Sitecore TDS on deploy cannot find map.xml

Question

I have created a Sitecore TDS project and when I try to package an update file, I get the following error:

The following exception occured opening the IconPath map: Could not find a part of the path '{project path}\IconCache\Map.xml'

I'm not sure how I can fix this. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Check the following:

• Does the Map.xml file exist in the target location?
• Can TDS write to the target location, e.g. is the file read only or are there insufficient privileges.

If neither of these solve your problem then contact Hedgehog support.

Answer 2

That is a very odd error, as the icon cache shouldn't really be a part of the update package. How are you packaging the update file? Are you configuring the Update Package tab in the TDS project properties to generate packages on build for a specific build configuration?