iExpress error: "Unable to end update of resources" - iexpress

I've been successfully using iExpress for years. Now, when generating the same .exe files that I always generate, iExpress is now giving me the error: Unable to end update of resources.
This error comes at the very end of the process. I see the Create Package screen and the text "Creating the package..." Then the error occurs. In the file folder, I'll see a file like: ~MyFileName.CAB which would normally be deleted at the end of running iExpress.
I've tried deleting the .CAB file and rerunning iExpress again (many times). I tried rebooting. I tried running iExpress with different applications. I tried searching the web and Stack Overflow. I'm using the same Windows user account I normally use. Desperate for help as I'm unable to release my applications. Thank you!!!

The problem is resolved, though not exactly sure how. I did have another user run iExpress on my machine as that other user. (Ie, right-click on the iExpress executable and run as the other user.) That user was able to run iExpress without the error I reported above. And after that, iExpress started magically working for me too.
Could running as the other user have caused Windows to clear out some file that had been corrupted? Something else? I don't know. I just thought I would write what happened in case this can help someone else in the future.
FURTHER UPDATE
The problem popped up again. I finally figured out that if I closed File Explorer before running iExpress, the error never happens. There's some bug with Windows 10 and/or iExpress where having the folder open can interfere with the final step that iExpress does.
Of interest: It's not a consistent bug. Sometimes iExpress finished and sometimes I got the above error when File Explorer and the folder in question was open.

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Iexpress.exe Unable to open report file even when ran as administrator

I'm creating a Iexpress package, and no matter what on the final step it pops up the message "Unable to open report file" and stops. I am searching Iexpress.exe and right clicking, then choosing "Run As Administrator" to start it. The problem persists.
I had this error running as my account (domain admin) not specifically telling it to run as administrator, removed spaces then re-ran working fine under Windows 10 1809 you shouldn't need to change to a different application to create .EXE files using IEXPRESS this is working fine under Window 10.
The way to fix this problem:
Go to the folder where your files you want to be in the package are
Go to the top bar (Where it says where you are on your drive), and type iexpress
Do the creation as normal, but the names you give the installer shouldn't have any spaces.
I did it this way without admin permissions.
I ended up moving on to Inno Setup Compiler. Turns out Iexpress isn't supported anymore. I recommend Inno to anyone making their own programs.
This happens when SourceFilesX or TargetName paths in the directive (i.e. the files you've added from the wizard) contain spaces. And while the issue with the TargetName can be fixed with adding double quotes the only workaround I've found about the source files is to put them in a folder path that not contains spaces.

How to troubleshoot .app bundle not working

I have been making an application using Javafx, and have finished the project turning it into an application. However, when I try to run the application it immediatley crashes with know error messages, nothing is printed to the console. As a note, the .jar file runs if clicked. This has led me to believe that the problem is with my file structure namely the fact that their are 2 binary files in the Java folder.
Here is my .app packages contents:
A fix to my problem would be nice, however beyond that how should one go about debugging this sort of thing, I can not find any log messages, can it be done?
Edit: Nothing is printed when in terminal I use open -a ApplicationName and the application crashes. And here is my info.plist.

RStudio project "cannot find the file specified" on R session restart

I am getting strange and annoying behavior in one (yes, only one) of my RStudio projects. Whenever I restart the R session within this project, I can no longer save any of the files, and when I try to (or RStudio tries to automatically) I get a popup error saying "The system cannot find the file specified" and I have to reopen the project and all of the R scripts.
I looked at the log file, and I see a lot of the following error:
07 Oct 2015 00:52:05 [rsession-Mark] ERROR system error 5 (Access is denied) [path=C:/Users/Mark/GoogleDrive/Research/CEQUAL_event/.Rproj.user/5E5F98D9/sdb/s-26E44539/lock_file];
OCCURRED AT: bool rstudio::core::FilePath::exists() const C:\Users\Administrator\rstudio\src\cpp\core\FilePath.cpp:308;
LOGGED FROM: bool rstudio::core::FilePath::exists() const C:\Users\Administrator\rstudio\src\cpp\core\FilePath.cpp:308
It looks like the problem may be in the .Rproj.user folder. So I deleted that and let RStudio regenerate it, but the behavior started right back up again.
I am using Windows 7, RStudio version 0.99.441, and R version 3.2.2.
I think #Jack Wasey is right: Google drive locks files during sync. This causes many issues with other programs as well. There are alternatives from companies that do file syncing for a living, such as dropbox, whose clients don't lock files. With google drive you only have the option to use selective sync and exclude every .Rproj.user folder. Once the RStudio's database is corrupted, moving the project out of the Google drive folder won't be enough - you will need to delete/rename it to have RStudio fix its database.
Summary:
Copy contents from all unsaved files to a temp file outside of RStudio (while clicking away the error message every other second)
Quit Rstudio
Pause Google drive syncing
Rename (or move/delete) the hidden .Rproj.user folder in your project
Reopen the project in Rstudio
Exclude the new .Rproj.user folder from syncing with Google drive (Preferences -> sync only these folders)
Remember that Google drive is free / Become an awesome google developer and fix the issue once and for all
May not be related but might be helpful to someone else. I was getting the same error (over and over) and finally realized that I had an R session open from days ago, that had eventually gotten stuck. It was running in the background with a "Fatal Error" message waiting for me to click OK. When I closed that session everything started working again.
This was happening to me as well, but curiously only when I was using Project files (.Rproj - not stand alone R scripts). It was driving me crazy.
I found that buried in the settings (Tools -> Global Options -> Git/SVN) there was a setting "Enable Version Control Interface for RStudio Projects). I guess I had turned that option on when I was messing with my settings and then forgot about it since I don't normally use project files.
What worked for me was I noticed DescTools package I installed caused it, though it served the purpose I installed it - fetched me mode value without going through mode functions. I then deleted the line I got the install.package, re-saved the project (ctrl S) and I could knit it.
Bottom line, read the error message soon as the box pops up, it's going to give you a hint of what line is causing the issue.
I hope this works. Enjoy

