Question
Interrogating a Windows Application in Pega RPA
Hi All,
Need Help regarding Interrogating Windows App-
Step 1- Created 1 CRM Project.
Step 2- Need to Set up Path,(Here I am not able to get properly which path because when I am opening that It is asking for couple of files only)
lease see -I1.
Step 3- When I am clicking Interrogate Application, Below Error is coming (Image I2)
Here I am not able to get the TargetPath StartMethod.
Please Help!
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I am also getting an error when trying to interrogate the CRM.exe application. It gives an OpenSpan stack trace. I just installed Pega Robotics Studio 8.0 from the PegaAcademy and have the following error when trying to interrogate the training application 'CRM.exe'.
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at OpenSpan.Adapters.Windows.WindowsProcess.Start(WindowsProcessStartMethod method, String path, String args, String dir, String target, Int32 timeout)
at OpenSpan.Adapters.Windows.WindowsAdapterBase.StartProcess(WindowsProcessStartMethod method, String path, String args, String dir, String target, Int32 timeout, Boolean hookChildProcesses, IWindowsProcess& process)
at OpenSpan.Adapters.Windows.WindowsAdapterBase.StartProcess(WindowsProcessStartMethod method, String path, String args, String dir, String target, Int32 timeout, IWindowsProcess& process)
at OpenSpan.Adapters.Windows.WindowsAdapter.StartAdapter()
at OpenSpan.Adapters.Adapter.HandlePerformStart(Object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
at OpenSpan.Design.DesignComponentCommon.OnPerformStart()
at OpenSpan.Design.DesignComponentCommon.Start()
at OpenSpan.Design.DesignComponent.Start()
at OpenSpan.Adapters.Design.InterrogationService.StartInterrogation()
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Exception Type: OpenSpan.Exceptions.BaseApplicationException
MachineName: "LAPTOP-3SQGG3GO"
CreatedDateTime: 8/11/2017 12:14:08 AM
AppDomainName: "DefaultDomain"
ThreadIdentityName: "LAPTOP-3SQGG3GO\thoma"
WindowsIdentityName: "LAPTOP-3SQGG3GO\thoma"
AdditionalInformation: NameValueCollection with 0 items
Message: "Start process injected C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenSpan\CRM Setup\CRM.exe failed"
Data: IDictionary (System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal) with 0 items
TargetSite: Void InjectAndResumeProcess(System.String, System.String, System.String, UInt32 ByRef)
HelpLink: NULL
Source: "OpenSpan.Adapters.Windows"
HResult: -2146232832
You should check by first disabling any antivirus that you have installed on your machine. Then also search for CRM.exe on the PSC. Many people have had similar issues with different solutions.
The error that you're seeing is different than the one for this post. I suggest creating a new Post.
Thank You so much for the suggestion. I was having issues with starting interrogation on both Windows and Web adapters .Have been struggling with issue for long. Disabled Antivirus and both started working right away.
Below is the explanation for the StartAndWait StartMethod property and the TargetPath. I think you are looking for just the default option which is Start for the StartMethod property.
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StartAndWait – With this option, which only applies to the Windows adapter, starting the adapter causes Studio to launch the application identified in the Path property and then waits until the application in the TargetPath is launched. When the TargetPath application runs, Studio then hooks the TargetPath application.
Note: Studio does not hook the Path application, therefore you cannot interrogate or automate the Path application. If you choose this option, the Runtime user must have OpenSpan services installed. You install these services during the initial installation.
Ref: http://help.openspan.com/80/Adapters_Interrogation/Start_Method_Property.htm
The TargetPath applies when the target application – the application you want to interrogate – is launched by one or more other applications. The target application is launched as the result of one or more other processes (applications) occurring first. In this case, the Path property defines the executable that starts the target application. The TargetPath identifies the executable that will be interrogated and automated by the project.
When you make entries in both the Path and TargetPath fields, set the StartMethod to StartAndWait. Note the application you enter in the Path property cannot be interrogated, nor can any other process that it starts. The only application you can interrogate is the application entered in the TargetPath.
Ref: http://help.openspan.com/80/Adapters_Interrogation/How_to_Use_Target_Path.htm