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                                         rstewart.certpoint 
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                                             Posted - 2009-06-17 : 15:38:47
                                            
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                                            | I just tried to import a trace and got the following error message:******************************************************************************ClearTrace Error******************************************************************************Version: 2008.34.0Last Exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.Last Target Site: Int32 GetInt32(Int32)******************************************************************************Exception Type: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationExceptionException Message: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] arguments, SignatureStruct& sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner)   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner)   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks)   at System.Delegate.DynamicInvokeImpl(Object[] args)   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackDo(ThreadMethodEntry tme)   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackHelper(Object obj)   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData)   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallback(ThreadMethodEntry tme)   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbacks()   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)   at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg)   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)   at ClearTraceGui.Program.Main()================================Inner Exception================================Exception Type: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationExceptionException Message: An exception occurred during the operation, making the result invalid.  Check InnerException for exception details.   at System.ComponentModel.AsyncCompletedEventArgs.RaiseExceptionIfNecessary()   at System.ComponentModel.RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs.get_Result()   at ClearTraceGui.MainForm.backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted(Object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)   at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnRunWorkerCompleted(RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)   at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.AsyncOperationCompleted(Object arg)================================Inner Exception================================Exception Type: System.NullReferenceExceptionException Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace.TraceReader.GetInt32(Int32 ordinal)   at ClearData.ClearTrace.SqlTrace.ProcessFiles(BackgroundWorker worker, DoWorkEventArgs eventArgs)   at ClearTraceGui.MainForm.backgroundWorker1_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)   at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnDoWork(DoWorkEventArgs e)   at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.WorkerThreadStart(Object argument)Do I have to include specific columns in my trace to get it to work with Cleartrace? | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     graz 
                                    Chief SQLTeam Crack Dealer 
                                     
                                    
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                                            Posted - 2009-06-17 : 18:50:42
                                          
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                                          | http://www.cleardata.biz/cleartrace/instructions.aspxUsually when I see this error the TextData isn't included.=================================================Creating tomorrow's legacy systems today.  One crisis at a time.  | 
                                         
                                        
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