OpenSpan - Error Creating WindowsAdapter (BadImageFormatException)
I'm new to Pega Robotic Studio. I installed Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise and the OpenSpan plugin. I already had Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate installed for unrelated projects written in C++ native code (not .NET). I'm having problems with the first exercise in the Pega Robotic Automation Architect Essentials online class. When I add and attempt to edit a WindowsAdapter, I get this error message:
Error creating 'CRM' component of OpenSpan.Adapters.Windows.WindowsAdapter type
I have tried unsuccessfully to resolve this issue by:
I'm new to Pega Robotic Studio. I installed Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise and the OpenSpan plugin. I already had Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate installed for unrelated projects written in C++ native code (not .NET). I'm having problems with the first exercise in the Pega Robotic Automation Architect Essentials online class. When I add and attempt to edit a WindowsAdapter, I get this error message:
Error creating 'CRM' component of OpenSpan.Adapters.Windows.WindowsAdapter type
I have tried unsuccessfully to resolve this issue by:
- Reinstalling both VS 2015 and the OpenSpan plugin.
- Opening a successfully completed solution sent to me by a co-worker
- Reviewing the forum post OpenSpan - Not able to add windows application
- thomz's recommendation to delete %AppData%\OpenSpan\*.xml did not help
- The regenerated XML files were nearly identical to the deleted ones.
- thomz's recommendation to delete %AppData%\OpenSpan\*.xml did not help
I found this exception in my log files (see attached) interesting:
2) Exception Information
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Exception Type: System.BadImageFormatException
Message: "Invalid access to memory location. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800703E6)"
FileName: NULL
FusionLog: NULL
Data: IDictionary (System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal) with 0 items
TargetSite: Void ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32, IntPtr)
HelpLink: NULL
Source: "mscorlib"
HResult: -2147023898
StackTrace Information
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at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32 errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo)
at OpenSpan.Interop.ScoutInterop.LoadNativeLibrary(String searchPath, String moduleName, UnmanagedLibrary& unmanagedLibrary)
at OpenSpan.Interop.ScoutInterop.LoadScoutLibrary(String searchPath)
at OpenSpan.Interop.ScoutInterop.Initialize(ScoutInitialization flags, String searchPath)
at OpenSpan.Adapters.Windows.WindowsAdapterBase.set_Site(ISite value)
at System.ComponentModel.Container.Add(IComponent component, String name)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.PerformAdd(IComponent component, String name)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesignerHost.CreateComponent(Type componentType, String name)
at OpenSpan.Design.ComponentCreator.CreateComponent(Type componentClass, String name)
at OpenSpan.Serialization.Serializer.ReadCreateInstance(XPathNavigator navigator, Boolean isContent, IComponentCreator componentCreator, String externalName, Boolean missingTypeError, SerializerReadData data, Type& type, Object& instance)
at OpenSpan.Serialization.Serializer.ReadObject(XPathNavigator navigator, Boolean advanceCursor, Boolean isContent, IComponentCreator componentCreator, ComponentInfo componentInfo, String externalName, Boolean missingTypeError, SerializerReadData data)
at OpenSpan.Serialization.Serializer.Deserialize(XPathDocument document, IComponentCreator componentCreator, String externalName, SerializerReadData data, String logCategory, String logMessage)
at OpenSpan.Serialization.Serializer.Deserialize(XPathDocument[] documents, IComponentCreator componentCreator, IServiceProvider serviceProvider, String externalName, ArrayList errors, String logCategory, String logMessage)
Does this BadImageFormatException suggest that the plugin is loading a DLL in the wrong format (32 vs 64-bit)?
Thank you for any help you can offer -
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Mark Stallard
***Updated by moderator: Lochan to remove proprietary information***
Updated: 24 Oct 2017 6:03 EDT
Raytheon Company
US
I uninstalled VS 2012, Pega Robotic Plug-In and VS 2015, then re-installed VS 2015 and the plug-in.
I still get the exact same error.
How can we fix this?
It is urgent that I complete this training.
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Mark Stallard
***Updated by moderator: Lochan to remove proprietary information***
Pegasystems Inc.
US
When Visual Studio is installed, many of the environment variables and registry settings that we use are affected. This often points us to wrong directories which causes us issues. The recommendation is to uninstall Visual Studio 2012 and 2015 in its entirety, including all of the items installed alongside it (I'm not sure if that was done in your first attempt).
VS is a particularly difficult thing to get rid of. I know from personal experience that it is often best just to install 2015 on a machine where there has been no prior installations of Visual Studio.
I would suggest trying to use a VM if you have that available. If re-imaging the machine and freshly installing only 2015 is an option, I would suggest that as well. A close alternative is to also try uninstalling everything related to VS 2012 and VS 2015 and doing a fresh install thereafter.