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"Unable to cast COM object of type 'FrMiscB.DataBaseBrowsBClass' to interface type 'FrMiscB._DataBaseBrowsB'" when launch 'Browse Data'

Troubleshooting


Problem

User clicks 'Maintain - Special Utilities' - 'Browse Data'. There is a delay (for example, approximately 1 minute). An error appears. User clicks OK. Two further errors appear.

Symptom


Error No=5, Source=FrangoDirect.DataBaseBrowsD.GetTablesAndColumns#ControllerProxyClient, Description=System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was unable to process request. ---> System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast COM object of type 'FrMiscB.DataBaseBrowsBClass' to interface type 'FrMiscB._DataBaseBrowsB'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{E318DAAD-81C7-4C1A-9321-20120245A8BA}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)).
at System.StubHelpers.StubHelpers.GetCOMIPFromRCW(Object objSrc, IntPtr pCPCMD, IntPtr& ppTarget, Boolean& pfNeedsRelease)
at FrMiscB.DataBaseBrowsBClass.GetTablesAndColumns(String sGuid, String sUser)
at Cognos.Controller.Proxy.CCRWS.DataBaseBrowsB_GetTablesAndColumns(String sGuid, String sUser)



AssemblyFile = frmBrowsData.dll
FormName = Cognos.Controller.Forms.frmBrowsData
MenuID = 60236

[{"Product":{"code":"SS9S6B","label":"IBM Cognos Controller"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Controller","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"10.1.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSMRTZ","label":"IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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