Error reading symbol file

This has been discussed here many times.  I don't know if it was over
7000 messages ago or not, but it could have been.

Don't include any of the DCU, or DSK files when you copy the project
over.  Then when you copy the source (pas), resource (res), and
project (DPR) do a build all when you first go into it and that should
solve the problem.

复制项目文件到其他文件夹时，不要包括单元的DCU和项目DSK文件。

在新文件夹里第一次先Build一次。

 

Ryan VanIdersti Delphi Developer

Wed, 12 Aug 1998 03:00:00 GMT Re:Error reading symbol file - how to get rid of   Quote In article <3126d9bf.244689@news>, bk...@primenet.com (Brien King) wrote: >>I have looked into the last 7000 messages without seeing anyone provide a fix, >>so i guessed maby someone would like to know. >>Fant...@image.dk >This has been discussed here many times.  I don't know if it was over >7000 messages ago or not, but it could have been. >Don't include any of the DCU, or DSK files when you copy the project >over.  Then when you copy the source (pas), resource (res), and >project (DPR) do a build all when you first go into it and that should >solve the problem. It is probably easier to edit the project DSK file. At the bottom of the file you will find [Symbols] SymbolFile=<path><Project>.dsm ExecName=<path><project>.exe Just delete the 'SymbolFile' line and you can reload the project and compile. 删除DSK file里的符号文件行。 Also I have found that I get the Disk full error when I delete the DSM file without removing the above line from the DSK file. Ryan VanIderstine

 

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Don Payette Delphi Developer

Error reading symbol file at startup 2003-11-18 02:58:12 AM delphi176 I'm having a problem where I get an "Error reading symbol file" message in D7, and I found this real old message in groups.google.com. What I want to know is, what is the "symbol file" he says to delete. In my world, a symbol file is some file.pas that you compile to make an object file. I am not going to delete that symbol. :-) Is it some file with my project name and some other extension? There are quite a few of those created by Delphi (proj.dsk, proj.cfg, etc.). Are these other extensions documented somewhere? TIA Don Payette Quote Message 2 in thread From: Jeff Overcash (TeamB) (XXXX@XXXXX.COM) Subject: Re: D5.0 Error reading symbol file at startup View this article only Newsgroups: borland.public.delphi.ide Date: 1999/09/29 If this is a D4 project you are now doing under D5, delete the old symbol file. Then make sure the save symbol file is checked in the evironment options. That should recreate it with D5 symbols. Jim Walton writes: > >Every time I open my project I get an Error window that reads: >Error reading symbol file > >I can compile/build all files successfully and the de{*word*81} and program >seem to run perfectly. Is there a way to force D5 to regenerate the >symbol file? My program originally was compiled under D4 but I never >saw this behavior with that version. > >By the way, D5 shows much stability improvement over D4. I have a >multi-threaded complex program that would lock up the D4 IDE often - so >far it has never locked up D5! Fantastic! > >Thanks in advance, > >Jim Don Payette Unisys Corporation

Nick Hodges (TeamB) Delphi Developer

2003-11-18 03:08:47 AM Re:Error reading symbol file at startup On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:58:12 -0800, Don Payette <XXXX@XXXXX.COM> writes: Quote In my world, a symbol file is some file.pas that you compile to make an object file. I am not going to delete that symbol. :-) It's actually a very big, almost useless file containing compiler symbol information. it is main advantage is that you can use it to open the object browser without having a current compile for your application I heartily recommend you delete all your DSM files, and stop the compiler from even creating them. Nick Hodges - TeamB Lemanix Corporation Please always follow the newsgroup guidelines -- www.borland.com/newsgroups

Don Payette Delphi Developer

2003-11-19 01:28:34 AM Re:Error reading symbol file at startup Thanks, Nick. Deleted *.dsm and changed "Desktop and symbols" to "Desktop only" in Tools|Environment Options, Preferences tab Desktop contents group. "Nick Hodges (TeamB)" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes: Quote On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:58:12 -0800, Don Payette <XXXX@XXXXX.COM> writes: >In my world, a symbol file is some file.pas that you compile to make >an object file. I am not going to delete that symbol. :-) It's actually a very big, almost useless file containing compiler symbol information. it is main advantage is that you can use it to open the object browser without having a current compile for your application I heartily recommend you delete all your DSM files, and stop the compiler from even creating them. Nick Hodges - TeamB Lemanix Corporation Please always follow the newsgroup guidelines -- www.borland.com/newsgroups Don Payette Unisys Corporation