Al.exe Tool Errors and Warnings

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12/05/2006

The following table lists the errors generated by Al.exe.

Error	Description
al1001	Internal compiler error Try to determine whether Al.exe is failing because of its inability to parse unexpected syntax. Then, contact Microsoft Product Support Services.
al1002	Out of memory Al.exe ran out of memory and halted. Increase the amount of available memory.
al1003	Compiler option 'option' must be followed by an argument Al.exe expected an argument to be passed to a command-line option. For example, if you specify /algid:, you must pass an algorithm identifier.
al1004	Unexpected common language runtime initialization error — 'reason' Al.exe reported an error with the Visual Studio or common language runtime installation for the specified reason.
al1005	File 'file' too big to open All files opened by Al.exe must be smaller than 4 gigabytes (GB).
al1006	Response file 'file' was already included The same response file was specified (@file) more than once on the command line. The response file can only be included once.
al1007	Error opening response file 'file' — 'reason' Al.exe cannot open the specified response file for the specified reason.
al1008	Missing file specification for 'option' command-line option Al.exe expected a file to be passed to a command-line option. For example, if you specify the /out option, you must specify a file.
al1009	Can't open 'file' for writing Al.exe was unable to write to a file, such as the output assembly file. The disk might be full, the file might be read-only, or you might not have access rights to the file.
al1010	Command-line syntax error: Missing ':text' for 'option' option Al.exe expected an argument to be passed to a command-line option. For example, if you specify the /title option, you must pass a string.
al1011	File 'file' is an executable file and cannot be opened as a text file A binary file was specified where a text file was expected. For example, this error occurs if a binary file is passed on the command line as a response file.
al1012	'value' is not a valid setting for option 'option' An unexpected value was passed to a command-line option. For example, this error occurs if you specify an invalid value to the /target option.
al1013	Unrecognized command-line option: 'option' An invalid command-line option was specified.
al1014	Unexpected initialization error — 'reason' Al.exe detected a COM initialization failure. This might be caused by a lack of memory, but a more likely cause is your system DLL files. You should see a similar error if you run any Automation-aware or COM-aware program, such as Microsoft Visual Studio. Reinstall your operating system.
al1015	Unable to find messages file 'alinkui.dll' Al.exe requires Alinkui.dll. Make sure that this file is on your path. If necessary, copy it from the product CD.
al1016	No valid input files were specified Al.exe requires one or more input files that do not have assembly information.
al1017	No target filename was specified The required /out option specifying the target filename was missing.
al1018	Required file 'file' could not be loaded Certain DLL files cannot be loaded. Reinstall Visual Studio or the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK.
al1019	Metadata failure while creating assembly — reason Generation of the assembly was interrupted for the specified reason. For example, this error occurs if a file that you specify with the /win32res option is not found.
al1020	Ignoring included assembly 'file' An input file that contained an assembly was specified. Al.exe input files cannot contain assemblies.
al1021	'setting' : overriding previous setting A module had a value for a particular setting, possibly assigned through custom attributes, which was overridden with a value passed using an Al.exe command-line option.
al1022	Error reading embedded resource 'file' — reason Al.exe cannot read the file passed to the /embedresource option for the specified reason.
al1023	Error embedding resource 'file' — reason The operating system cannot embed the resource file in the assembly for the specified reason.
al1025	ComType record 'record' points to an invalid file record 'record' Metadata in the input module is invalid. The tool that produced the module must be fixed.
al1026	The version specified 'version' is invalid See information on the /version option for valid formats.
al1028	Key file 'file' is missing the private key needed for signing A key file that contains only the public key was passed to the /keyfile option. Use the Strong Name Tool (Sn.exe) to generate a file with both a public and private key, as shown in the following command. `sn -k keypair.snk.`
al1029	The key container name 'container' does not exist The value passed to the /keyname option is not a valid container. Use the Strong Name Tool (Sn.exe) to create a container.
al1030	The cryptographic service is not installed properly or does not have a suitable key provider You might need to either reinstall your operating system or install some cryptographic utility that was used in the creation of the key.
