Summary

Symptoms

When building an InstallShield project, the following error may occur:

"Error -6207: An error occurred building Setup File [Filename]"

Alternatively, this error may appear as follows:

"Error -6207: An error occurred building Setup File [Filename]. The file does not exist in the specified location. Check the path to make sure it is correct."

[Filename] is a placeholder that contains the filename that caused the error.

Cause

This error can occur in the following scenarios:

1. The file specified in the error message in the Support Files/Billboards section of the project has been corrupted or cannot be located.
2. The file specified in the error message does not exist in the Support Files/Billboards section of the setup, but the setup expects this file to exist in this location.
3. The .NET Installer Class setting for a component is set to Yes, but no key files exist in the component.

Resolution

1. Follow these steps to remove all files from the Support Files/Billboards section:
   1. Select the Support Files/Billboards view.

   2. Highlight each folder beneath the Support Files/Billboards heading in the center panel.

   3. Delete any files that exist in any of these folders.

   4. Rebuild the project.

   If the error no longer occurs, begin re-adding each file into this section again. This refreshes all the files and ensure they can be located on the build machine. If the error is due to a corrupt file (or files), this helps you isolate those files causing the problem. Once isolated, remove these files to resolve the error message.

2. Make sure the file specified in the error message is located in the Support Files/Billboards section of the IDE. To accomplish this, follow these steps:
   1. Select the Support Files/Billboards view.

   2. Highlight each folder beneath the Support Files/Billboards heading in the center panel.

   3. Make sure the file specified in the error message exists in one of these folders.

   4. If it does not, insert it into the Language Independent folder beneath the Support Files/Billboards heading.

   5. Rebuild the project.
      
   Because the setup is expecting this file to be located in the Support Files/Billboards section of the project, placing the file in this location resolves the error message during the build process.
   
3. If a component installs a .NET assembly that contains a class that is derived from the System.Configuration.Install.Installer ensure that the .NET Installer Class setting is set to yes and make sure to set this file as a key file.

Additional Information

Additional information on using support files can be found in the Help Library topic Working With Support Files.

This error is briefly documented in the Help Library topic Build Errors and Warnings.