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** Troubleshooting ** - Intermittent errors 'Exception from HRESULT: 0x800AC472' when running report

Troubleshooting


Problem

User clicks on 'Reports - Run'. User clicks tab 'Reports and Forms'. User selects a report and clicks 'run'. User receives error message. This problem is intermittent. If the user exits Controller, and re-launches Controller, the report will probably work OK.

Symptom

Information
Standard Error
Number 50290
Source: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Description: Exception from HRESULT: 0x800AC472
OK

NOTE:
The error message may vary depending on the version of Internet Explorer installed:

  • 'HRESULT' error messages appear when the client PC has Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) installed.
  • If Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is installed on the client PC, the error will be similar to 'Description: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt' instead.
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Historical Number

1039073

Document Information

More support for:
IBM Cognos Controller

Software version:
8.3

Operating system(s):
Windows

Document number:
124247

Modified date:
08 May 2025

UID

swg21372092

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