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‎Jun 25, 2008
11:27 AM
Error 6516 During Basic MSI with Mobile Device Build
When building a Basic MSI project that includes a mobile device CAB that contains more than one file targeting a specific platform, error 6516 occurs and the CAB file(s) are not built or included in the MSI.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a new Basic MSI project in InstallShield 2009.
2. Run the Windows Mobile Wizard from the Mobile Devices view to add a new CAB to the installation.
3. In the Device Files wizard dialog, add two or more files.
4. In the # Device Files dialog that appears when adding the files, select the Processor/Platform tab, select the "Specific platform/processor" radio button, and uncheck all but two of the platforms listed.
5. Complete the Windows Mobile Wizard.
6. Build the installation.
Result:
The error "Error in populating the Binary table records for Windows Mobile Setup: [AppName]", Error Code -6516.
Comments:
Acresso support has confirmed this to be a bug in InstallShield 2009 and was not fixed in IS2009 Service Pack 1.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a new Basic MSI project in InstallShield 2009.
2. Run the Windows Mobile Wizard from the Mobile Devices view to add a new CAB to the installation.
3. In the Device Files wizard dialog, add two or more files.
4. In the # Device Files dialog that appears when adding the files, select the Processor/Platform tab, select the "Specific platform/processor" radio button, and uncheck all but two of the platforms listed.
5. Complete the Windows Mobile Wizard.
6. Build the installation.
Result:
The error "Error in populating the Binary table records for Windows Mobile Setup: [AppName]", Error Code -6516.
Comments:
Acresso support has confirmed this to be a bug in InstallShield 2009 and was not fixed in IS2009 Service Pack 1.
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‎Jun 25, 2008
02:01 PM
The workaround for this bug is to add the files in the device files wizard dialog once for each platform and target just one platform at a time.
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‎Sep 27, 2008
07:27 AM
I'm getting the same error with my InstallScript MSI project. It appears they haven't fixed it in SP2. I will try to aforementioned workaround.
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‎Feb 23, 2009
02:08 PM
I'm experiencing this same problem with SP2 installed. Has anyone been successful with the workaround?
After adding the files in the device files wizard dialog once for each platform, how do we tell InstallShield to target just one platform at a time?
If anyone could provide more details it would be much appreciated.
After adding the files in the device files wizard dialog once for each platform, how do we tell InstallShield to target just one platform at a time?
If anyone could provide more details it would be much appreciated.
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