kb(common): license file error

Author: Jekata

knowledge-base/common-cannot-transform-license-file-into-binary-resource.md

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+title: Could not transform licenses file into a binary resource. Object reference not set to an instance of an object error
+description: See this article to fix the could not transform licenses file into a binary resource error with the licenses.licx file - Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX
+type: troubleshooting
+page_title: How to fix the could not transform licenses.licx file into a binary resource error
+slug: common-cannot-transform-license-file-into-binary-resource
+position: 
+tags: 
+ticketid: 1593081
+res_type: kb
+---
+
+## Environment
+<table>
+	<tbody>
+		<tr>
+			<td>Product Version</td>
+			<td>Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td>Product</td>
+			<td>Progress® Telerik® UI for ASP.NET AJAX</td>
+		</tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+
+
+## Description
+Check the Solution section to see how to fix the Could not transform licenses file into a binary resource error related to the licenses.licx file.
+
+## Solution
+Usually, when the licx files are created, there is a license file as well as a binary file for the licenses. If you have just one of them missing, this would cause an error. 
+
+Try to remove both files and check how that would work for you.
+* In a Web Site project type, one file (App_Licenses.dll) would be in the root, and the other (licenses.licx) in the bin folder:
+  
+  ![licenses files in a web site](images/common-web-site-license-file.png)
+* In a WebApplication project type, one of the files could be inside the Properties folder, next to the AssemblyInfo.cs:
+  
+  ![license file in a web app](images/common-web-app-license-file.png)
+
+You can find more information at this StackOverflow forum: [Could not transform licenses file into a binary resource](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24240808/could-not-transform-licenses-file-into-a-binary-resource).
+
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