Date:         Fri, 12 Apr 1996 13:26:00 PDT
Reply-To:     Thomas M Skinner <Thomas_M_Skinner@CCM.FM.INTEL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Thomas M Skinner <Thomas_M_Skinner@CCM.FM.INTEL.COM>
Subject:      Re[2]: Funniest Error Messages - SETINIT CODE

                                                        April 12, 1996
                                                        Folsom, California
                                                        Sunny, 70's
 
Dear SAS-Lers,
 
GERALD ZUCKIER <ZUCKIER@CHIME.ORG> wrote:
>Not exactly an error message, but I do note that page 2 of the letter
>I got with
>the instructions for using the setinit to extend the license says
>'An error about an incorrect password indicates taht you have made a typo'.
 
 
This may seem strange, but it is absolutely true.  You see, the setinit
password is encoded using the byte count (and I suspect other info)
from your entire setinit program.  Thus, a typo anywhere in this code
results in an invalid password message.  Of course, it could also mean
that you entered an invalid password as well ;-)  Most folks save a lot of grief
by simply editing the SETINIT.SAS file as provided in the  CORE\SASINST
directory (WINSAS) or other platform equivalent.  Unless your licensing has
changed (added or deleted products) this SETINIT.SAS file is usually unchanged
from period to period.
 
Tom Skinner