Error: Invalid character in entity name

#1

When I try to “Make Native App with Voltbuilder” (run android --debug) I keep getting the error,

error: Error: Invalid character in entity name
Line: 9
Column: 63
Char:

It built a few days ago but today it doesn’t. As far as I’m aware nothing has changed.

#2

Can you zip your project folder and send it to support@appstudio.dev? We’d like to try this here.

#3

Hi, I have just emailed the project.

#4

The problem is in your splash property:

Screen Shot 2020-12-20 at 10.53.05 AM

The clue which tipped me off was the error message in the log, which hinted that the project’s resources might have a problem:

2020-12-20 10:50:33,121 - root - ERROR - An exception has occurred!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "shutil.py", line 788, in move
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/Users/george/Downloads/BS7909TempInstallCerts.appstudio/voltbuilder/www/resources' -> '/Users/george/Downloads/BS7909TempInstallCerts.appstudio/voltbuilder/resources'
#5

Hi, i have other apps which use the same splash property which seems to build ok.

I saw the same error in the log and it appeared that the AppStudio was not generating all the required voltbuilder files, so I deleted the voltbuilder folder but got the same error.

Can I copy the voltbuilder file and contents from a different app?

#6

You’re right - there’s more to this. I’ll keep looking.

#7

FIXED:
I removed the “&” from project properties > Common > “Description” text.
I also removed the date from the copyright text
I also removed the () from the project properties > Common > “Description” text.

Not sure which one was the issue but its working now.

#8

It was the &. We’ll have a look into why.

Thank you!

#9

Thank you for looking in to it.

Much appreciated.