A critical error has occurred.
Argument must be between 0 and 2. Parameter name: fieldCount

This is the error I am getting trying to load a skin with the manifest.  The skin loads fine without the manifest.  Please help me understand what this problem is. Here is the manifest:

<dotnetnuke type="Package" version="5.01.01">
  <packages>
    <package name="cbs_SM" type="Skin" version="1.0">
      <friendlyName>cbs skin</friendlyName>
      <description>cbs skin created by Arukor Communications Inc.</description>
      <owner>
        <name>Arukor Communications Inc.</name>
        <organization>Arukor Communications Inc.</organization>
        <url>http://www.arukor.com</url>
        <email>info@arukor.com</email>
      </owner>
      <license>No warrenties, support for Arukor Communications' clients only</license>
      <releaseNotes>1st release of the CBS skin</releaseNotes>
      <components>
        <component type="Skin">
          <skinFiles>
            <skinName>cbs_S</skinName>
            <basePath>Portals\_default\Skins\cbs_S</basePath>
            <skinFile>
              <name>bullet_ac.gif</name>
            </skinFile>
            <skinFile>
              <name>2ColLeft.ascx</name>
            </skinFile>
            <skinFile>
              <name>2ColRight.ascx</name>
            </skinFile>
            <skinFile>
              <name>3Col.ascx</name>
            </skinFile>
            <skinFile>
              <name>skin.css</name>
            </skinFile>
          </skinFiles>
        </component>
      </components>
    </package>
  </packages>
</dotnetnuke>

Timo:

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question.  You were right - needed to have the package version="5.0"  and you must keep the format for the skin version "x.x.x"

I made these changes and both my skin and containers loaded just fine.

I like the new way to load skins in 5.0, but I do think this is a bit ridgid (and not documented as being ridgid).  I guess it wouldn't be so bad if the error messages were a bit more helpful.  I spent hours going over the manifest and overlooked the fact that I had 5.1.1 because I din't think this would make a difference - whoops on my part for assuming!

Anyway, thank you because I was stumped!

Judt