When I try to deploy the site, I get the SoapServerException shown below. What could be wrong
------ Build started: Project: Team Site Definition1, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
Team Site Definition1 -> C:\Documents and Settings\murilo.rodrigues\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Team Site Definition1\Team Site Definition1\bin\Debug\Team Site Definition1.dll
------ Deploy started: Project: Team Site Definition1, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException
Exception of type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer.SoapServerException' was thrown.
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.SharePointSoapProxies.Sites.GetSiteTemplates(UInt32 LCID, Template[]& TemplateList)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.IO.SiteDefinitionCollectionCreator.UpdateSolutionElement(ISiteDefinition siteDefinition)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.IO.SiteDefinitionCollectionCreator.Create(SdtProject project, String configuration, ISolutionElement parent, Assembly assembly)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.IO.SiteDefinitionCollectionCreator.CreateAsSiteDefinitions(SdtProject project, String configuration, ISolutionElement parent, Assembly assembly)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.IO.SolutionCreator.Create(SdtProject project, String configuration, ISolutionElement parent, Assembly assembly)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.IO.BaseSolutionElementCreator.Create(SdtProject project)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.SdtProject.get_Solution()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.SharePointSolutions.SolutionDeployer.Deploy()
========== Build: 1 succeeded or up-to-date, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

Cannot deploy a sharepoint site definition - SoapServerException
Jules Bonnot
Hi there,
I’m having the same problem and I’ve spent almost a week trying to solve it, so I was wondering if you ever get to solve this issue.
I’ve seen the solution Generator work perfectly in various demos, always in english enviroments, so I’m starting to think the error has something to do with the language of the Operating System or Sharepoint. In my case I’m using spanish language and I think you were using portuguese…
I hope to find an answer soon J
billqu
hi,
having the same problem when trying to deply a a solution generated by the "sharepoint solution generator"
------ Build started: Project: TesteSitevs2005, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
TesteSitevs2005 -> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrador\Meus documentos\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TesteSitevs2005\TesteSitevs2005\bin\Debug\TesteSitevs2005.dll
------ Deploy started: Project: TesteSitevs2005, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
------ Generate TesteSitevs2005.wsp file and setup batch file------
Creating solution ...
System.ArgumentException
Illegal characters in path.
at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.HasIllegalCharacters(String[] str)
at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.AddPathList(FileIOPermissionAccess access, AccessControlActions control, String[] pathListOrig, Boolean checkForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath, Boolean copyPathList)
at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission..ctor(FileIOPermissionAccess access, AccessControlActions control, String[] pathList, Boolean checkForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
at System.IO.File.Open(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.Utilities.CabCreateProcessor.OpenFile(String pszFile, Int32 oflag, Int32 pmode, Int32& err, IntPtr pv)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.Utilities.SafeNativeMethods.Create(IntPtr perf, PFNFILEPLACED pfnfcifp, PFNALLOCMEM pfna, PFNFREEMEM pfnf, PFNOPENFILE pfnopen, PFNREADFILE pfnread, PFNWRITEFILE pfnwrite, PFNCLOSEFILE pfnclose, PFNSEEKFILE pfnseek, PFNDELETEFILE pfndelete, PFNGETTEMPFILE pfnfcigtf, CabInfo pccab, IntPtr pv)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.Utilities.CabCreateProcessor.get_FileCompressioinHandle()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.Utilities.CabCreateProcessor.Dispose(Boolean disposing)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.Utilities.CabCreateProcessor.Dispose()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.Utilities.CabCreator.CreateCabinet(String sourceDirPath, String cabFilePath)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.SharePointSolutions.SolutionDeployer.Deploy()
========== Build: 1 succeeded or up-to-date, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========
can smbdy help
os: windows server 2003 portuguese language
thx,
alfredo simoes
alfredo.simoes@advantis.pt
vtortola
I'm getting a similar error when trying to deploy a basic Team Site Definition, created using the Solution Generator, back to the MOSS 2007 server.
I receive the following error:
System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException
Exception of type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer.SoapServerException' was thrown.
========== Build: 1 succeeded or up-to-date, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========
Did you manage to resolve your issue
Thanks
Matt
markovuksanovic
I've not managed to find out what the problem was, but have since rebuilt the virtual machine that was running MOSS 2007 and it seems to work as expected now.
Also, this link might help you:
http://blogs.msdn.com/edhild/archive/2007/01/25/the-unwritten-work-arounds-for-using-the-sharepoint-solution-generator.aspx
Matt