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Product: PowerShell Studio 2020 (64 Bit)
Build: v5.7.172
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (64 Bit)
Build: v6.3.9600.0
I am trying to build an MSI. I can get the package to build but when I try to build the MSI I keep getting this error. Error: Specified icon file does not exist.
I am trying to use a custom icon, but I cannot even get your default icon to work.
Specified Icon file does not exist
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Re: Specified Icon file does not exist
I have not been able to reproduce this. Please try build 5.7.173 and let me know if the problem is still happening.
Brittney
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc.
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc.
Re: Specified Icon file does not exist
I figured it out myself. I copied the project from another PC.
I looked at the PSbuild file, and noticed that the path to the product icon file, (line 8 from the screenshot), ''C:\Users\pamstutz\Pictures\Onboard.ico' was the path from the old PC.
The folder 'C:\Users\pamstutz' did not exist on the new PC. When I looked at the PSBuild file the ProductIcon path did not change, when I had created the package, but the other Icon variables "IconFile" had changed.
So the MSI builder was looking at the "ProductIcon" variable to find the Onboard.ico even though I had changed the package to use the gear.ico file.
I looked at the PSbuild file, and noticed that the path to the product icon file, (line 8 from the screenshot), ''C:\Users\pamstutz\Pictures\Onboard.ico' was the path from the old PC.
The folder 'C:\Users\pamstutz' did not exist on the new PC. When I looked at the PSBuild file the ProductIcon path did not change, when I had created the package, but the other Icon variables "IconFile" had changed.
So the MSI builder was looking at the "ProductIcon" variable to find the Onboard.ico even though I had changed the package to use the gear.ico file.
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Re: Specified Icon file does not exist
Are you saying you did an install of PowerShell Studio 2020 and the folder "C:\ProgramData\SAPIEN\Stock Icons" did not exist?
Alexander Riedel
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc.
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc.
Re: Specified Icon file does not exist
No.
I copied the project from another PC.
I copied the onboard.ico file to a new folder on the new PC.
I initally selected the new path to the onboard.ico file when I created the package.
The package created without a problem.
When I tried to build the MSI, it gave me the specified icon does not exist error, but the error does not tell me what ico file it is looking for.
So, I built the package with Sapien gear.ico file. When trying to create the MSI, it still gave me the "Specified icon does not exist" error again.
That is when I started this post.
I looked in the PS build file and found that line 8 had the icon file I wanted to use, Onboard.ico, but the path was wrong. I manually edited PsBuild file and put the correct path that was on the new PC, and the MSI build worked.
So what I am trying to say is that if you copy the PsBuild file from another PC, and use a different icon path when you create the package, then try to build an MSI from the new package, PowerShell Studio does not update the ProductIcon path in the PS build file, and will not create the MSI.
I copied the project from another PC.
I copied the onboard.ico file to a new folder on the new PC.
I initally selected the new path to the onboard.ico file when I created the package.
The package created without a problem.
When I tried to build the MSI, it gave me the specified icon does not exist error, but the error does not tell me what ico file it is looking for.
So, I built the package with Sapien gear.ico file. When trying to create the MSI, it still gave me the "Specified icon does not exist" error again.
That is when I started this post.
I looked in the PS build file and found that line 8 had the icon file I wanted to use, Onboard.ico, but the path was wrong. I manually edited PsBuild file and put the correct path that was on the new PC, and the MSI build worked.
So what I am trying to say is that if you copy the PsBuild file from another PC, and use a different icon path when you create the package, then try to build an MSI from the new package, PowerShell Studio does not update the ProductIcon path in the PS build file, and will not create the MSI.