"File is not executable binary" error

Torsten_Hoff — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:09:29 GMT

I just installed Inspector XE 2011 Update 10 (build 233717) and any binary I navigate to when creating a project returns a "File xyz.exe is not executable binary." error. This is on Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 with Visual Studio 2010, and happens both integrated into VS2010 and when using the standalone version of IXE.

Strangely, if I browse for another file and then return to the original file, the error message sometimes does not appear. When using IXE integrated into VS2010 that's a bigger problem since the VS2010 project dictates the binary.

"File is not executable binary" error

Mark_D_Intel — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:14:48 GMT

Is there anything strange about the executable name - non-ASCII characters, special characters, etc? (Given that the problem is intermittent, this is probably not the issue, but I'll ask anyway.)

Is the executable on a local filesystem?

Is there a virus scanner running? Occasionally we've seen problems where a virus scanner interferes with opening a file.

Mark

"File is not executable binary" error

Torsten_Hoff — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:46:01 GMT

The file names are simple and are composed entirely of alphabetic ASCII characters. There is a realtimeAV scanner running but the folders where the source and binaries are located are excluded from scanning. The problem even occurs when the AV scanner is entirely disabled.

"File is not executable binary" error

Mark_D_Intel — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:02:28 GMT

Could you run Process Explorer (or Process Monitor) to see if another process has the target executable open?

Mark

"File is not executable binary" error

Torsten_Hoff — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:34:40 GMT

I checked all of the operations for the binary that is the target for the project, and they all succeed:

"Time of Day","Process Name","PID","Operation","Path","Result","Detail"

"5:22:22.4051533 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CreateFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Attributes, Disposition: Open, Options: Open Reparse Point, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened"

"5:22:22.4052088 PM","devenv.exe","5900","QueryBasicInformationFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","CreationTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastAccessTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastWriteTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, ChangeTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, FileAttributes: ANCI"

"5:22:22.4052389 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CloseFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS",""

"5:22:22.4054267 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CreateFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Attributes, Disposition: Open, Options: Open Reparse Point, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened"

"5:22:22.4055007 PM","devenv.exe","5900","QueryBasicInformationFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","CreationTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastAccessTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastWriteTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, ChangeTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, FileAttributes: ANCI"

"5:22:22.4055291 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CloseFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS",""

"5:22:24.1394502 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CreateFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Attributes, Disposition: Open, Options: Open Reparse Point, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened"

"5:22:24.1395051 PM","devenv.exe","5900","QueryBasicInformationFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","CreationTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastAccessTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastWriteTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, ChangeTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, FileAttributes: ANCI"

"5:22:24.1395337 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CloseFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS",""

"5:22:24.1397187 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CreateFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Attributes, Disposition: Open, Options: Open Reparse Point, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened"

"5:22:24.1397620 PM","devenv.exe","5900","QueryBasicInformationFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","CreationTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastAccessTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastWriteTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, ChangeTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, FileAttributes: ANCI"

"5:22:24.1397891 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CloseFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS",""

"5:22:32.4642723 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CreateFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Attributes, Disposition: Open, Options: Open Reparse Point, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened"

"5:22:32.4643293 PM","devenv.exe","5900","QueryBasicInformationFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","CreationTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastAccessTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastWriteTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, ChangeTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, FileAttributes: ANCI"

"5:22:32.4643586 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CloseFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS",""

"5:22:32.4645488 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CreateFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Attributes, Disposition: Open, Options: Open Reparse Point, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened"

"5:22:32.4645926 PM","devenv.exe","5900","QueryBasicInformationFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS","CreationTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastAccessTime: 8/15/2012 12:41:48 PM, LastWriteTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, ChangeTime: 8/15/2012 12:42:11 PM, FileAttributes: ANCI"

"5:22:32.4646213 PM","devenv.exe","5900","CloseFile","C:\Build\0.100\Output\project\Bin.idu\test.dll","SUCCESS",""

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