Error 102: Task 'GenerateAppxPackage' failed. When trying to create an .appx

Question

I just put together a small helper tool for our build process as a WinJS project. It runs just fine out of Visual Studio but when trying to create an .appx package for deployment on our CI server, I receive the following error message:

Error 102 Task 'GenerateAppxPackage' failed. The filename, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007B)
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets:1080

Couldn't find anything on the net, would appreciate any tip you might have.

All the best
Marcus

Answer 1

Hi Marcus,

Please check the kb article about Error 0x8007232b or 0x8007007B occurs when you try to activate Windows in the following link.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929826

Hope this helps, thanks.

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Answer 2

I don't see how this problem which pertains to Windows activation and volume keys is in any way related to the problem at hand concerning package building via MSBuild?

Answer 3

I found the solution: a <Link> destination for one of the files included a forward slash instead of a backslash. This worked everywhere except when trying to build a package. Replacing the forward slash with a backslash fixed the problem.