al1031	Error reading icon 'file' — reason Al.exe cannot read the file that was passed to the /win32icon option for the specified reason
al1032	Error generating resources for 'file' — reason Al.exe cannot create a file due to insufficient disk space or some other error. This error occurs when you specify the /win32icon option (which generates an .ico file) or do not specify the /win32res option (which generates a file with resource information). If you cannot resolve the file generation problem, use /win32res, which specifies a file that can contain version or bitmap (icon) information.
al1033	Assembly custom attribute 'attribute' was specified multiple times with different values Different values were passed to two occurrences of the same custom attribute in source modules that are specified as input to Al.exe.
al1034	Assembly 'file' cannot be copied or renamed While using the Al.exe syntax that allows you to both specify an input file and copy it, a name conflict arose that stopped the compiler. For example, this error occurs if you specify `input.dll,somename.dll /out:somename.dll`.
al1035	Libraries cannot have an entry point You cannot specify both the /target:lib option (the default) and the /main option.
al1036	Entry point required for executable applications When using the /target:exe or /target:win option, you must also specify the /main option.
al1037	Unable to find the entry point method 'main' Al.exe cannot find a Main method at the location specified by the /main option.
al1039	Initialization of global assembly cache manager failed — reason Reinstall Visual Studio or the .NET Framework SDK.
al1040	Failed to install assembly into cache — reason Only signed assemblies can be installed into the cache. See Global Assembly Cache for more information.
al1041	'method': cannot be the entry point because the signature or visibility is incorrect, or it is generic A method was specified with the /main option, but that method is not static, does not return int or void, was generic, or has invalid arguments.
al1042	'exe': EXEs cannot be added modules An .exe file that does not have an assembly was specified as an input file to Al.exe. Al.exe can only take .dll files without assemblies as input files.
al1043	Manifest file name 'name' cannot be the same as any modules The name specified with the /out option cannot be the same as any of the file names that are specified as input to Al.exe.
al1044	Error reading key file 'file' — reason An error occurred while opening or reading from a file specified with /keyfile or the AssemblyKeyFileAttribute.
al1045	Filename 'file' is too long or invalid A file name longer than 260 characters was passed to Al.exe. Choose a file name with fewer characters or a shorter path, or rename the file.
al1046	Resource identifier 'ID' has already been used in this assembly Two resources, embedded or linked, have the same identifier or name (the second argument). Remove or rename one of the conflicting resources.
al1047	Error importing file 'file' — reason A module file cannot be opened for the specified reason.
al1048	Error importing module 'module' of assembly 'assembly' — reason An error occurred when opening a nonmanifest file of a multifile assembly. This error is not emitted directly by Al.exe, but can be passed programmatically to a process that uses Al.exe.
al1049	Cannot auto-generate build and revision version numbers for dates previous to January 1, 2000 The system clock on your computer is set to a date earlier than January 1, 2000.
al1050	The feature you are using 'old feature' is no longer supported; please use 'new feature' instead A feature previously supported by Al.exe is now obsolete. Use the recommended feature instead.
al1051	Error emitting 'attribute' attribute —'reason' An assembly custom attribute was not processed by Al.exe for the specified reason.
al1052	File 'filename' is not an assembly The file specified with /template must contain assembly metadata. This error indicates that the file specified by /template did not contain an assembly.
al1053	The version 'version' specified for the 'option' is not in the normal 'major.minor.build.revision' format Al.exe detected ill-formed version information specified with the /fileversion or /productversion options.
al1054	The version 'version' specified for the 'option' is not in the normal 'major.minor.build.revision' format Al.exe detected ill-formed version information specified with the SatelliteContractVersionAttribute.
al1055	Referenced assembly 'filename' does not have a strong name This error is issued when you are building an assembly with a strong name and reference an assembly that does not have a strong name. To fix this, you need to either regenerate your assembly with a strong name, or attach a strong name to the assembly using sn.exe (see the documentation for sn.exe). A common occurrence of this error is when you are using COM objects via wrapper assemblies, such as when you add a reference to a COM module to a C# project via the VS IDE. To avoid the error, you can specify the strong name key file for COM wrapper assemblies in the Project Property "Wrapper Assembly Key File/Name" If you are creating the wrapper assembly via tlbimp, see the tlbimp documentation for information on how to assign a strong name to the wrapper assembly. If an assembly has a strong name, it can be installed in the global assembly cache. Consequently, referenced assemblies would also need to go into the global assembly cache. Only assemblies with strong names can go into the global assembly cache.
