Bug while publishing my project

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I have done a simple project. I am getting error while publishing

Error is:

1. cannot publish because a project failed to build
2. The "SignFile" task failed unexpectedly.
System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: path1
at System.IO.Path.Combine(String path1, String path2, String path3)
at Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.SecurityUtilities.GetPathToTool()
at Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.SecurityUtilities.SignPEFile(X509Certificate2 cert, Uri timestampUrl, String path, ResourceManager resources, Boolean useSha256)
at Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.SecurityUtilities.SignFile(X509Certificate2 cert, Uri timestampUrl, String path)
at Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.SecurityUtilities.SignFile(String certThumbprint, Uri timestampUrl, String path)
at Microsoft.Build.Tasks.SignFile.Execute()
at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute()
at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.<executeinstantiatedtask>d__20.MoveNext()

I am getting this error

I cleaned solution then I build and rebuild application, published by clicking project - publish. Also tried publishing from menu still getting same error

Thanks in advance

Posted 5-Jul-14 2:48am

Usha Red E

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2014-07-05T03:59:00

Solution 1

Probably VS has got confused.

Do a Clean, as you have allready
Close down VS.
Open it again.
Do another Clean, then rebuild all.

Hopefully, it will have sorted itself out.
If it hasn't - then you have to start playing silly buggers and remove whole swathes of code and trying again until it works.

Posted 5-Jul-14 3:59am

OriginalGriff

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Usha Red E 7-Jul-14 2:07am

Done all the things, Nothing helped :-(

Usha Red E 7-Jul-14 2:41am

I created a new project just added a messagebox and published. getting same error. There is no extra code to remove

Member 11367225 · Answer 2 · 2015-01-11T07:41:00

Ok, by doing this your name won't appear in setup, but if you want just to be able to publish, it will do.

1. Right click Project name (ex: wpfapplication1) and select proprieties
2. Select signing
3. Uncheck "sign the clickonce manifest" (this will make the setup run as unknown publisher)
4. Check "sign in assembly" and select new, and put name there