Decompression Errors #4 and -200000032

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I've seen both these errors recently. Care to explain the significance
of these particular error numbers?

Mike Hanson
www.boxsoft.net

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Also, would it be too much to ask for these error messages to be more
informative. For example, rather than just getting an obscure error
number, it would be better to learn that it was "access denied". The
user attempting the install could more likely solve it themselves.

Mike Hanson
www.boxsoft.net

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Hi Mike,

> Also, would it be too much to ask for these error messages to be more
> informative. For example, rather than just getting an obscure error
> number, it would be better to learn that it was "access denied". The
> user attempting the install could more likely solve it themselves.

see attached screenshot.

Unfortunately, there are thousands of different error codes in Windows. The
common ones are in the help file.

Friedrich

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Friedrich,

> Unfortunately, there are thousands of different error codes in Windows.

Just include a copy of winerror.h with every install!<g>

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Lee,

>> Unfortunately, there are thousands of different error codes in Windows.
>
> Just include a copy of winerror.h with every install!<g>

If it would be that easy <g>. SetupBuilder makes use of quite a few
external components. All with its own set of individual error codes.

Error #4 tells us that it is a WriteFile error during the decompression
process. Error -200000032 tells us exactly where (and why) it happens in
the installer runtime code. The last part of the number (32) is (in this
specific case) the GetLastError code -- only this can be found in winerror.h
<g>. It's a VERY complex beast.

Friedrich

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Maybe a URL?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/debug/system-error-codes--0-499-

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Hi Richard,

> Maybe a URL?
>
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/debug/system-error-codes--0-499-

Yes, for system error codes this would work. But not for the error codes
from external components.

That's why we only have the common errors in the online help. For exotic
error codes, I have to start investigation and check the manuals (and pray
<g>). There are literally thousands of error codes - SetupBuilder makes use
of at least 30 components.

Friedrich

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Friedrich,

> Error -200000032 tells us exactly where (and why) it happens in
> the installer runtime code. The last part of the number (32) is (in this
> specific case) the GetLastError code -- only this can be found in winerror.h

I use something similar in AFE wrapping the Clarion errorcode with a
negative value such as -11000 + ERRORCODE() so I know what the error
is and where it occurred.

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Thanks, Friedrich. I understand the complexity, but that doesn't stop
the grumbling from my team members. <sigh>

Mike Hanson
www.boxsoft.net

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Mike,

> Thanks, Friedrich. I understand the complexity, but that doesn't stop
> the grumbling from my team members. <sigh>

Yes, I feel your pain <g>.

Perhaps a link to a list of (well known) runtime error codes could make life
easier.

Something like this:

https://www.setupbuilder.com/errorcodes.htm

Unfortunately, it is absolutely impossible to display the cause of a problem
in human readable form within the installer.

Friedrich

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Friedrich,

> https://www.setupbuilder.com/errorcodes.htm

And all this time I thought it was "Yada Yada!"

Lee White

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Just thought I would ask...

Given there is a limited subset that you felt was worth documenting in
the help, please consider adding similar descriptions to the error
dialog that appears during installation, so the users have a chance of
solving their own problem, rather than reaching to support, who has to
reach for the developer, who has to look it up in the SB help. ;)

Mike

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Mike,

> Given there is a limited subset that you felt was worth documenting in
> the help, please consider adding similar descriptions to the error
> dialog that appears during installation, so the users have a chance of
> solving their own problem, rather than reaching to support, who has to
> reach for the developer, who has to look it up in the SB help. ;)

Unless I'm reading this incorrectly, and that's possible<g>, wouldn't
all that text make the installer rather fat?

If this extraneous text was an option that defaulted to OFF then I
could see it as a possibility... otherwise, an EMPHATIC NO!<g>

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Hi Friedrich,

> https://www.setupbuilder.com/errorcodes.htm

Bit light on the reading material...<bg>

But it would be nice to have a page with known error codes and links to
windows error or whatever.

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