Strange R message: Persistent UI failed to open file

I have just updated my R to version 3.1.1 on my Mac machine, and since then have started getting this strange message when running analyses.
Persistent UI failed to open file ..../org.R-project.R.savedState/window_2.data: No such file or directory (2)
Where I have written the .... there is the rest of the file directory, but I didn't think it necessary to add in.
There does not appear to be anything specific that sets off this error. I am usually running a number of R windows at once - which are running difference analyses (around 6) and the error appears across all windows at roughly the same time I think, I am not usually watching the analyses tick over.
It doesn't kill the analyses. And I haven't found it causing any problems.
I am just curious what it means, and how I should fix it?
Thanks,
Sam
This is pretty old, but I just ran in to the same problem.
You see this message because R does not have permission to change your ~/Library/Shared Application State directory.
If you want to change it, 1 just navigate to the folder, 2 right click it, and 3 uncheck the lock checkbox or change the permissions to that folder.
I don't mind the R error message because I hate OSX writing all the current application states to that folder.

Aptana freezing regularly in Windows 7

Seems to be since updating Aptana 3.4 (3.4.0.201304151603 to be precise) that it regularly freezes up - greys out and displays "Not responding".
It doesn't freeze up straight away, usually after editing and saving for a few minutes. Generally seems to freeze while editing code, usually PHP.
My log file did report issues with the Subversion plugin, but I've since removed this entirely and still face the same issues.
My OS is Windows 7 32-bit.
Any suggestions on how to remedy such problems in Aptana would be greatly appreciated as this renders it pretty useless :(.
Deleting the log file seems to work for me.
Its full of pretty useless stuff for a regular user anyway and when it gets too big - boom: not responding.
Try deleting the log file ( /[yourworkspace]/.metadata/.log ),
emptying your windows temp folder (C:\Users[your user name]\AppData\Local\Temp) and run aptana as an administrator (you can make this default behaviour by editing the properties of the task bar / start menu icon for Aptana)
Maybe a new version will come out with a fix for this OR the option to turn off logging completely. Its the log file causing this issue for sure.
Do you use a git repository? Mine is freezing, too, but when I rename the .git directory to something else, the freezing stops. I'm on Aptana Studio 3, build: 3.4.0.201304151603. It's very annoying because I do use git. I haven't been able to track down exactly what about the git integration is causing this.
So I have been having the same problem with Aptana Studio 3. I have followed this set of instructions found here:
http://youtu.be/RYobTLq_hms?list=UUtL_0WLPWmHZE_HcX48F96w
Or here are the instructions if you do not want a video to watch...
Goto www.JAVA.com/en/download/ and download the newest Java Runtime Environment
Open up C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Aptana Studio 3\AptanaStudio3.ini with anything but notepad (Open with WordPad or Notepad++)
BEFORE the -vmargs line add:
-vm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe
... then SAVE and CLOSE
4 . Finally open Aptana Studio 3. Now your problem should be solved and Aptana should be pointing to the newest version of JAVA.
I hope that this fix helps you as much as it has helped me!
Deleting the log file didn't work for me, but when viewing the log file, it talked about
The workspace exited with unsaved changes in the previous session; refreshing workspace to recover changes.
So I deleted the workspace file (/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/workbench.xml) which just stores what files you had open when you closed the application and the problem was installed solved (with seeminly no unexpected side-effects)
I still have this problem. It seems more often than not it hangs on startup. Win 7 64bit. One time I deleted the .metadata folder, then recreated a blank one it it worked. but it no longer works. One time I rebooted the system and it worked. The fix that works 1 time doesn't the next.
Adding the lines:
-vm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\*javaversion*\bin\
to the .ini file:
C:\Users\*youruser*\AppData\Roaming\Appcelerator\Aptana Studio\AptanaStudio3.ini
solved the freezing issue for me.

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