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tabcmd export Returns No Error Code When Workbook or View Name Contains Space as Parameter
Published: 01 Mar 2017
Last Modified Date: 15 Jan 2018
Issue
When the workbook or the View name is set with space as the parameter for tabcmd, then the error code is not returned.
- Tabcmd mentions that the workbook or the view name includes the space as the invalid name, but this is returned as the informative message, not returned as the error in tabcmd.
- As the result of this message categorization, "ERRORLEVEL" returns 0 as the successful result.
Environment
Tableau Server
Resolution
As a Tableau Server Administrator, upgrade to Tableau Server 10.5. For more information, see Upgrading Tableau Server in Tableau Help.
Cause
This behavior is related to a known issue (ID: 625205) which has been fixed in a recent release of Tableau Server.