Error in Event Log: adxloader.dll.manifest

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Error in Event Log: adxloader.dll.manifest
Error in Event Log dealing with the adxloader.dll.manifest 
John Putman




Posts: 19
 Joined: 2008-06-25
Hi...

I am seeing an error posted into the Application event log every night around the same time (approx. 12:30 AM) that has to do with the manifest file (the primary error text is "The manifest file root element must be assembly."... full event log is below).

It appears that we are getting this error because the adxloader.dll.manifest file does not conform to the manifest file schema (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa375635(VS.85).aspx) and instead looks like it conforms closer to the config file schema (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1fk1t1t0(v=VS.90).aspx).

Is there a reason that there is a manifest file that doesn't conform to manifest schema? Or, a different question would be is there a reason that the adxloader.dll.manifest file is not instead a config file? 





Log Name:      Application
Source:        SideBySide
Date:          11/17/2010 12:34:51 AM
Event ID:      9
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      MYCOMPUTER.mydomain.com
Description:
Activation context generation failed for "c:DevPathBinDebugdxloader.dll.Manifest".Error in manifest or policy file "c:DevPathBinDebugdxloader.dll.Manifest" on line 2. The manifest file root element must be assembly.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="SideBySide" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49409">9</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-11-17T06:34:51.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>100282</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>MYCOMPUTER.mydomain.com</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>c:DevPathBinDebugdxloader.dll.Manifest</Data>
    <Data>c:DevPathBinDebugdxloader.dll.Manifest</Data>
    <Data>2</Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>
Posted 17 Nov, 2010 10:49:30 Top
Andrei Smolin


Add-in Express team


Posts: 18830
 Joined: 2006-05-11
Hi John,

Try to set the Build Action property of the adxloader.dll.manifest file to None.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 17 Nov, 2010 10:58:05 Top
John Putman




Posts: 19
 Joined: 2008-06-25
It is set to None.

Also, sorry to harp on it, but can you tell me if there is a reason this config file is being called a manifest file? Seems odd to me...
Posted 17 Nov, 2010 11:52:19 Top
Eugene Astafiev


Guest


Hi John,

What version and build number of Add-in Express do you use? OS?
Posted 17 Nov, 2010 12:13:49 Top
Sergey Grischenko


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Posts: 7233
 Joined: 2004-07-05
Hi John.

It is by design in Add-in Express. This file is used in Add-in Express based add-ins only.
Are you able to reproduce the issue with a new empty add-in?
Posted 17 Nov, 2010 12:14:43 Top
John Putman




Posts: 19
 Joined: 2008-06-25
We are on 6.2.3050 and all use Win Server 2008 SP2 (x64).
Posted 17 Nov, 2010 13:09:42 Top
Eugene Astafiev


Guest


Hi John,

Please note that you use an old build of http://www.add-in-express.com/downloads/adxnet.php. Anyway, I will check it out today in one of my virtual PCs with Windows Server 2008 x64 and then let you know the results.
Posted 18 Nov, 2010 04:09:47 Top
Eugene Astafiev


Guest


John,

I have just tested a newly created add-in project on Windows Server 2008 x64 with Office 2010 x64. Also I used the latest build of Add-in Express 2010 (6.2.3051). What steps do I need to do to reproduce the issue? Could you please describe it in details?
Posted 18 Nov, 2010 06:07:22 Top