Powerbuilder Datawindow Error

Sid picture Sid · Mar 21, 2012 · Viewed 7.8k times · Source

Help, our team upgraded/changed our Laptops from Windows XP to Windows 7 64 Bit, that came with the laptop itself. its therefore licensed and cannot be downgraded.

When using a datawindow and adding the second argument

I am getting Column 2 has an invalid name and/or length error...

I also opened my other already made Datawindow from the previous laptop that has multiple arguments. every 2 args. the name is missing.. but when you delete the top part. you can see the invisible argument is there.

Any patch I need to install. I cannot proceed with my programming

Answer

Danny Beckett picture Danny Beckett · Sep 20, 2012

The workaround posted by @Slapout didn't work for me. I did however find a KB article on Sybase's website that helped:

It appears that all HP computer systems come preloaded with a program called Digital Persona. This program is used by the finger print scanner built into many of their laptop systems. They also install it on desktop machines. There is a service created called either "Authentication Service" or "Biometric Authentication Service." These services must be stopped in order for the retrieval argument error to be resolved.

On the HP Elitebook 2740p stopping the service for the touch pad called "Tablet PC Input Service" will resolve the retrieval argument error.

Another piece of software to look for is DisplayFusion multi-monitor tool. Killing that process will also resolve the problem.

I couldn't find any services with them names, but I did find DpAgent.exe and a few variations thereof, in the task manager process list. Killing them immediately fixed the problem.