Summary
Error 7354 occurs when building MSI project with entries in the MoveFile table.Symptoms
Error 7354 occurs when building MSI project with entries in the MoveFile table using Installshield.
ISDEV : error -7354: The English (United States) value for string 'ID_STRING2' does not contain a legitimate value for table MoveFile column SourceName
Cause
The SourceName column in the MoveFile table should be a Text data type and should not be validated.There is a bug in IS2016 that is trying to validate the value.
Steps To Reproduce
- Create BMSI
- Add a sample file in Files and Folder view
- Navigate to MoveFile table
- Add "SampleKey" for FileKey file
- Add "AllOtherFiles" for Component_
- Add "SourceFile.exe" for SourceName column
- Add "SOURCE~1|SourceFile.exe" for DestName column
- Add "INSTALLDIR" for SourceFolder column
- Add "INSTALLDIR2" for DestFolder column
- Add "1" for Options column
- Build project
Resolution
- Backup the ISWIBuild.dll file at C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield\2016\System\
- Extract the attached file to that location
- Restart InstallShield and try building again
Additional Information
The issue is tracked internally under the Work-Order# IOJ-1774403 and the hotfix issued will be included in the future releases of InstallShield. The download of InstallShield 2016 was updated on 9/8/2016 to include this hotfix, the updated version number for ISWIBuild.dll is 23.0.0.290Was this helpful?
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