Bob, should we catch *this* error too and show an error message like that? We're finding all kinds of things that can mysteriously hose validation.
-----Original Message----- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 09:49 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] light.exe fails when the platform set to x64 Horst27 wrote: > If I set the target platform of the package to x86, wix builds an msi > without problems. > If the target platform to x64 is set, light.exe fails with the > error:"light.exe : error LGHT0216 : An unexpected Win32 exception with error > code 0x654 occurred: This installation package could not be opened. Contact > the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer > package". > MSI tries to open the package to run validation; on an x86 system, it can't open an x64 package. There's no workaround I'm aware of; you can only disable validation for x64 packages or use an x64 OS. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
