Receiving an error via Force.com Migration Tool for a simple deployment of metadata. Thoughts?

Question

Here's the error:

All Component Failures

1. package.xml -- Error: No package.xml found
2. package.xml -- Error: Bad file:Unexpected element < http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata > members during simple type deserialization

I have:

1. Updated my ant-Salesforce.jar to the most up-to-date version (35)
2. Build.properties This has all the necessary credentials.
3. Build.xml Has all the appropriate targets
4. codepkg directory which contains:
   • package.xml
   • objects directory, which contains:
     • `Account.object'

My `package.xml'

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">

<types>
<members>Account<members>
<name>CustomObject</name>
</types>

<version>35.0</version>
</Package>

My Account.object file with some search layouts connected to the object:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CustomObject xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <searchLayouts>
        <customTabListAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.NAME</customTabListAdditionalFields>
        <customTabListAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_STREET</customTabListAdditionalFields>
        <customTabListAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_CITY</customTabListAdditionalFields>
        <customTabListAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_STATE</customTabListAdditionalFields>
        <customTabListAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_ZIP</customTabListAdditionalFields>
        <customTabListAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.PHONE1</customTabListAdditionalFields>
        <customTabListAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.RECORDTYPE</customTabListAdditionalFields>
        <lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.NAME</lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_CITY</lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_STATE</lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.PHONE1</lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.RECORDTYPE</lookupDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.NAME</lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_CITY</lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_STATE</lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.PHONE1</lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.RECORDTYPE</lookupPhoneDialogsAdditionalFields>
        <searchResultsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.NAME</searchResultsAdditionalFields>
        <searchResultsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_CITY</searchResultsAdditionalFields>
        <searchResultsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.ADDRESS1_STATE</searchResultsAdditionalFields>
        <searchResultsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.PHONE1</searchResultsAdditionalFields>
        <searchResultsAdditionalFields>ACCOUNT.RECORDTYPE</searchResultsAdditionalFields>
    </searchLayouts>
</CustomObject>

Lastly, it hangs in "Pending" mode whenever i deploy. Any help would be appreciated. I'm really new at this, and just getting hte hang of it...

Answer 1

Both errors are caused by a syntax error in the package.xml file. You forgot to close the <members> tag with </members> :)

Regarding the Pending status, that might mean that another deployment is running against the org. Check the Deployment Status under Setup.

Answer 2

My reputation is not high enough to comment, so I am stuck misusing the answer function, but have you tried running

ant -verbose

it might give you a more useful error to work with.

Good Luck!