Error ITMS-9000, must be readable directory

[TomiB]

Hello dear Colleagues

Trying to submit ZIP-File (compressed app folder with "Application Loader" I get the following error after about 18 seconds:

ERROR ITMS-9000: „This bundle is invalid. It does not contain a .app bundle, which must be a readable directory . "

What does ist mean "the directory is not readable"?

I might have a stupid mistake somewhere?

I work with newest Mac OS10, XCode 6, LiveCode 7.0

I did submit that same app in earlier versions about 6 times sucessfully before (was with different OS, Xcode and LiveCode of course).

Thank you friends for a hint,

Thomas from Switzerland

[TomiB]

Thomas again.

I produced an empy app, containing just 1 button code.

I get the same result trying to submit it with application downloader.

So it must be a problem in the generated files or in the settings.

Is somebody in the forum, that could give paid advise, help with finding the problem?

Thanks for any idea.

Thomas

[Simon]

Hi Thomas,
I probably wont be of much help here because I've never used Application Loader, but how did you build your .ipa?
Using Payload.zip?

Simon

[TomiB]

Hi Thomas,
I probably wont be of much help here because I've never used Application Loader, but how did you build your .ipa?
Using Payload.zip?

Simon

Hi Simon

I compiled the app with LiveCode 7.0.0 and my distribution provisioning profile.

I then get the folder name AQUA-Info.

I compress the folder with the Zipper that comes with the Mac OS in the finder menu.
Should I use payload.zip?

I have so far sucessfully submitted the app with the same name 5 times before, the last time in april 2014 and used the same procedure without a problem. Did iTunes change their rules maybe?

The actual app in the compiled folder, does not have an extension like .app or .ipa, is that part of the problem?

The error message from iTunes is " ... It does not contain a .app bundle ..." if I manually put an extension to the app-file, like .ipa, the error then reads

"ITMS-9000, Invalid Bundle. The Bundle at "AQUA-Info.app" does not contain a bundle executable."

Same if I manually change/add .ipa to the app-file as an extension, before zipping.

I also tried to compile it without the dash in the name as "AQUAInfo" in case iTunes does not allow dashes (as they do not allow empty spaces), but it did not help either.

Same if I change the Zipped file to extension .ipa it also gives error:
"ITMS-9000, Invalid Bundle. The Bundle at "AQUA-Info.app" does not contain a bundle executable."

Thank you for your help!

Thomas

[Mark]

Hi,

Don't compress the folder. Compress the IPA "file" and submit that.

If you don't see the file extension, turn it on in Finder preferences (Advanced tab).

Kind regards,

Mark

[TomiB]

Hi Mark

Problem solved, sorry, was really a stupid mistake.

I have to compress and submit the .app file IN the folder which the compilation produces not the folder itself !

Thanks a heap and have a great and blessed day,

Thomas