error when openning a process in the visual studio "one or more errors were encountered while attempting to open the designer. please review these errors"

Hi

I dont use custom wizards

i also checked the visual studio part of the configurationmanager.config file

here is a copy of it

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<environments>
    <environment name="VisualStudio">
      <services>
        <service type="SourceCode.VisualStudio.DocumentService" assembly="SourceCode.VisualStudio, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" interfaceType="SourceCode.Framework.IDocumentService" interfaceAssembly="SourceCode.Framework, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" name="DocumentService" />
        <service type="SourceCode.VisualStudio.HelpService" assembly="SourceCode.VisualStudio, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" interfaceType="SourceCode.Framework.IHelpService" interfaceAssembly="SourceCode.Framework, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" name="HelpService" />
        <service type="SourceCode.Workflow.Plugins.ObjectBrowserService" assembly="SourceCode.Workflow.Plugins, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" interfaceType="SourceCode.Workflow.Plugins.IObjectBrowserService" interfaceAssembly="SourceCode.Workflow.Plugins, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" name="ObjectBrowserService" />
        <service type="SourceCode.Workflow.Design.EnvironmentLibraryService" assembly="SourceCode.Workflow.Design, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" interfaceType="SourceCode.Workflow.Design.IEnvironmentLibraryService" interfaceAssembly="SourceCode.Workflow.Design, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" name="EnvironmentLibraryService" />
        <service type="SourceCode.VisualStudio.ProjectManager" assembly="SourceCode.VisualStudio, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" interfaceType="SourceCode.Framework.IProjectManager" interfaceAssembly="SourceCode.Framework, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" name="ProjectManager" />
      </services>
      <views>
        <view type="SourceCode.Workflow.Design.ProcessView" assembly="SourceCode.Workflow.Authoring, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" name="ProcessView" designerType="SourceCode.Workflow.VisualDesigners.ProcessDesigner" designerAssembly="SourceCode.Workflow.VisualDesigners, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" />
        <view type="SourceCode.Workflow.Design.DocumentView" assembly="SourceCode.Workflow.Design, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" name="DocumentView" designerType="SourceCode.Workflow.VisualDesigners.ProcessDesigner" designerAssembly="SourceCode.Workflow.VisualDesigners, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=16a2c5aaaa1b130d" />
      </views>
    </environment>

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Is there any other reason for that?

i found a solution for that

Hi,

This solution will only work if you want to take a peek at the process. What if you NEED to open the workflow in a solution, so you can compile it and deploy it? How do we resolve this? I am stuck in this situation.

you mean you tried to add it to a solution and that didnt wok with you???

try adding it to a  new k2 solution and make this process alone and try to compile and deploy; i hope this works with you.

i have no other solution other than that

Hi,

Opening the process (and only the process) in the Studio works fine. If I create a solution and add the process to the solution, then try to open the process I get the same error.

There is another thing. When I drag a server event (or some others too) to the canvas, I get some exception about templates not being found. It looks like the exception is coming from the Visual Studio itself, but wrapped in K2 UI.

Just a few minutes ago I came to the conclusion something might be wrong with my Visual Studio. I am reinstalling VS 2005 Pro SP1 (or 2, I forgot) and will see how it goes.

Thanks for your reply.

Just so everyone knows - the problem was in the Visual Studio 2005 itself. After re-installing it and the service pack, I don't get the error any more.

10x.

Congrats man!!

Symptoms

Try to create any new empty K2 Project and add new process run sharepoint workflow integration client during the wizard k2 ask you for SMTP Server, Workflow Server , Workflow Management all the below fields, if you find them empty you can also the mentioned issue

Resolution

Open Visual Studio à Open K2 Object Browser à goto field of the below picture à edit and check the values/ server names are correct (if yes) than à select Set as default à and save/ ok it.

Follow the same step for all fields.

Restart visual studio open your Process project, it will work. J

Make sure your connection string is correct via the K2 Object Browser. This happened to me with a service pack upgrade on VS.