SharePoint: "Failed to extract the cab file in the solution"

Question

Hi

I'm receiving a "Failed to extract the cab file in the solution" error when I try to deploy my wsp using stsadm -o addsolution -filename...

I've open the wsp as a cab and checked that there are no duplicate files in there as I understand that can sometimes cause this issue.

The issue only started when I tried to include a custom field type as part of my solution, to do this I added the following to the ddf

..\CustomFields\ShortMonth\ShortMonthControl.ascx ..\CONTROLTEMPLATES\ShortMonthControl.ascx

..\CustomFields\ShortMonth\fldtypes_shortmonth.xml ..\XML\fldtypes_shortmonth.xml

and

<TemplateFiles>

<TemplateFile Location="CONTROLTEMPLATES\ShortMonthControl.ascx"/>

<TemplateFile Location="XML\fldtypes_shortmonth.xml"/>

</TemplateFiles>

to the manifest.

I've tried taking it back to just references to the ascx in both but it doesn't see to help.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Check that you don't have any special characters in your files. They might have sneaked in as a result of copy-paste. For example, the way your code sample renders on this page, it has the (`), which shouldn't be there.

Answer 2

I just know I have had the same issues and I think I made a note of it at work somewhere (I´ll check that tomorrow and post back here if I find something). I just can´t remember how I fixed it right now (maybe it was a slash the wrong way / vs. \..hmm). I did a search for it on google (which I think you have also done). Found this (check it out):

http://www.codeplex.com/wspbuilder/WorkItem/View.aspx?WorkItemId=7385

Answer 3

Do you need the "..\" in your DDF?