DOCERR: Setup Toolkit _MSTEST "Bad Destination Value" Error

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When the _MSTEST application in the Microsoft Windows Setup Toolkit processes a Setup information (.INF) file, processing stops with the error message "Bad Destination value in INF File Description line."

CAUSE

The sixth file property of each file's description must be empty.

RESOLUTION

Modify the .INF file to remove any value from the sixth file property of each file description. Specify each file's destination directory as a parameter to the function that adds the file to the copy list (AddSectionFilesToCopyList, AddSectionKeyFileToCopyList, or AddSpecialFileToCopyList).

MORE INFORMATION

The "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit: Setup Toolkit for Windows" manual documents the "Files" section of the .INF file format on pages 118-121. On page 119, in Table A.1, the sixth property in a file description is called the destination property and is documented to contain the destination directory for the file. This is incorrect; the sixth field of a file entry must be blank.