Repository.OpenFile(path) in Windows Server 2012 R

[KristianOdd]

We're trying to run Repository.OpenFile(path) on a Windows Server 2012 R2, but it just stops. No errors are thrown, and it won't move on.

The same program works fine on my W8 laptop.

Help is much appreciated.

[Geert Bellekens]

Are you running the code as a regular user, or as a service?
EA will only play nice with regular users.

Geert

[KristianOdd]

Regular user.

We're able to create a repository and execute EA, just not open a file.

[Geert Bellekens]

Maybe a rights issue?

Geert

[KristianOdd]

The same user can open EA manually and open a file from EA's GUI.

So I don't think so :/

[Geert Bellekens]

Error in the file path maybe?

Often it's these type of silly mistakes that take the most time to debug.

I'm guessing there's some kind of system error/warning message that gets swallowed by the API.

Geert

[qwerty]

Maybe you should post a code snippet.

q.

[KristianOdd]

We've tried to just enter a invalid filepath, but we get the same thing.

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private void btnOpen_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                String path = txtPath.Text;
                log("Path: " + path + " is ready to be opened.");
                if (path != "" || path != null)
                {
                    log("Path is not empty. Creating new repository.");
                    EA.Repository repository = new EA.Repository();
                    log("New repository created. Initializing repository.OpenFile(path)");
                    repository.OpenFile(path);
                    log("File is open. Closing file.");
                    repository.CloseFile();
                    log("File is closed. Ending EA.");
                    repository.Exit();
                    log("EA ended. Shutting down.");
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                log(ex.Message + " StackTrace: " + ex.StackTrace);
            }
            
        }

[KristianOdd]

It never gets to the

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log("File is open. Closing file."); part

[Geert Bellekens]

We've tried to just enter a invalid filepath, but we get the same thing.

So you still don't know whether your "valid" filepath is really valid. :-?

I still think you should be looking that way. Have you tried with a hardcoded string such as "C:\\temp\\test.eap" or something similar?

Geert

[KristianOdd]

We know the filepath is valid, but we tried to use an invalid one just to see if we got the basic "path invalid exception", that we get on a normal computer. But still nothing happens.

We have tried to use a hardcoded string, still nothing happens.

[Geert Bellekens]

Then I'm all out of ideas.

If you don't find the reason you can send an email to Sparx support. They might have an idea.

Geert

[qwerty]

As a side note: the test if (path != "" || path != null)does not make sense. I guess you meant && instead?

q.

[Geert Bellekens]

As a side note: the test if (path != "" || path != null)does not make sense. I guess you meant && instead?

q.

Even better would be to use

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if (! String.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
Geert

[KristianOdd]

As a side note: the test if (path != "" || path != null)does not make sense. I guess you meant && instead?

q.

Even better would be to use

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if (! String.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
Geert

That is very correct, and I am awkwardly ashamed of that one.
However, it do not solve the problem, but thank you both.