Error updating metadata in ArcObjects 10

JoseGarcia · ‎10-28-2010

Hi

When updating metadata in ArcObjects 10 using a code similar to this:

Dim lyr As ILayer = ...
Dim pDLayer As IDataLayer
Dim pName As IName

pDLayer = CType(lyr, IDataLayer)
pName = pDLayer.DataSourceName
metadata = CType(pName, IMetadata)

Dim metadataPropSet As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IPropertySet
Dim metadataXPS As IXmlPropertySet2

metadataPropSet = metadata.Metadata
metadataXPS = CType(metadataPropSet, IXmlPropertySet2)

' Set some properties
metadataXPS.SetPropertyX(metadataProperty1, value1, esriXmlPropertyType.esriXPTText, esriXmlSetPropertyAction.esriXSPAAddOrReplace, False)
metadataXPS.SetPropertyX(metadataProperty2, value2, esriXmlPropertyType.esriXPTText, esriXmlSetPropertyAction.esriXSPAAddOrReplace, False)

' Save metadata             
metadata.Metadata = metadataXPS

I'm getting an exception:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005): Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.
   at ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IMetadata.set_Metadata(IPropertySet ppPropertySet)

This only happens when i install the extension i'm creating and use it from ArcGIS 10. Running from Visual Studio IDE the same code executes correctly.

Any help is welcome.

Thanks in advance,
Jose

JoseGarcia · ‎10-29-2010

Hi

Finally seem clear the problem.

If ArcGIS 10 has no permissions to update the metadata file (installed in Program Files folder) is returning this bizarre exception instead of a understandable exception that can be managed correctly to provide useful feedback about the problem.

In ArcGIS 9 same configuration seem working ok.

Regards,
Jose