Client side error while connecting to ELN

Created
October 08, 2021 23:11

Date Posted: 2010-05-26
Product: E-Notebook Enterprise

Problem:

Solution:

PROBLEM:

While logging in to the E-Notebook, user receives the following error:

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Error Connecting
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Sorry, the type initializer for ‘ENContainer.Properties.Settings’ threw an exception.

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OK
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Basically, the issue is faced by only one client machine and re-installing ELN doesn’t work here (only full re-imaging).

SOLUTION:

Check the following file:

Windows XP: "C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\Application Data\CambridgeSoft\ENContainer.exe_StrongName_<unique ID>\11.0.3.51\user.config"

Windows 7: "C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\CambridgeSoft\ENContainer.exe_StrongName_<unique ID>\11.0.3.51\user.config"

On the client machines having the issue, this file appears to be empty or corrupted. Two solutions are possible here:

1. Delete or move the "ENContainer.exe_StrongName_<unique ID>" folder, and re-login to the ELN. This folder and the config file will be recreated automatically.

2. Edit the config file and paste the following text there:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<configuration>

    <userSettings>

        <ENContainer.Properties.Settings>

            <setting name="ContainerLocation" serializeAs="String">

                <value>0, 0</value>

            </setting>

            <setting name="ContainerWindowState" serializeAs="String">

                <value>Maximized</value>

            </setting>

            <setting name="BoxPropertiesFormLocation" serializeAs="String">

                <value>935, 207</value>

            </setting>

        </ENContainer.Properties.Settings>

    </userSettings>

</configuration>

NOTE:

If using ClickOnce installation, the file path is different. For your actual path to the “user.config”, please do a file search under the following folder (*):

Windows XP: "C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\Apps\2.0\"

Windows 7: "C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Apps\2.0\"

If nothing helped, uninstall the E-Notebook 11.0 Client. Also, delete the contents of the ClickOnce cache - everything located under the (*) folder. Then install the E-Notebook 11.0 Client using your link to ClickOnce.

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