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Fixing exception messages on the .NET Compact Framework 3.5

FWIW: I recently ran into trouble while developing for the .NET Compact Framework, v3.5. Upon all exceptions, the framework would tell me:

"An error message is available for this exception but cannot be displayed because these messages are optional and are not currently installed on this device. Please install ‘NETCFv35.Messages.EN.wm.cab’ for Windows Mobile 5.0 and above or  ‘NETCFv35.Messages.EN.cab’ for other platforms. Restart the application to see the message."

Interpreting the message as 'I have to run the NETCFv35.Messages.EN.wm.cab (I'm developing an application for WM6) on my device', I copied the file from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v3.5\WindowsCE\Diagnostics onto my mobile device and ran the installation.

To no avail, nothing changed and I was stuck. After installing the 'Power Toys for .NET Compact Framework 3.5', however, I configured logging using the '.NETCF Logging Configuration' application and found the following error for the loader log:

'Attempt to load [\Program Files\SomeApp\System.SR.dll] has failed (err 0x80001000).'

Renaming the file 'SYCCFA~1.001', included in the aforementioned CAB file into System.SR.dll and adding it as a reference in my application proved to fix the issue. I now had readable exception messages.

Just jotting this down as there's nothing to be found on the web regarding the issue that I could find.

Published Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:04 PM by martijnh

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January 3, 2008 12:41 PM
 

PRiMoZ said:

I have exact same problem. It was already in Beta2 and i thought they will fix this in final version. I'll try your solution.

January 10, 2008 10:36 AM
 

Olav Rask said:

Nice stuff - works perfect - thanks.

January 29, 2008 9:44 AM
 

Peter Foot said:

Martijn Hoogendoorn provides a description of how to avoid the message:- " An error message is available

March 6, 2008 10:49 AM
 

Brendan said:

Thanks for this fix! As mentioned above, works perfectly ;)

March 25, 2008 5:33 AM
 

Clermond said:

Nice stuff - works perfect - thanks.

May 8, 2008 3:05 PM
 

Christopher Edwards said:

Thank you.

Why doesn't someone hovver up these bugs!

June 2, 2008 4:19 PM
 

Byteabyte said:

Recientemente, trabajando con .NET Compact Framework 3.5 en un terminal en español, al producirse una

June 4, 2008 1:33 PM
 

mikmak said:

thanks - works for me - cue applause.....

December 9, 2008 7:32 PM
 

Fenic said:

Oh yesss man, this works perfect!

There is no sighn of this on the web, You own!

December 13, 2008 12:35 PM
 

Ruben Zevallos Jr. said:

Thanks your info helped me a lot...

Best

December 30, 2008 12:08 AM
 

Erick said:

OMG!

Really works!

Much and much more thanks!

March 2, 2009 10:34 AM
 

Brian said:

Thanks for the assistance, this wasn't exactly user-friendly!

April 17, 2009 6:29 AM
 

Hanzie said:

Hello, can you tell me how to change that filename in a cab-file.

Thnx in advanced!

April 26, 2009 1:00 PM
 

AC said:

@Hanzie: You don't. Just extract the dll, rename it and add it as a ref to your proj.

Thanks Martijnh, it works a treat.

April 27, 2009 11:18 AM

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