VS Code: error AL0445: The file is opened in another application. Close the application to be able to compile

Question

Hy,

I can't compile in VS Code. According to the VS Code terminal output, a .rdl file is open in another application. But that is not correct, the file is not open in another application or anywhere else. I have already tried to delete the rdl.file via the explorer together with the corresponding al.file from the explorer. But every time I compile again, the deleted .rdl file reappears in my project folder, even though I clear the cache via VS Code and Explorer. If I then insert the .al file again and try to compile, the error message appears again and the package cannot be created.

Are there ways to work around this problem using configurations in launch.json or tasks.json?

I have already read questions and answers in various forums about the AL0445 error, but unfortunately none of them have been able to help me so far

Answer 1

It sounds like you have multiple report objects pointing to the same layout file.

Try searching for the file name of the .rdl file in your workspace to determine if that is the case.