Support Statement: Unable to open language file <..\usr\VB7lang.vbi>

Owned by Mark Juras
May 01, 2020
1 min read

Q:  I am getting the following error when trying to translate the latest VB6 code:

Basic Processor V31.08(04/15/20) System Build(04/15/20 12:22:47)
BuildId of ..\usr\VB7lang.vbi is <Great Migrations, Version 31.04>. Current BuildId is <Great Migrations, Version 31.08>
ERR#0005: Unable to open language file <..\usr\VB7lang.vbi>
Translation Time (sec) = 1.04

I upgraded to the latest version of GM studio right before I tried running this translation. Any idea what the issue might be?


A:  The log says exactly what the problem is.  

BuildId of ..\usr\VB7lang.vbi is <Great Migrations, Version 31.04>. Current BuildId is <Great Migrations, Version 31.08>
ERR#0005: Unable to open language file <..\usr\VB7lang.vbi>


This is a common issue when using a new gmStudio, until you know what to look for, or how to avoid it in the first place.  

The Upgrade uses a slightly modified language configuration.  This is stored in <..\usr\VB7lang.vbi> and we require it to be in sync with gmStudio for stability reasons.

The task to rebuild vb7lang.vbi is a step in the full batch on the CI, but it is a separate from translation since you do not need to do it every time.    But you still need to do it whenever the VBI needs updated.

To rebuild/update vb7lang.vbi , choose [Tools\Update Project Metalang File].  You can also do it from Settings form by clicking the [Update Project Metalang File] button.

Why we have this:  several language migrations were customized for the upgrade.  Look at the file mig.vb7lang.xml for additional details.