DOCUMENT:Q193174  28-SEP-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :PRB: "Filename Must Contain Text" Error When Packaging Project
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for
   Windows, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When attempting to use the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) to package
an ActiveX DLL/EXE project, the following error is received:

   Filename must contain text

This occurs when the ActiveX DLL/EXE project is part of a project group
that contains and references a UserControl project, and the projects are
saved before being compiled.

CAUSE
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The PDW reads all of the objects and references out of the VBP file. When
you compile the control only after saving both the ActiveX Control project
and the ActiveX DLL/EXE project, the latter's VBP does not reflect the
current state of the referenced control and is therefore invalid. When you
open the VBP in Notepad, you will note that the reference to the control
appears to be:

   Object=*\A[Name of Control Project].vbp

However, if you choose to save the projects, the correct reference is
saved:

   Object={GUID}#version#version; [Name of Control Project].ocx

When the PDW fails to parse correctly in the first case, it tries to add a
file named "" to make up for the name of the compiled OCX, which results in
the above error.

RESOLUTION
==========

To update the VBP file with correct references, save both projects before
using the PDW to package them.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new ActiveX DLL in Visual Basic. Class1 is created by default.

2. In Project Explorer, right-click on Class1 and select Remove Class1.

3. Add a User Document (UserDocument1) to Project1.

4. Add an ActiveX Control project (Project2). UserControl1 is created by
   default.

5. Close the designer of UserControl1. The control becomes visible in the
   toolbar. Place an instance of the control on UserDocument1 of Project1.

6. Save the projects in the project group by selecting Save Project Group
   under File. Accept the default location suggested by Visual Basic.

7. Click on Project2 and select Make Project2.ocx under File.

8. Click on Project1 and select Make Project1.dll under File.

9. Select Add-In Manager under Add-Ins and check Package and Deployment
   Wizard (PDW) to load it.

10. Select Project1 and start the PDW by selecting it from the Add-Ins
   menu.

11. Choose No when asked to save the projects before packaging, and then
   Select Package. Note that the following error occurs and further
   attempts to package the project results in the same error:

      "Filename must contain text"

Additional query words: kbdss kbDSupport kbVBp kbVBp600 kbWizard kbAppSetup
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Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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