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Error Number: 5
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Timo dlvw
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10/20/2009 8:22 AM

    One of my team started to experience problems with his 9.0.4 installation on XP Proff. He has been using it happily for a long time but now each time he starts the app error 5 is shown. Tried the "email helpmaster" option from the error screen but it did not work. then emailled it manually to [PRD]  yesterday but have not received an answer as yet.

    Tried uninstall and re-install but to no avail

    Can you help.

    Timo

     

    Error Number: 5

    Product: DeskTop

    Error Description: System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.

       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)

       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ThrowWithoutLineInfo(String res)

       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()

       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()

       at System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace)

       at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader)

       at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(Stream inStream)

       at HMP.Common.Functions.clsXMLParser.GetString(String p_strXMLPath, String& p_strKey, String p_strDefaultKeyValue)

       at HMP.Logon.d.a()

       at HMP.Logon.clsLogOn..ctor(enumProductType ProductType)

       at HMP.Logon.clsLogOn..ctor(enumProductType ProductType, SecurityIdentifier p_objUserSID)

       at HMP.Desktop.x.b()

    Error Source: hmp.HMPFamilySuite.HelpMasterProLogon

    Dll Version Info: PRDErrorTrap = 9.0.4.434;  HMP.Desktop=9.0.4.434;HMP.Common.Gui.Forms=9.0.4.434;HMP.Framework=9.0.4.434;HMP.Logon=9.0.4.434;

    DB Version Info:

    SQL Version Info:

    Windows Version:

    Memory Info: Free Physical Memory 46% (241 MB \ 523 MB)

    When: 20/10/2009 11:56:23 AM

    Been: hmp.modMain.StartHelpMasterPro;hmp.HMPFamilySuite.DoHMPSuiteCommonObjectsInstantiation;hmp.HMPFamilySuite.HelpMasterProLogon;

     

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    10/20/2009 2:26 PM
    Hi Timo,

    I would say that the "HelpMaster Pro Application Settings.xml" file is either corrupt, missing, or some file system permissions have changed on that machine, or his account.

    The "HelpMaster Pro Application Settings.xml" is an xml file that stores the database connection for that computer. On an XP machine, its located here
    C:\Documents and Settings\All users\Application Data\PRD Software\HelpMaster Pro

    Please try deleting this file. When you start HelpMaster next time, it will prompt you to re-connect to your database.

    Hope this helps,
    Rod
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    10/20/2009 11:18 PM
    Excellent - that worked.
    Is it worth documenting this for your knowledge base as originally I could not find any reference to this error

    Many thanks for you support
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    10/21/2009 2:09 AM
    Hi Timo,

    Good idea - I'll add it to our KB, and get the dev team to trap this error in code so that it is handled in a more graceful manner.

    Best regards,
    Rod
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