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msiexec /i "C:\MessageHandler.msi" /L*V "C:\MessageHandler_Installer.log"
How to configure directory and file names for Windows?

Under Windows we recommend using absolute path names including either drive name or UNC paths. For MessageHandler prior to version 3.1.2 we recommend using slashes as path separators:

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C:/sedex/inbox

d:/data/messagehandler/inbox
//fileserver.some.domain.ch/sedex/outbox
MessageHandler doesn't seem to see mounted remote directories on Windows

Suppose you configured an inbox located on a mounted remoted directory such as

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<outbox dirPath="O:/application_a/interface/outbox" msgType="10301">

If MessageHandler complains on startup with a message like

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 Directory: O:\application_a\interface\outbox either not exist or is not a directory

then first check, if the user account under which the MessageHandler service is run has access to the configured directory. If you can list the directory (using dir O:\application_a\interface\outbox), then it is probable that the Java runtime has problems with the drive letter mapping. Try using the UNC path instead:

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<outbox dirPath="//fileserver.some.domain.ch/interface/outbox" msgType="10301">
MessageHandler logs an ERROR on startup

If starting MessageHandler for the first time after a fresh installation, you will notice the following error message in the file 

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