Why doesn't this code work for Geoprocess Tool???

Question

I'm using ArcGIS 10 and my script is just a C# standalone console app.
In using the below code, it bombs on the gp.Execute line suggesting "Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component".  The Source path and the Target path appear to be correct.  Ideas anyone??  Thanks ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessor.Geoprocessor gp = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessor.Geoprocessor();
                gp.OverwriteOutput = true;
                ESRI.ArcGIS.ConversionTools.MetadataImporter MI = new MetadataImporter();
                MI.source = "K:\GISTeam\Data Services\GIS Data\Metadata\PilotsFieldsUnits.xml";
                MI.target = "Database Connections\SERVER-SQLPRD10 (devgis - sde).sde\sde.DEVGIS.DevelopmentAndTesting\sde.DEVGIS.PilotsFieldsUnits";
                gp.Execute(MI, null);

NeilClemmons_GISinc · Answer

Just a quick check:  are you binding to the Desktop product runtime and then checking out a license at the appropriate level before running this code?  Standalone applications must do this before making any ArcObjects calls or they will not run properly.

LukeBadgerow · Answer

it should be spitting out a long int error number.  I was getting the same response, if you wrap it up in the try block and catch the gp messages you may be able to track down whether if it's a syntax or other issue on the Execute method, or if your parameters aren't built just right.

I noticed with some of mine that even though it looks like the parameter array looks like it wants the String reference to the input parameter, it may actually be looking for an object of whatever type you're trying to pass.   So in your case it might actually be looking for an XML Document.  I might try something like this:XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load("K:\GISTeam\Data Services\GIS Data\Metadata\PilotsFieldsUnits.xml")

(you've got to love building a test environment for allowing the time to look at other code)

JoshV · Answer

Hi Luke-  I used VarArrayClass and then ran my code again but still got the same error.  I'll keep trying.  This is Strange..