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ERR: Unexpected Error; File Too Large to Compress...

Article ID: 119638

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2003

Microsoft FoxPro Distribution Kit 2.5b for Macintosh
Microsoft FoxPro Distribution Kit 2.5c for Macintosh
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q119638

SYMPTOMS

When you are running the Setup Wizard to create a set of disks for distribution, the following error appears:

Unexpected error; file too large to compress onto two disks.

CAUSE

One of the files in the folder to be compressed has a name with too many periods.

RESOLUTION

Rename any files that have more than one period in their filename.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Create a folder called DISTRIB.
Create a simple text file or a FoxPro application and call it MYEXE.1.42. Place this file in the DISTRIB folder.
Run the Setup Wizard, specifying DISTRIB as the source folder.

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