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FLEXnet InstallShield: Windows Installer Error - 1024 PDF Print E-mail
Error Description  Remarks
 -1024 File not found. Cannot stream the file into the Binary table.Ensure the specified file exists.

 


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Symptoms
"Error -1024: The source file "abc.dll" for Icon Icon_abc.dll does not exist."
"Error -1024: <PATH>\myfile.ext not found. Cannot stream the file into the Binary table"

Cause
These errors are caused by either entries in the Binary table or in the Icon table within the project file (.ism or .ise). This error occurs when the build tries to include a file in the Binary table or at the Icon table, and the project contains a bad path that points to the file.

  • The first error pertaining to the source file occurs when a shortcut has a file pointing to an icon file, which does not exist in the specified path.
  • The second error pertaining to the Binary table occurs primarily due to custom actions or files in the Setup Files view. The error occurs when a custom action is pointing to a file that is not found in that path.

Resolution
The following are some suggestions that can be tried to eliminate the issue.

  • Make sure that the custom action's file name section or the shortcut's icon section points to a valid path. These paths should be absolute paths. You can open the Binary Table or Icon Table and validate/modify the absolute paths.
  • Delete the custom action or the shortcut causing the issue and recreate it. 
  • Make sure that there are no files in the Setup Files pane under "Define Setup Requirements" or "Define Setup Requirements and Actions" that have missing links or invalid paths. 
  • The other alternative is to use Orca (a Microsoft utility) to delete entries from the Binary table that are left behind causing the error 1024 at build time.

Product
This error is typically generated from most versions of InstallShield Editor.

More Info
What Is ORCA? Check the "Authoring Tools " Section to find out more.

Part of this information source was Macrovision Support . 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 October 2006 )
 
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