Well, I think I join many of us in wishing him well in whatever he's doing now. Has someone else been handed the .NET API torch? It's been in good hands since Dan built it out several years ago, and I'd like to think it will continue to be so.
Rick On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Easter, David <david_eas...@bmc.com> wrote: > ** > > Just as an FYI, Appajee recently left BMC (of his own decision) – so he’s > no longer a BMC employee. > > > > -David J. Easter > > Sr. Product Manager, Enterprise Service Management > > BMC Software, Inc. > > > > The opinions, statements, and/or suggested courses of action expressed in > this E-mail do not necessarily reflect those of BMC Software, Inc. My > voluntary participation in this forum is not intended to convey a role as a > spokesperson, liaison or public relations representative for BMC Software, > Inc. > > > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arsl...@arslist.org] *On Behalf Of *Rick Cook > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:13 AM > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: ARAPI.NET <http://arapi.net/> 7.5.xxx > > > > ** > > I believe that Appajee is the person still caring for the .NET API set. He > has been pretty responsive in the past to issues brought up. Might want to > go through the BMCDN, though, as he probably monitors that more than the > ARSList. > > > > Rick > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Lyle Taylor <tayl...@ldschurch.org> > wrote: > > That's a good suggestion, LJ. Note, however, that the .NET API is not > officially supported, so you will probably need to contact the actual > developer of the API rather than BMC. I believe it is a BMC employee, so > your e-mail will still go to BMC, but you would not go through the normal > support channel. I believe the developer contact information is included > with the readme or similar that is included with the download. > > Lyle > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:04 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: ARAPI.NET <http://arapi.net/> 7.5.xxx > > Ok...I'm really out of my element on this one....but here is the obvious > error > > Unable to cast object of type 'System.UInt32' to type 'System.Object[]'. > > ....the un-obvious portion is why is it throwing this. I would suspect > there is a bug in the api. But to troubleshoot this I would modify the > program to pull a single 'sample' AL instead of all of them....this sample > would be a copy of one of the ones it's having problems with. Then I would > start making basic mods to the al, remove the run if qual, change its fire > on conditions, remove actions one at a time, etc till I found the offending > item. Then I would strip the AL down to just that condition causing the > fault and submit a ticket to BMC (or the support structure that supports > the > VB API, if any) listing the code used and a def of the object causing the > issue..... > > I have had to do this SEVERAL times for the Java API...it typically takes > them 2-3 patches before they actually fix the API bugs, but they do > typically eventually get fixed....till then you hafta modify your program > to > avoid the many potholes laying around. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Grooms, Frederick W > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:36 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: ARAPI.NET <http://arapi.net/> 7.5.xxx > > Sending this for Paul ... > > Version 7.1.00 Patch 007 200904160530 > > AssemblyQualifiedName BMC.ARSystem.ARTypeMgr, BMC.ARSystem, > Version=7.5.3397.30568, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=8cae4d61f13dc9bb > > _ARControlStruct > {"Unable to cast object of type 'System.UInt32' to type > 'System.Object[]'."} > > StackTrace > at BMC.ARSystem.ARTypeMgr.ObjectFromVariantAR(Object& given, Object var, > Server server) > at BMC.ARSystem.ARTypeMgr.ObjectFromVariant(Object& given, Object var, > Server server) > at BMC.ARSystem.ARTypeMgr.ObjectFromVariant(Type typ, Object var, Server > server) > at BMC.ARSystem.Server.get__ARControlStruct() > > > DeclaringType {Name = "ARTypeMgr" FullName = "BMC.ARSystem.ARTypeMgr"} > System.Type > IsAbstract FALSE Boolean > IsAssembly TRUE Boolean > IsConstructor FALSE Boolean > IsFamily FALSE Boolean > IsFamilyAndAssembly FALSE Boolean > IsFamilyOrAssembly FALSE Boolean > IsFinal FALSE Boolean > IsGenericMethod FALSE Boolean > IsGenericMethodDefinition FALSE Boolean > IsHideBySig TRUE Boolean > IsPrivate FALSE Boolean > IsPublic FALSE Boolean > IsSpecialName FALSE Boolean > IsStatic FALSE Boolean > IsVirtual FALSE Boolean > MemberType Method {8} System.Reflection.MemberTypes > MetadataToken 100663604 Integer > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:39 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: ARAPI.NET <http://arapi.net/> 7.5.xxx > > Can you provide the error? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Paul Kowalski > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:03 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: ARAPI.NET <http://arapi.net/> 7.5.xxx > > I have a VB.NET <http://vb.net/> program that reads Active links. It's a > simple loop thru all > active links and output the RunIfQualification, out of over 3000 active > links around 10 fail and I'm getting an error from arapi.net. The active > links that fail pretty simple (not complex). > > Are there any known issues or work arounds? > > Server ARS 7.01 > ARAPI.NET <http://arapi.net/> 7.5 (downloaded last week) > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ___ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > > > NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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