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These errors occur because the NBIA Data Retriever cannot work without with a manifest file. See Creating Manifest Files for instructions on how to create a manifest file using NBIA or an API. To avoid this error, first download and install the NBIA Data Retriever, then locate a manifest file on your computer. If you have not previously installed any versions of the Downloader App or TCIA Downloader previously, you can just click on a manifest file and the NBIA Data Retriever will open it correctly. If you have installed the Downloader App or TCIA Downloader before, consider to remove removing these app applications first before installing the NBIA Data Retriever but it . This is not mandatory , however you need to but will prevent you from having to specify which application your computer should use to open the manifest file. Do do so, right-click the manifest file to and choose to open it with the NBIA Data Retriever.
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This is a Java bug that displays the following error message:
The workaround is to This issue has a workaround. You must uninstall the NBIA Data Retriever and download the free community version of Visual Studio 2017. Install Visual Studio 2017 and then reinstall the NBIA Data Retriever.