Basic MSI - Duplicate sequence numbers in the File Table causing a 1334 Error
I have just changed a Basic MSI to add in some new help files (htm,gif and the like), Once they had all been added I built the package as normal and rec'vd no errors. As part of my normal testing I do an admin install and compare the contents of the package with my source files, when trying to do this with my new package I rec'vd a 1334 Error The file xxxxx.xxx cannot be installed because the file cannot be found in the cabinet file.
After a bit of checking I confirmed that the file was in the Data1.cab as expected however when I checked the File table in the extracted MSI I have a small quantity of files with duplicate sequence numbers and the first duplicate was the file mentioned in the error. After more testing I discovered that if I remove the Previous Package setting from the release this problem no longer occurred. As I have no dynamically linked files this is not the end of the world but it will have future implications for minor patches.:mad:
Has anybody else seen this sort of behaviour and if so how did you sort it out?
Nick
Package details Project Type : Basic MSI Package Type: Compressed Network (setup.exe) Dynamically Linked files : No
This issue was originally reported in work order IOC-000079642 and has been resolved for IS 2010. In IS 2009, you can continue to use the previous package but turn off the file sequence number syncing (per project) that causes this issue by adding the property "DoNotSyncSequenceNumbers" (without the quotes) to the InstallShield table in the Direct Editor. This will allow the previous package option to continue syncing file keys, file names, component codes, etc. from a previous package but skip syncing sequence numbers.
