Re: VB 6 cannot make an EXE file!

From: Disiac (Disiac_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/15/05


Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 03:27:02 -0800

Just an addition. Worst case scenario, your VB 6 may be corrupted. Try a
re-installation of your VB 6.

"MikeD" wrote:

> "John Baima" <john@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:aur7u099eojap1u703s3suf7v906sgg3mk@4ax.com...
> > I've been working on a program for a few months. I make a new EXE file
> > every couple of days. Most recently, when I've tried to make a new
> > EXE, VB 6 gives me the message:
> >
> > &H80004005 (-27147467259) Unspecified Error
> >
> >
> > and the process stops--it will not create a new EXE file. I use Source
> > Safe so I know that I really have not made big changes since the last
> > good "make". Any suggestions as to what I should try to get this to
> > work! I really need the changes I made and I just wonder if there is
> > not something else going on here.
> >
>
> If you rollback all the changes you've made since the last time you
> compiled, does it compile then?
>
> If so, then it's obviously a change you made that's causing the problem. It
> doesn't need to to be a "big" change to cause a problem. What I would do is
> check in the most recent version (so you've got the changes) and then
> rollback to the last successful version which compiled (if you've checked
> everything in and labeled the project in SS immediately after compiling this
> will be real easy). So, at this point, you've got the exact source code
> from the last time you compiled. Start redoing the changes little by little
> and attempt to compile frequently. Eventually, you should be able to
> pinpoint the change that's causing the problem.
>
> If you can't compile even after rolling back to a known, good version that
> compiled before, then it's something other than any changes you made.
> Couple of things to verify: disabled any antivirus software, ensure
> sufficient disk space, clean out your Temp folder(s), close all other
> programs, etc.
>
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP Visual Basic
>
>
>
>



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