Summary

Symptoms

When validating a package, the following error occurs:

ICE18 Error KeyPath for Component: [1] is Directory: [2]. The Directory/Component pair must be listed in the CreateFolder table.

[1] is a placeholder for the name of the component.

[2] is a placeholder for the name of the directory.

Cause

ALL of the following are true:

• The component does not contain any files.

• There are no files for the component in the RemoveFile, DuplicateFile, and MoveFile tables and the DestFolder or DirProperty column is the same as the Directory_ column of the Component Table.

• There is no key path for the component.

AND one of the following is true:

• An entry for the component is not in the CreateFolder Table.

• An entry exists for the component in the CreateFolder table, but its destination is different than the destination of the component.

Resolution

Add an entry to the CreateFolder Table.

1. Open the project (.ism file).

2. Navigate to the Direct Editor View.

3. Select the CreateFolder Table.

4. Click the next blank entry in the CreateFolder table.

5. In the Directory_ column, select the directory displayed in the error message from the dropdown box.

6. In the Component column, select the Component displayed in the error message from the dropdown box.

Additional Information

For more information on this errors, see the Windows Installer Help Library topic ICE18.

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