Debugging Self-Extracting Executables at Runtime

Question:

Some of our users are reporting that the self-extracting file reports
“Failed to extract file”. The user has admin access to the file system and
the file is not corrupted.

Answer:

When running the self-extracting EXE, use the “-log” command line option to generate a log file with error information. If the reason for failure is not clear, send it to support@chilkatsoft.com.

Example of a .bat file using -log:

mySelfExtractor -log errorLog.txt