activescott/lessmsi

Failure on extract file

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#101 opened on Dec 24, 2017

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Description

Sorry if this is duplicate issue. Description on the picture: https://pasteboard.co/GZFQhQd.png To get a copy of MSI: https://download.microsoft.com/download/D/1/7/D17C7B6B-D0A0-4918-9B83-82024D2EC9D2/Windows_Win8.9200.16384.120725-1247.x64FRE.Symbols.msi lessmsi version: 1.6.1.0

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Research direction
Inspect the extraction logic in lessmsi for handling MSI files, particularly the 'extract file' functionality, and try to reproduce the error with the provided MSI download.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
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3
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Mostly clear
Prerequisites
C#Windows Installer knowledge
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60