Reposting again of common errors running the CE Import for AyaNova 3

[ NOTE : These issues will no longer occur with AyaNova 4 due to the new and simplified installation]

When you get an error - for your own sake - STOP! Do not keep clicking Continue as you will continue to get issues that will confuse being able to troubleshoot what the issue is. The very first error will identify what the actual issue is.

If when running the CE Import utility, and after clicking on Yes to accept the responsibility, you get an error message with a Details button, click on the Details button to see what the actual error is which will help you determine what is the issue.

  1. If the error is: dir=ltr " ">

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just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. —>
System.ApplicationException: Connection type: “” not valid in application configuration file
at GZTW.Profile.AyaNovaConnectionSettings.GetConnectionData()
at CSLA.Security.BusinessIdentity.DataPortal_Fetch(Object Criteria)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] arguments, SignatureStruct& sig,

that means that you have NOT created the AyaImport.exe.config as per the AyaNova v3 Manual steps.

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************** Exception Text **************
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. —> FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird.FbException: I/O error for file CreateFile (open) “AYANOVA.FDB”
Error while trying to open file
at FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird.FbConnectionInternal.Connect()
at FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird.FbConnectionPool.Create()
at FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird.FbConnectionPool.CheckOut()
at FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird.FbConnection.Open()
at GZTW.Data.GZTWDatabase.OpenConnection()

this means that you have not performed the second step of editing the AyaImport.exe.config to point to the actual database location if using the stand-alone default installation.

If you had taken the defaults when installing the AyaNova v3 program, you would open AyaImport.exe.config using NotePad and edit the Database= statement so that it has the full path of DataBase=C:\Program Files\Ground Zero Tech-Works Inc\AyaNova 3\AYANOVA.FDB<P Always re-check your steps if you encounter an issue.