Hello everyone,
I am using ArcMap 10.5.1 and am struggling with fixing a single attribute within a layer that doesn't work with the copy & paste function. What I'm specifically trying to do involves taking one attribute from a layer and pasting it into another layer. However, every time I try to do this, an error message comes up that says "HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component". I have tried a lot of the basic suggestions (i.e. turning off background processing, repair geometry, created new layer with same info, etc.) but have not been successful. I ruled out the possibility of the copy & paste tool not working in general because it works on other attributes within the same layer & other layers.
@PoweshiekCounty , are you working in Pro or Map?
If Pro, are you using Paste Special, and then specifying your target layer?
Map
@PoweshiekCounty, move the data you want to copy onto your C:drive or another local drive. This is often related to a network issue
Does the problematic field have a different data type than the fields that you have been successful with thus far?
No
Hello madam, in order for the members to understand the problem, is it possible to include a picture of the nature of the problem you are facing in the program, and for all appreciation and respect, M. Sabah Al Barwari.