Failed to extract the cab file in the solution.

Question

HI,

I have InfoPath form which has c# coding involved. When I upload the published form in the server under "Manage Form Templates" and "Upload Form", I am getting error saying Failed to extract the cab file in the solution.

How to check what error is and how to resolve it?

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Regards, Shreyas R S

Answer 1

Hi Shreyas- check your code for any special characters in paths, as that's the top cause of that error. If everything looks OK, see the following link for other troubleshooting:

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/ec5a6a7b-eaed-45ac-bf1e-3a9706df7604/error-occured-in-deployment-step-retract-solutionfailed-to-extract-the-cab-file-in-the-solution?forum=sharepointdevelopmentprevious

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cameron rautmann

Answer 2

Hi, I checked code and above method , still I get error.... Will this issue occurs coz of less free space in C drive of server ??

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Regards, Shreyas R S

Answer 3

Hi Shreyas R S,

For troubleshooting the issue, you could check things below”

1. Rename the InfoPath form to check if it can work.

2. Check if there are specific characters in the c# code.

More references:

Error Failed to extract the cab file in the solution while deploying a WSP in SharePoint.

http://www.ashokraja.me/tips/Error-Failed-to-extract-the-cab-file-in-the-solution-while-deploying-a-WSP-in-SharePoint

Failed to extract the cab file in the solution error in SharePoint.

http://blog.heshamamin.com/2011/01/failed-to-extract-cab-file-in-solution.html

Best regards,

Sara Fan

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