that, instead of from the share with the long file name;;

here's gui instructions:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-shortcut-map-network-drive#1TC=windows-7

from a command line, it's pretty simple:

net use m: \\servername\sharename\subshare\subshare2

Lowell

--help us help you! If you post a question, make sure you include a CREATE TABLE... statement and INSERT INTO... statement into that table to give the volunteers here representative data. with your description of the problem, we can provide a tested, verifiable solution to your question! asking the question the right way gets you a tested answer the fastest way possible!

cathy.baker Hall of Fame Points: 3412 More actions · Answer 3

cathy.baker

Hall of Fame

Points: 3412

December 13, 2013 at 10:45 am

#1673353

I tried that. Thanks.

cathy.baker Hall of Fame Points: 3412 More actions · Answer 4

I renamed the folder that was WAY long to something shorter and simpler then mapped the drive. That fixed the problem.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004591 More actions · Answer 5

cathy.baker (12/13/2013)
I renamed the folder that was WAY long to something shorter and simpler then mapped the drive. That fixed the problem.

Thanks for the feedback, Cathy.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

adamenko1984 Valued Member Points: 67 More actions · Answer 6

Long Path Tool could be the answer to your problem. I too faced a similar predicament some time back. Long Path Tool came in very handy at that time.

virenderverma SSC Journeyman Points: 75 More actions · Answer 7

On my case my sql server path was very long

D:\Software\en_sql_server_2008_r2_enterprise_x86_x64_ia6t4_dvd_520517\en_sql_server_2008_r2_enterprise_x86_x64_ia64_dvd_520517\setup.exe

I just renamed that to

D:\Software\sql server\sql server\setup.exe

then work fine for me

bitf11m050 Valued Member Points: 67 More actions · Answer 8

bitf11m050

Valued Member

Points: 67

January 28, 2015 at 4:53 am

#1773635

Thanks dude, solved my problem the same way:-)

Long Path Names to Files on SQL Server Installation

Cookies on SQLServerCentral