Exporting Application not working. "windres.exe: can't open file"

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Hi all,
I’m trying to export a sketch to an application. I am using windows 10 and processing 3.5.3. I am trying to embed java when I export.
Regardless of the sketch I try I always get the same error:

https://pastebin.com/eYpwwiDd

I don’t understand most of it but at the top it says:

D:\processing-3.5.3\modes\java\application\launch4j\bin\windres.exe: can’t open file `cannot’: No such file or directory

I’ve checked and this file does exist.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

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and? did you check if

D:\processing-3.5.3\modes\java\application\launch4j\bin\windres.exe

is there? because i see it in my processing setup

SNAG-0044
SNAG-0044859×305 48.5 KB

if missing,
install processing again and check if windows defender deletes files.

UPS

D:\processing-3.5.3\Sketches\HappyBirthday\

you setup your sketch directory inside your processing installation??
hm, i never tried that, anyhow make a backup of your work first!

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Hey thanks for the reply.
The file is there and I’ve already tried uninstalling and reinstalling.
I have all the same files as in that picture.

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ok here what i do just now ( win 7 / 64bit):

SNAG-0045
SNAG-0045.jpg694×672 87.8 KB

SNAG-0047
SNAG-0047.jpg858×576 87.2 KB

can you compare?
i just double click on the app under the application.windows64 folder

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I have all settings in the Export Options the same but the only folder generated is “applicaion.windows32”
broke
No application is made.

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hm, because it breaks at try creating the windows32 app

  • did you try to do this with a other simple 5 line project?
  • can you give me your sketch?
  • can you move out your sketch dir to
    D:/projects/processing/Sketches/…
    after you create that path and also changed it in preferences?
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I’ve tried it with sketches of varying complexity and they’ve all come back with the same error.
I can’t give you the sketch as it has pictures of a friend (it’s for their birthday)
Just tried moving the sketch folder and that didn’t work either.

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what is the plan? you want to send that app ( 200MB ) by mail??
because just a idea,
download a new processing and unzip to USB stick
( if required win 32 / win 64 or even linux …too )
copy your sketch there too and try to run it on yours and other computers??

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Well if I can’t get the export function to work then that is really my only other option.