Repackaging generates Windows Installer Error 2714
I just created a capture with Installshield and getting an error when i try to test my package:
Error 2714. Invalid value for default folder name: 4_9_DO~1|4.9/doc/html.
Vendor created directory html with documentation in it. Or this directory is not an issue?
Thank you.
Answers (4)
There is no chance of getting this folder name when you capture an exe and create msi.. Recapture it and see.
This is because / can not be used in folder name.. Your default folder name contains / in LONGFILENAME part.
SHORTFILENAME|LONGFILENAME
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Should i change it to: 4_9_DO~1|4.9|doc|html in the directory table? - ogeccut 12 years ago
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It is wrong.. You should not have / in your folder name.. | symbol shoud not be used like this.... There is no chance of getting this folder name when you capture an exe and create msi.. I don't know how did you get a folder name like this.. - jagadeish 12 years ago
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To include a long file name with the short file name, separate it from the short file name with a vertical bar (|). For example, the following two strings are valid:
Status.txt
Projec~1.txt|Project Status.txt
Short and long file names must not contain the following characters:
\ ? | > < : / * "
In addition, short file names must not contain the following characters:
+ , ; = [ ]
No space is allowed preceding the vertical bar (|) separator for the short file name/long file name syntax. Short file names may not include a space, although a long file name may. A space can exist after the separator only if the long file name of the file name begins with the space. No full-path syntax is allowed. - jagadeish 12 years ago
I changed it to: 4_9_DO~1|4.9\doc\html
and still getting the error: Error 2714. Invalid value for default folder name: 4_9_DO~1|4.9\doc\html.
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You should not change the LONGFILENAME part at any cost.. I think the capture itself wrong.. Recapture your application and see.. - jagadeish 12 years ago
Neither the long or short filename should include any path information, except a single folder or file name.
Check the Directory table to ensure that the entire path is being built properly.
Directory table looked correct. I ended up deleting the folder and then added manually and that worked.