Missing tags in adxloader.dll.manifest file

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Missing tags in adxloader.dll.manifest file
Trying to resolve loading issues with Excel add-in 
Jesse Peplinski




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 Joined: 2011-07-06
We are trying to troubleshoot deployment issues with one of two Excel add-ins. (One loads on deployed machines, the other doesn't.) Both add-ins have recently been recompiled with version 10 of Add-In Express. We have noticed a difference in the adxloader.dll.manifest files.

The working add-in's manifest file has tags for <AddinName>, <SupportedApps>, <DisplayAlerts>, <Description>, and <LoadBehavior>. The failing add-in's file does not. Could this be a cause of the failure? If so, is there a way to troubleshoot why the tags are not being created?
Posted 24 Feb, 2022 09:31:22 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Jesse,

I suppose the first add-in was deployed via ClickTwice.

Check the corresponding adxloader.log files: does the second one contain any error or warning?

Also, what you have in these manifests in the privileges attribute? If the value is "admin", the corresponding adxregistrator.log must indicate that the installer was run elevated. If the value is "user" the corresponding adxloader.log should show that the add-in's host application is started non-elevated.

Regards from Poland (CET),

Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 24 Feb, 2022 09:41:33 Top
Jesse Peplinski




Posts: 6
 Joined: 2011-07-06
Andrei, thank you for the prompt response. You are right that the missing tags in our adxloader.dll.manifest file were not the problem. It ended up being a machine-specific issue. Both add-ins are now working properly, regardless of whether the manifest tags are present.

Regards,
Jesse
Posted 03 Mar, 2022 09:15:26 Top