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.NET Programmability must be enabled in Office 2007 for Go! Office to function

Troubleshooting


Problem

After installation, Go! Office fails to function, reporting "Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation"

Symptom

Upon trying to connect to Cognos 8, the error message ("Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation") is thrown.

Cause

.NET Programmability must be enabled in Office 2007

Resolving The Problem

Enable .NET Programmability

1) Launch Add/Remove Programs for Office 2007.

2) Under each application there is a sub-group called ".NET Programmability Support. Enable this for each application (Word/Excel/Powerpoint) that you wish to use Go! Office in.

3) Allow the installer to install the additional files.

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 October 2022

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