al1056	Referenced assembly 'filename' is a localized satellite assembly An assembly created using the AssemblyCultureAttribute attribute was referenced in the creation of the current assembly. The AssemblyCultureAttribute attribute indicates the file is a localized satellite assembly and it is not normal to reference a satellite assembly. You should probably reference the main parent assembly instead.
al1057	Executables cannot be localized, Culture should always be empty An assembly is being created with /target:exe but /culture was specified. Assemblies in the .exe cannot have information in the Culture field.
al1058	'file' is an assembly and cannot be added as a module In a C++ compilation, /assemblymodule (linker option) was passed a file that contained an assembly.
al1059	Unknown error (code) Al.exe received an unknown error code (code). Possible solutions include: Reinstall Visual Studio. Reinstall the .NET Framework SDK. Check for missing files. Check for adequate disk space. Check for adequate memory. Stop other processes that might be accessing the files. Reboot your computer.
al1060	Cryptographic failure while creating hashes — reason An error occurred while creating the file hashes for a multifile assembly.
al1061	Cannot set option 'option' because 'reason' The value specified for this option is invalid for the specified reason.
al1062	Module 'module' was specified multiple times; it will only be included once This warning is generated when the same source, input, or module file is specified multiple times on the command line. Make sure you specify the file name only once.
al1063	Public type 'type' is defined in multiple places in this assembly: 'file1' and 'file2' The same type was found in more than one module within the assembly. Only one version of each type may be present in an assembly.
al1064	Cannot specify multiple /bugreport options. Only one /bugreport option is allowed.
al1065	File name 'File Name' is too long or invalid The specified file name is longer than the maximum allowed.
al1066	Character 'character' is not allowed on the command-line or in response files An invalid character was found, either on the command line or in a file.
al1067	'filename' is a binary file instead of a text file The file is in binary format instead of text.
al1068	Module 'ModuleName' is already defined in this assembly. Each linked resource and module must have a unique filename. The module occurs more than once in this assembly.
al1069	Cannot create short filename 'filename' when a long filename with the same short filename already exists The current file has a name that is the short version of a file name that already exists. For example, compiling LongFileName.cs and then recompiling with the name LongFi~1.cs will cause a compiler error similar to this. If the compiler output files with long names were deleted, but the analogous linker files remained, this error could occur.
al1070	Agnostic assembly cannot have a processor specific module 'Module Name' If you are building using /platform:agnostic (or you don’t specify /platform), an error will be generated if you try to add a module (using /addmodule) that is not agnostic. This is similar to trying to link an i386 obj file with an ia64 obj. The main source of non-agnostic modules is C++. If you are using /addmodule with a C++ module, you may have to modify your build scripts to specify the appropriate /platform setting.
al1072	Assembly and module 'Module Name' cannot target different processors You cannot link together an assembly and a module that are targeted for different processors, because the result has to run on a single processor.
al1073	Referenced assembly 'assembly' targets a different processor You cannot link together assemblies that are targeted for different processors, because the result has to run on a single processor.
al1074	Module name 'Module Name' stored in 'File Name' must match its filename This is a requirement of the linker. To resolve this problem, make the two names match.
al1075	Delay signing was requested, but no key was given When an assembly is delay signed, the compiler does not compute and store the signature, but reserves space in the file so the signature can be added later. For example, using /delaysign+ allows a tester to put the assembly in the global cache. After testing, you can fully sign the assembly by placing the private key in the assembly using the Assembly Linker utility.
al1076	Type 'type' is forwarded to multiple assemblies: 'assembly' and 'assembly'. A type can only be forwarded to one assembly.
al1077	Public type 'type' is defined in 'assembly' and forwarded to 'assembly'. There is a duplicate public type in the assembly being generated. One is a valid type definition and the other is a type forwarder.

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