system.argumentexception

System.ArgumentException illegal characters in path

I am using Path.Combine, and one of the strings contain a Unicode characters. I get {System.ArgumentException} exception; illegal characters in path. According to MSDN filepath/name can have unicode characters. Why do I get this exception? Edit: Here is the code: Path.Combine("C:\PDM\Silver","Amabel Bender QQQ") ...

Application.Run throws ArgumentException was unhandled

I have a condition in which I need to close the application and so I call this.Dispose() when I set a certian flag. At first I thought it was a problem of calling functions after I call this.Dispose() and so I moved the code to be the last thing called, but I still get a "ArgumentException was unhandled" "Parameter is not valid." on th...

"Parameter not valid" exception loading System.Drawing.Image

Hi i am getting the same exception "Parameter not valid" in my code MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(byteArrayIn); System.Drawing.Image returnImage = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(ms); Actually the byteArrayIn 's length is 169014. And none of value in it is not greater than 255. But i am getting this exception. So my question is ...

ASP.NET Master Page: Event Validation Error

Hi I included a repeater in my master page. The repeater has a button that I set its CommandArgument. However when I click the button I get the following exception: System.ArgumentException: Invalid postback or callback argument. Event validation is enabled using in configuration or <%@ Page EnableEventValidation="true" %> in a page....

Font 'Times New Roman' does not support style 'Regular'

Anybody hear of this one? System.ArgumentException: Font 'Times New Roman' does not support style 'Regular'. I've got a WinForms app that is deployed via ClickOnce. For some reason a number of users are getting this error. I can see getting this error because of picking a non-standard font, but Times New Roman, Regular? Is there a servi...

Marshal.PtrToStructure throwing System.ArgumentException error.

I'm attempting to get a KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT from a keyboard-hook's lParam. private static IntPtr HookCallback(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam) { KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT kbd = new KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT(); Marshal.PtrToStructure(lParam, kbd); // Throws System.ArguementException ... Unfortunately the PtrToStructure...

Attached Property: 'System.TypeInitializationException' when setting default value

I want to set a default value of my Attached Property, but when I do I get: A first chance exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in WindowsBase.dll A first chance exception of type 'System.TypeInitializationException' occurred in Oef_AttDepProp.exe Without the default value, things work fine. This is some sampl...

GDI+ "Parameter is not valid." when set pen.Width

I have a System.Drawing.Pen _pen. When in some iterations is setting _pen.Width = 3 it gives me: System.ArgumentException Message="Parameter is not valid." Source="System.Drawing" - System.Drawing.dll StackTrace: at System.Drawing.Pen.set_Width(Single value) at MyProject.ctlPanneauGraphique.CustomLine.set_BorderWi...

Help With Argument Exception in asp.net vb

Dim id as integer = 1 Dim command as sqlcommand Dim reader as idatareader command = db.GetSqlStringCommand("select id, image, caption from profile where id = @id and image IS NOT NULL Order By NEWID()") db.AddInParameter(command, "@id", DbType.Int32, id) reader = db.ExecuteReader(Command) The code is throwing an error i've never seen ...

Sharepoint 2010 workflow failes with "<nativehr>0x80070057</nativehr><nativestack></nativestack>"

I have created a simple Sharepoint 2010 site workflow that creates and manipulates tasks in a list. All my activities execute properly, but when the workflow is about to get to the end (the red point in the diagram :)) some nasty exception happens. Even with the exception the workflow is marked as complete. I have tried to remove the ...