Microsoft KB Archive/146875

= PRB: Setup Wizard Fails on Files with no Name =

Article ID: 146875

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q146875



SYMPTOMS
When you run the Setup Wizard in Visual FoxPro, the Setup Wizard may display the following error message:

An invalid output handle error occurred in LcbCompressFile.

After you click OK, the Setup Wizard terminates.



CAUSE
This error message occurs when a file included in the distribution tree has no name. A file with just an extension and no name (for example, .txt) is considered to be a valid file under all the supported operating systems. However, the Setup Wizard is not designed to handle files of this type.

NOTE: This has also been reported to occur when a file in the distribution tree has a long file name.



WORKAROUND
Make certain that all the files in the distribution tree have a name.



STATUS
Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Create a file named .txt
 * 2) Run the Setup Wizard, and specify the distribution tree to be the directory that contains the .txt file.
 * 3) Continue through the rest of the steps in the Setup Wizard, and click Finish. The error message will occur. After you click the OK button, the Setup Wizard terminates.

Additional query words: VFoxWin LCB

Keywords: kbprb KB146875

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