PRB: Filename Must Contain Text Error Message When Packaging Project (193174)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q193174

SYMPTOMS

When attempting to use the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) to package an ActiveX DLL/EXE project, the following error is received:
Filename must contain text
This occurs when the ActiveX DLL/EXE project is part of a project group that contains and references a UserControl project, and the projects are saved before being compiled.

CAUSE

The PDW reads all of the objects and references out of the VBP file. When you compile the control only after saving both the ActiveX Control project and the ActiveX DLL/EXE project, the latter's VBP does not reflect the current state of the referenced control and is therefore invalid. When you open the VBP in Notepad, note that the reference to the control is: 
Object=*\A[Name of Control Project].vbp
However, if you choose to save the projects, the correct reference is saved: 
Object={GUID}#version#version; [Name of Control Project].ocx
When the PDW fails to parse correctly in the first case, it tries to add a file named "" to make up for the name of the compiled OCX. This results in the above error.

RESOLUTION

To update the VBP file with correct references, save both projects before using the PDW to package them.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a new ActiveX DLL in Visual Basic. Class1 is created by default.
  2. In Project Explorer, right-click Class1 and select Remove Class1.
  3. Add a User Document (UserDocument1) to Project1.
  4. Add an ActiveX Control project (Project2). UserControl1 is created by default.
  5. Close the designer of UserControl1. The control becomes visible in the toolbar. Place an instance of the control on UserDocument1 of Project1.
  6. Save the projects in the project group by selecting Save Project Group under the File menu. Accept the default location suggested by Visual Basic.
  7. Click on Project2 and select Make Project2.ocx under the File menu.
  8. Click on Project1 and select Make Project1.dll under the File menu.
  9. Select Add-In Manager under Add-Ins and select Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) to load it.
  10. Select Project1 and start the PDW by selecting it from the Add-Ins menu.
  11. Choose No when asked to save the projects before packaging, and then select Package. Note that the following error occurs and further attempts to package the project result in the same error:
    Filename must contain text
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/7/2005
Keywords:kbAppSetup kberrmsg kbprb kbwizard KB193174
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