Failed to launch 'osql'

I use one-way Transactional Replication on 38 servers with same configuration.
On one server I have problem with OSQL.EXE path.

On
Publication properties ->
snapshot ->
Additional scripts ->
Before applying the snapshot, execute this script:
Is set preinit script (C:\ReplData\ReplPreInit.sql).

On Distribution agent properties -> step "Run Agent"
I set additional command for log problem.
command= -Output C:\ReplOutFile.txt -Outputverboselevel 2

Here is part of ReplOutFile.txt:
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The osql command is: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tool\Binn\osql.exe" -U"***" -P"***" -i "\\STROSBB\ReplData\unc\STROSBB_antikor_DataCDB\20060908104051\ReplPreInit_0.sql" -S "BTSVR" -d "AntikorCDB" -o "C:\WINNT\TEMP\ReplPreInit_0.sql_20060912150416.log" -b -X1
Launching osql to apply the script 'ReplPreInit_0.sql'
[9/12/2006 3:04:16 PM]STROSBB.distributionAntikor: {call sp_MSadd_distribution_history(1, 3, ?, ?, 0, 0, 0.00, 0x00, 1, ?, 0, 0x01, 0x00)}
Agent message code 20130. Failed to launch 'osql'
[9/12/2006 3:04:16 PM]STROSBB.distributionAntikor: {call sp_MSadd_distribution_history(1, 6, ?, ?, 0, 0, 0.00, 0x01, 1, ?, 4, 0x01, 0x01)}
Adding alert to msdb..sysreplicationalerts: ErrorId = 1233,
Transaction Seqno = 00000491000618f4007000000001, Command ID = 4
Message: Replication-Replication Distribution Subsystem: agent STROSBB-antikor-BTSVR-1 failed. Failed to launch 'osql'[9/12/2006 3:04:16 PM]STROSBB.distributionAntikor: {call sp_MSadd_repl_alert(3, 1, 1233, 14151, ?, 4, N'STROSBB', N'antikor', N'BTSVR', N'AntikorCDB', ?)}
ErrorId = 1233, SourceTypeId = 3
ErrorCode = '3'
ErrorText = 'The system cannot find the path specified.
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Problem is that the path to osql command in log ReplOutFile.txt is
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tool\Binn\
but SQL is installed on path
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\

Diferences is between Tool vs. Tools

I think that when server create OSQL command for preinit sql script he use STATIC path to osql.exe and there is my problem.

Where is this path stored and can I change it?

Hi Marco, the osql path was constructed based on the value of HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\80\ClientSetup\SQLPath (+"\Binn\osql.exe") so you may want to check whether the registry value correctly reflects how SQL Server is set up on the machine where the distribution agent is running.

-Raymond

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In my server was registry path:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\ClientSetup\SQLPath

Many Thanks.