[RESOLVED] Publish error

[viper5646]

Hi
Im tryng to publish an app in VB 2008 Express, when I do I get the following error:
Error 1 Cannot publish because a project failed to build.
Error 2 An error occurred while signing: SignTool.exe not found.
Can anyone help
Thank you

[jmcilhinney]

The first one means that there's something wrong with your code. If your code can't compile then you cannot publish the compiled project. You should be running the project in the debugger first and it will tell you whether there are any compilation errors, which you then need to fix.

The second one might right itself once you fix the first but it might also be a sign of something more serious. Fix the first issue and post back if the second remains.

[viper5646]

thanks jmcilhinney for your reply

There are no errors when compiling. I tried it and runs ok.

[jmcilhinney]

If that is truly the case then your IDE is definitely broken and needs to be reinstalled. More likely it's not the case and you're actually running an old build. When you build, does it say Build Succeeded or Build Failed in the status bar? Are there any error message is the Errors window? If you delete the 'bin' folder from under your project folder, does it still run?

[viper5646]

When I build it says Build Succeeded in the status bar.
I also get this error message in the error window "Error 1 Cannot publish because a project failed to build."

[jmcilhinney]

Hmmm... it sounds to me like your IDE is broken and needs a repair.

[viper5646]

First of all could you tell me what is the IDE.
To Reinstall the IDE do I have to reinstall VB.

[jmcilhinney]

IDE is Integtrated Development Environment. VB is the programming language. VB Express is the IDE.

[viper5646]

Thanks jmcilhinney