Craziest error message in the world
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So I've been having BizTalk woes - it's no surprise as I've never used it before and have no BizTalk masters (or experts, or journeymen or novices...) in the office. Today I finally thought I was having a breakthrough - I got it down to one compile error! Excited, I open my error list to find what is is, hoping it's a namespace I forgot to change, or a missing semi-colon, and I find this:
"you must specify at least one already-initialized correlation set for a non-activation receive that is on a non-selfcorrelating port"
Wow. I mean, wow. I think whoever wrote that error was TRYING to make it impossible to understand - seems like quite an art to come up with that much BS in one error message. So I begin Googling, asking help from team-members for sanity checks, etc. Four hours later: I have my mentor beside me making me explain the problem to him. I end up opening an old orchestration that worked and comparing it with my current one. It turns out all I had to do was change the Activate property on my Receive shape from "False" to "True". I didn't even know that property existed let alone see a use for it. I also don't see why the error message needed to be so bloody convoluted! Why not just say "remember to activate the receive shape ya fool!" I need home time.
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So I've been having BizTalk woes - it's no surprise as I've never used it before and have no BizTalk masters (or experts, or journeymen or novices...) in the office. Today I finally thought I was having a breakthrough - I got it down to one compile error! Excited, I open my error list to find what is is, hoping it's a namespace I forgot to change, or a missing semi-colon, and I find this:
"you must specify at least one already-initialized correlation set for a non-activation receive that is on a non-selfcorrelating port"
Wow. I mean, wow. I think whoever wrote that error was TRYING to make it impossible to understand - seems like quite an art to come up with that much BS in one error message. So I begin Googling, asking help from team-members for sanity checks, etc. Four hours later: I have my mentor beside me making me explain the problem to him. I end up opening an old orchestration that worked and comparing it with my current one. It turns out all I had to do was change the Activate property on my Receive shape from "False" to "True". I didn't even know that property existed let alone see a use for it. I also don't see why the error message needed to be so bloody convoluted! Why not just say "remember to activate the receive shape ya fool!" I need home time.
I don't see the problem: the error message is pretty clear. Lest take a look in detail at what it is saying.
You
Indicates the person you should take remedial action. Polite, and specific!
must
This is compulsory, the action must be taken before processing can be completed.
specify
Identify, locate.
at least one
Minimum quantity required.
already-initialized correlation set for a non-activation receive that is on a non-selfcorrelating port
Obvious, really, I'm sure. I lost interest in the message at this point, I admit. But I'm sure it is a clear as the start was!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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I don't see the problem: the error message is pretty clear. Lest take a look in detail at what it is saying.
You
Indicates the person you should take remedial action. Polite, and specific!
must
This is compulsory, the action must be taken before processing can be completed.
specify
Identify, locate.
at least one
Minimum quantity required.
already-initialized correlation set for a non-activation receive that is on a non-selfcorrelating port
Obvious, really, I'm sure. I lost interest in the message at this point, I admit. But I'm sure it is a clear as the start was!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
:laugh: Gave me a good belly laugh this morning! Thanks! :thumbsup:
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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:laugh: Gave me a good belly laugh this morning! Thanks! :thumbsup:
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
I live but to serve! :-D
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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So I've been having BizTalk woes - it's no surprise as I've never used it before and have no BizTalk masters (or experts, or journeymen or novices...) in the office. Today I finally thought I was having a breakthrough - I got it down to one compile error! Excited, I open my error list to find what is is, hoping it's a namespace I forgot to change, or a missing semi-colon, and I find this:
"you must specify at least one already-initialized correlation set for a non-activation receive that is on a non-selfcorrelating port"
Wow. I mean, wow. I think whoever wrote that error was TRYING to make it impossible to understand - seems like quite an art to come up with that much BS in one error message. So I begin Googling, asking help from team-members for sanity checks, etc. Four hours later: I have my mentor beside me making me explain the problem to him. I end up opening an old orchestration that worked and comparing it with my current one. It turns out all I had to do was change the Activate property on my Receive shape from "False" to "True". I didn't even know that property existed let alone see a use for it. I also don't see why the error message needed to be so bloody convoluted! Why not just say "remember to activate the receive shape ya fool!" I need home time.
GlobX wrote:
I also don't see why the error message needed to be so bloody convoluted! Why not just say "remember to activate the receive shape ya fool!"
That would make to much cents and they are not in business to make cents but dollars and plenty of them so how can they do this make themselves indispensable. i.e. Job security!
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