PRB: Setup Wizard Fails on Files with no Name

ID: Q146875

3.00 3.00b WINDOWS kbtool kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows version(s) 3.0 and 3.0b

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().

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.

MORE INFORMATION

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.

   Finish. The error message will occur. After you click the OK button, the
   Setup Wizard terminates.

Keywords          : FxtoolWizother 
Version           : 3.00 3.00b
Platform          : WINDOWS