Automatic install Win32 client (unable to locate NLS message...)

 hello,

 i'm currently working on automatic install for the win32 adsm
client. targets are several (around 50) windows nt server, from
v3.51 sp5 to 4.0 sp4. everything should be full automatic.

 i first tryed to use the install shield recording capabilities
(setup -r -> setup.iss -> setup -s ...) but it doesn't work on
all version. i'm having a custom installation (only backup
client, no help, no admin stuff...) so from what i've heard
here, it's almost normal as the win32 client seems to be
broken in this area.

 so i'm buidling a custom install from a .cmd file:

 - creating a C:\Adsm directory
 - copying the files i need here
                             (xcopy /e /s ...)
 - copying some fileq in WINDIR\system32
                             (adsmv3.dll, odbc...)
 - importing registry stuff via regini or regedit
                             (HKLM\software\IBM...)
 - installing the services with dsmcutil

 almost everything works except i get a

"Error: Unable to locate/open NLS message repository"

 when using dsmcutil to install the services.

 i found an old message in the ml archive (1/98) stating it could
be because the dscameng.txt file is not in same dir than the
utility (..\baclient) or because of some DSI_DIR variable
pointing to a wrong location.

 problem is the is no DSI_DIR set and dscameng.txt is in the
..\baclient dir with dsmcutil executable. i could use the
/validate:no switch to avoid this error message, as despite
this error message, everything *seems* to work (still need some
tests here) but i'm curious to know where it comes from (some
registry missing perhaps ?)

 any thoughts/explanations are welcome.

 amicalement,
              fx

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