PRB: Error Message: Could Not Transform Licenses File 'Licenses.licx' into a Binary Resource (303660)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q303660

SYMPTOMS

When you are compiling applications that were built with Visual Studio .NET Beta 2, an error similar to the one below may appear in the task pane:
C:\MyApp\licenses.licx Could not transform licenses file 'licenses.licx' into a binary resource. Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

CAUSE

In the release version of Visual Studio .NET, this behavior is fixed. However, you must remove the .licx file from projects that do not contain any licensed controls.

RESOLUTION

Delete the Licenses.licx file from the project and recompile.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/30/2002
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