System.InvalidOperationException: Unable to generate a temporary class (result=1)

Question

I have developed an application using .net 3.5 and have deployed it as an .exe on a number of machines with the same environment. However, on one particular machine I get the following error. Stack Trace:

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See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

System.InvalidOperationException: Unable to generate a temporary class (result=1). error CS2001: Source file 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\wz58eig4.0.cs' could not be found error CS2008: No inputs specified     at System.Xml.Serialization.Compiler.Compile(Assembly parent, String ns, XmlSerializerCompilerParameters xmlParameters, Evidence evidence)    at System.Xml.Serialization.TempAssembly.GenerateAssembly(XmlMapping[] xmlMappings, Type[] types, String defaultNamespace, Evidence evidence, XmlSerializerCompilerParameters parameters, Assembly assembly, Hashtable assemblies)    at System.Xml.Serialization.TempAssembly..ctor(XmlMapping[] xmlMappings, Type[] types, String defaultNamespace, String location, Evidence evidence)    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.GetSerializersFromCache(XmlMapping[] mappings, Type type)    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.FromMappings(XmlMapping[] mappings, Type type)    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapClientType..ctor(Type type)    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol..ctor()    at SSOClient..ctor()    at sc.tradesvc.SSOManager..ctor()    at sc.tradesvc.SSOManager.get_Inst()    at sc.cashflowgenerator.Controls.LoginForm.btnLogin_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)    at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)    at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)    at System.Windows.Forms.Button.PerformClick()    at System.Windows.Forms.Form.ProcessDialogKey(Keys keyData)    at System.Windows.Forms.TextBoxBase.ProcessDialogKey(Keys keyData)    at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PreProcessMessage(Message& msg)    at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PreProcessControlMessageInternal(Control target, Message& msg)    at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.PreTranslateMessage(MSG& msg) 

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Loaded Assemblies:

mscorlib     Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0     Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)     CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll  CashflowGenerator     Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0     Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0     CodeBase: file:///C:/DATA/DEVEL/Output/CashflowGenerator.exe  System.Windows.Forms     Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0     Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)     CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll  System     Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0     Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)     CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll  System.Drawing     Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0     Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)     CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll  System.Configuration     Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0     Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)     CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll  System.Xml     Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0     Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)     CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll  System.Core     Assembly Version: 3.5.0.0     Win32 Version: 3.5.21022.8 built by: RTM     CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/3.5.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll  System.Web.Services     Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0     Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)     CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Web.Services/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Web.Services.dll 

************** JIT Debugging ************** To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this application or computer (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled.

For example:

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer rather than be handled by this dialog box.

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Could someone help me with this?

As I am new to .net could someone also tell me when why a temporary class needs to be created in the first place?

Answer 1

I just spent a lot of time searching for the answer to this so I thought I'd add it here to save some headache for others. If you use the xsd.exe tool to generate your cs it may have added double arrays [][] where an array should be []. Replace all [][] with [] in your generated cs file and retry.