dybalabj
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"Source file not found" for Russian files with LZMA

If I include a file in my installer that has Russian characters and use LZMA compression in the Media -> Archive selection, I get the following error when trying to copy the Russian file to the target PC:

"Source file not found: <path to my file>. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it." Also, the name of the file is shown with all rectangles (un-printable characters), even though the file name of the original source file I used to build the installer shows up just fine.

However, if I select "Archive installation files into CAB files" this problem does not occur.

I can reproduce the problem with a simple installer project if you need one.
Dan
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Re: "Source file not found" for Russian files with LZMA

Hello,

I'm not sure why you encountered this behavior. In order to have a better view about this, can you please attach a sample which replicate this behavior?

Also, can you please tell us what is your target machine software configuration (OS version, OS language) where you can replicate the behavior?

Best regards,
Dan
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dybalabj
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Re: "Source file not found" for Russian files with LZMA

Dan,

I've attached a sample AIP project and file with a Russian name that reproduces this. My target machine configuration is:
OS: Windows 7/8/8.1 Pro x64
System language: English
User language: English, Russian (error happens on both)

Brandon
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Dan
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Re: "Source file not found" for Russian files with LZMA

Hi Brandon,

Can you please select the UTF-8 codepage option for the Database Code Page from the Configuration Tab and see if the behavior still persist?

Please let us know if that helped.

Best regards,
Dan
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dybalabj
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Re: "Source file not found" for Russian files with LZMA

Dan,

Yes, the UTF-8 codepage option fixed my issue, thanks.

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