[SOLVED]Compile: Error opening the destination file.

[Xand3r]

I get this error whenever i try to compile a script...My os is:win7 x64, autoit is installed for 32bit but it worked fine before i changed from build 7100 to 7600

Edited October 20, 2009 by Xand3r

[Zedna]

Try to compile from full Scite4Autoit3 and post whole content of output window with all error details.

EDIT: of course doublecheck if compiled application is not running

Edited October 20, 2009 by Zedna

[Xand3r]

Try to compile from full Scite4Autoit3 and post whole content of output window with all error details.

EDIT: of course doublecheck if compiled application is not running

that's very weird... i tried it right now (i don't usually compile scripts from scite and it worked just fine)

Scratch that... dosen't work every time from there either

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\AutoIt3Wrapper\AutoIt3Wrapper_Gui.exe" /in "E:\Alex\Autoit\Alex2\z\protect.au3"
+>20:05:39 Starting AutoIt3Wrapper GUI v.2.0.0.0
-> No changes made..
+>20:05:41 Starting AutoIt3Wrapper v.2.0.0.1    Environment(Language:0409  Keyboard:00000409  OS:WIN_VISTA/  CPU:X64 OS:X64)
>Running AU3Check (1.54.14.0)  from:C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3
+>20:05:41 AU3Check ended.rc:0
>Running:(3.3.0.0):C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\aut2exe\aut2exe.exe  /in "E:\Alex\Autoit\Alex2\z\protect.au3" /out "E:\Alex\Autoit\Alex2\z\protect.exe" /comp 2 /pack /Bin C:\Users\Xander\AppData\Local\Temp\AutoItSC.bin
!>20:05:44 Aut2exe.exe ended errors because the target exe wasn't created, abandon build.rc:9999
+>20:05:44 AutoIt3Wrapper Finished
>Exit code: 0    Time: 5.147

Edited October 20, 2009 by Xand3r

[Zedna]

Do you have any (Autoit3Wrapper) directives in your script?

for example: #AutoIt3Wrapper_run_after=

[Xand3r]

Do you have any (Autoit3Wrapper) directives in your script?

for example: #AutoIt3Wrapper_run_after=

nope... why?

[Jos]

Its probably your AV doing this to you. try to compile without UPX.

add this to your script:

#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n

[Xand3r]

Its probably your AV doing this to you. try to compile without UPX.

add this to your script:

#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n

Thanks for the help. I had avg free installed and it was killing upx without saying anything... i removed it and it's ok now...

[AndyS01]

While removing AVG appears to solve the problem, I don't want to remove it because it's doing a great job protecting my PC. Is there another way around this error? (I tried #AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n but it didn't fix it.)

Andy

[Melba23]

AndyS01,

I run AVG and have no problems at all with upx so I would not jump to the conclusion that removing it will solve your problem.

Do you have any other security software running? Perhaps some anti-malware? That is more likely to block upx than AVG. I use Comodo Defence+ and have it set up to ask me each time if I want to run upx - that way I can use it when compiling with a single click but prevent anything else trying to run it.

M23

[Zedna]

While removing AVG appears to solve the problem, I don't want to remove it because it's doing a great job protecting my PC.  Is there another way around this error?  (I tried #AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n but it didn't fix it.)

Andy

Add to exceptions Autoit's directory and directories with your scripts

so AVG will skip them while doing its job.

I did it this way with my antivirus at work too.

[Azvareth]

Add to exceptions Autoit's directory and directories with your scripts

so AVG will skip them while doing its job.

I did it this way with my antivirus at work too.

I had similar problems with UPX, I just wanted to ad this information, this work on my system W7:32...

this involves edit the registry...

registry file "disableUPX.reg"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoIt v3\Aut2Exe]
;disable UPX
"UseUPX"=dword:00000000

registry file "enableUPX.reg"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoIt v3\Aut2Exe]
;enable UPX
"UseUPX"=dword:00000001

note: this allows a right click compile the scriptfile without UPX on my system... should work on other as well I assume?

[Jos]

I had similar problems with UPX, I just wanted to ad this information, this work on my system W7:32...

this involves edit the registry...

registry file "disableUPX.reg"

note: this allows a right click compile the scriptfile without UPX on my system... should work on other as well I assume?

No need to tweak the registry, just start aut2exe.exe and select Compression and deselect the bottom option for UPX.

Jos

[Natas70]

I was having the same problem, On a win7 64 bit laptop trying to compile a script for my win xp 32 bit server. I have AVG free as well, and went into the avg user interface, on the top i went to tools and then advanced settings and almost to the bottom it has a section called temporarily disable AVG protection. put a check in the box and it will pop up a little window that will give you time options for disabling avg. After this, The script compiled perfectly.

James

[Tardis]

I have tryed all the above still no joy in compling my scripts..

I aslo look at

shellexecutewait('Aut2exe.exe',' /in "MYIP.au3" /out "MYIP32.exe" /nopack /comp 4 /x86 /bin "AutoItSC.bin"')

 

Running -

Win 7 x64

Autoit 3.3.12.0

Autoit BETA 3.3.13.6

SciTE Version 3.4.1

All process for Autoit , SciTE & AppDataLocalAutoIt v3Aut2exe

are added to my expetions

AVG - 2014.0.4744

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0.2.1012

 

 

[Jos]

Some process is blocking the access to the tempfile used by AUT2EXE.

So you either have some AV or maybe an AutoBackup utility that grabs the file while AUT2EXE is still processing?

Jos

[Tardis]

The temp folder and the EXE's for all Autoit

C:UsersDanielAppDataLocalAutoIt v3Aut2exe

 

on AVG & Malwarebytes are added to my expetions is there way to find out what is blocking it ??

or change the temp dir for AUT2EXE ?

I even turned AVG off still no joy ?

 

[Zedna]

Just idea:

Try to remove AutoIt3Wrapper_OutFile directive

just to be sure problem is somewhere else and not here.

EDIT:

Add to your exceptions WHOLE DIRECTORIES and not only EXE files

both in antivirus and malwarebytes.

Edited July 20, 2014 by Zedna

[Graeme]

I have this problem too. What is really strange is that it only happens in my non admin account. I also have an admin account and have been able to compile without problem in that account.

I also didn't even have use UPX selected.

I turned off Avast - my antivirus and still it wouldn't compile...

Any ideas very welcome.

Blessings

[Tardis]

Just idea:

Try to remove AutoIt3Wrapper_OutFile directive

just to be sure problem is somewhere else and not here.

EDIT:

Add to your exceptions WHOLE DIRECTORIES and not only EXE files

both in antivirus and malwarebytes.

 

Did that still no joy .. Just wish I knew what was blocking it then I could unblock it .

I have every thing running as admin I also tryed turning off the UAC (User Account Control)

Still no Joy.

[Jos]

Did that still no joy .. Just wish I knew what was blocking it then I could unblock it .

I have every thing running as admin I also tryed turning off the UAC (User Account Control)

Still no Joy.

The only thing you need to focus on is the tempfile created by AUT2EXE in the %localappdata%AutoIt v3Aut2Exe Directory as that is were things go wrong.

AUT2EXE creates the file first and then does some PE resource updating which it is unable to.

Open your resource monitor and see if you can see what application is doing this.

Jos