Invalid application descriptor: descriptor version does not match runtime version

Question

Hi.
I have writen a very simple AIR app. Its not really an app
just a button on the stage in flex2 as I want to try packaging it
up as an air app from the command line. When i use adl to do this i
get the following error.
invalid application descriptor: descriptor version does not
match runtime version
I have just downloaded the latest version of AIR 1.0.1 and
still have no joy even when i change <application xmlns="
http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/1.0">
to <application xmlns="
http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/1.0.1">
The code for my app is below, i woudl very much appreciate a
little advice as to where i am going wrong.
Many thanks
Barry.
test-app.xml (descriptor file)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<application xmlns="
http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/1.0.1">
<!-- Adobe AIR Application Descriptor File Template.
Specifies parameters for identifying, installing, and
launching AIR applications.
See
http://www.adobe.com/go/air_1.0_application_descriptor
for complete documentation.
xmlns - The Adobe AIR namespace:
http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/1.0
The last segment of the namespace specifies the version
of the AIR runtime required for this application to run.
minimumPatchLevel - The minimum patch level of the AIR
runtime required to run
the application. Optional.
-->
<!-- The application identifier string, unique to this
application. Required. -->
<id>test application</id>
<!-- Used as the filename for the application. Required.
-->
<filename>test</filename>
<!-- The name that is displayed in the AIR application
installer. Optional. -->
<name>test app</name>
<!-- An application version designator (such as "v1",
"2.5", or "Alpha 1"). Required. -->
<version>v1</version>
<!-- Description, displayed in the AIR application
installer. Optional. -->
<!-- <description></description> -->
<!-- Copyright information. Optional -->
<!-- <copyright></copyright> -->
<!-- Settings for the application's initial window.
Required. -->
<initialWindow>
<!-- The main SWF or HTML file of the application.
Required. -->
<!-- Note: In Flex Builder, the SWF reference is set
automatically. -->
<content>test.swf</content>
<!-- The title of the main window. Optional. -->
<!-- <title></title> -->
<!-- The type of system chrome to use (either "standard"
or "none"). Optional. Default standard. -->
<!-- <systemChrome></systemChrome> -->
<!-- Whether the window is transparent. Only applicable
when systemChrome is false. Optional. Default false. -->
<!-- <transparent></transparent> -->
<!-- Whether the window is initially visible. Optional.
Default false. -->
<!-- <visible></visible> -->
<!-- Whether the user can minimize the window. Optional.
Default true. -->
<!-- <minimizable></minimizable> -->
<!-- Whether the user can maximize the window. Optional.
Default true. -->
<!-- <maximizable></maximizable> -->
<!-- Whether the user can resize the window. Optional.
Default true. -->
<!-- <resizable></resizable> -->
<!-- The window's initial width. Optional. -->
<!-- <width></width> -->
<!-- The window's initial height. Optional. -->
<!-- <height></height> -->
<!-- The window's initial x position. Optional. -->
<!-- <x></x> -->
<!-- The window's initial y position. Optional. -->
<!-- <y></y> -->
<!-- The window's minimum size, specified as a
width/height pair, such as "400 200". Optional. -->
<!-- <minSize></minSize> -->
<!-- The window's initial maximum size, specified as a
width/height pair, such as "1600 1200". Optional. -->
<!-- <maxSize></maxSize> -->
</initialWindow>
<!-- The subpath of the standard default installation
location to use. Optional. -->
<!-- <installFolder></installFolder> -->
<!-- The subpath of the Windows Start/Programs menu to
use. Optional. -->
<!-- <programMenuFolder></programMenuFolder>
-->
<!-- The icon the system uses for the application. For at
least one resolution,
specify the path to a PNG file included in the AIR package.
Optional. -->
<!-- <icon>
<image16x16></image16x16>
<image32x32></image32x32>
<image48x48></image48x48>
<image128x128></image128x128>
</icon> -->
<!-- Whether the application handles the update when a
user double-clicks an update version
of the AIR file (true), or the default AIR application
installer handles the update (false).
Optional. Default false. -->
<!-- <customUpdateUI></customUpdateUI> -->
<!-- Whether the application can be launched when the
user clicks a link in a web browser.
Optional. Default false. -->
<!--
<allowBrowserInvocation></allowBrowserInvocation>
-->
<!-- Listing of file types for which the application can
register. Optional. -->
<!-- <fileTypes> -->
<!-- Defines one file type. Optional. -->
<!-- <fileType> -->
<!-- The name that the system displays for the registered
file type. Required. -->
<!-- <name></name> -->
<!-- The extension to register. Required. -->
<!-- <extension></extension> -->
<!-- The description of the file type. Optional. -->
<!-- <description></description> -->
<!-- The MIME type. Optional. -->
<!-- <contentType></contentType> -->
<!-- The icon to display for the file type. Optional.
-->
<!-- <icon>
<image16x16></image16x16>
<image32x32></image32x32>
<image48x48></image48x48>
<image128x128></image128x128>
</icon> -->
<!-- </fileType> -->
<!-- </fileTypes> -->
</application>
test.mxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute">
<mx:Button x="201" y="167" label="Hello AIR!"/>
</mx:Application>

Answer 1

My descriptor version was 1.5.2
(see line <application xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/1.5.2"> in file appName-app.xml)
My Flex sdk was 3.2 (see Project->Properties->Flex Compiler->Flex SDK Version)
To support air debugger (adl) version 1.5.2, sdk 3.2 was too old, so i got this same error
so i switched to sdk 3.4 (free download at adobe.com)
and the problem was solved