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The Galgrammargenerator.exe program may cause an exception on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007


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Symptoms

On a computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, you run the following command at a command prompt.
<drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin>galgrammargenerator -u
When you do this, the Galgrammargenerator.exe program may cause an exception, and the program may output the exception to the console as follows.
GalGrammarGenerator started. Time: 11/17/2006 8:26:13 AM
Updating DTMF Map for users
GalGrammarGenerator encountered an error.
System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
   at System.Text.StringBuilder.AppendFormat(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args)
   at System.String.Format(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.UM.UMCommon.ADUtil.UserTrace(StreamWriter logwriter, String format, Object[] args)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.UM.UMCommon.ADUtil.UpdateDtmfMap(StreamWriter logwriter)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.UM.UMGalGrammar.GalGrammarGenerator.Execute()

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Cause

This problem occurs when there are spaces in user aliases in the organization. The Galgrammargenerator.exe program examines all users in the organization, not only Exchange Server users.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, remove all the spaces from user aliases in the organization.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Keywords: KB929805, kbtshoot, kbexpertiseinter, kbexchdirectory

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Article Info
Article ID : 929805
Revision : 1
Created on : 4/16/2007
Published on : 4/16/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 376