FAQ's for Developers

Compiler Errors

File name xyz is too long or invalid

[solution] Building 'Ict.Petra.Client.MReporting.Gui.MConference' [Debug] ...
[solution] CSC: Error CS2021: File name '..\..\..\..\_bin\ObjCode\Ict.Petra.Client.MReporting.Gui.MConference.TFrmAttendanceSummaryReport.resources' is too long or invalid
[solution] Project 'Ict.Petra.Client.MReporting.Gui.MConference' failed!
[solution] Continuing build with non-dependent projects.
[solution] Building 'Ict.Petra.Client.MFinance.Gui.Gift' [Debug] ...
[solution] Building 'Ict.Petra.Client.MPartner.Gui' [Debug] ...
[solution] Building 'Ict.Petra.Client.MReporting.Gui.MPersonnel' [Debug] ...
File name '..\..\..\..\_bin\ObjCode\Ict.Petra.Client.MReporting.Gui.MConference.TFrmAttendanceSummaryReport.resources' is too long or invalid
[solution] CSC: Error CS2021: File name '..\..\..\..\_bin\ObjCode\Ict.Petra.Client.MReporting.Gui.MPersonnel.TFrmEmergencyContactReportStaff.resources' is too long or invalid
[solution] Project 'Ict.Petra.Client.MReporting.Gui.MPersonnel' failed!

Solution: my working path had too many characters "C:\Documents and Settings\timotheusp\My Documents\openpetra\bzr\dev_0000159_exportimportgiftbatch". I renamed the branch part, and compilation works fine again!

NUnit

Assembly Not Loaded: System.BadImageFormatException

When starting NUnit on 64-bit Windows, you might get this error:

Assembly Not Loaded
System.BadImageFormatException : Could not load file or assembly 'Tests.Common, Version=0.0.9.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. 
An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.
You may be attempting to load an assembly built with a later version of the CLR than the version 
under which NUnit is currently running (2.0.50727) or trying to load a 64-bit assembly into a 32-bit process.

Solution: run the nunit-x86.exe instead of the nunit.exe from your directory C:\Program Files (x86)\NUnit 2.5.8\bin\net-2.0 or similar.