Getting casting error when running the indexing job

Petter Klang

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When running the "EPiServer Find CMS Indexing Job" I keep getting errors now and then that it can't cast a NativeDirectory to a VersionningDirectory. What puzzles me with this error is that we aren't using any VPPs on this site. We are getting all documents and Images through ImageVault. And from my understandment the Indexing of files should be off by default so why would it even try to work on a file?

So.. Anyone got a tip on what property might be getting interpreted as a NativeDirectory?

2013-01-31 10:56:58,879 ERROR [43] EPiServer.Find.Cms.PageIndexer.ReIndex - An exception occured while indexing (Batch): Unable to cast object of type 'EPiServer.Web.Hosting.NativeDirectory' to type 'EPiServer.Web.Hosting.VersioningDirectory'..
System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'EPiServer.Web.Hosting.NativeDirectory' to type 'EPiServer.Web.Hosting.VersioningDirectory'.
at EPiServer.Find.Cms.PageDataExtensions.GetPageFiles(PageData page)
at EPiServer.Find.Cms.PageIndexer.Index(IEnumerable`1 pages, IndexOptions options)
at EPiServer.Find.Cms.PageIndexer.ReIndex(Action`1 statusAction, Func`1 isStopped)

#65517

Jan 31, 2013 11:13

Joel Abrahamsson

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Are you sure that there isn't any code activating indexing of page files? Also, what version of the .NET API and CMS integration are you using? In the old days of Truffler page files indexing was active by default.

#65519

Jan 31, 2013 12:24

Petter Klang

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Can't find any code that would activate indexing of page files.

We are running the 1.0.0.278 version the one for CMS 6 R2.

Did a run with PageIndexer.Instance.Conventions.DisablePageFilesIndexing(); added but still getting the same error.

#65522

Jan 31, 2013 13:06

Petter Klang

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Checking with Reflector it seems that IndexPageFiles would default to true. Where would the Index Object first get instantiated when running the indexing job?

// Generated by .NET Reflector
namespace EPiServer.Find.Cms
{
using System;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

public class IndexOptions
{
public IndexOptions()
{
this.IndexRelations = true;
this.FilterPages = true;
this.IndexPageFiles = true;
}

public bool FilterPages { get; set; }

public bool IndexPageFiles { get; set; }

public bool IndexRelations { get; set; }
}
}

#65523

Edited, Jan 31, 2013 13:24

Henrik Lindström

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Hi,

This is a bug in the current versions (7.0.586.0 and 1.0.0.278) of EPiServer.Find.CMS.dll when using the EPiServer.Web.Hosting.VirtualPathNativeProvider for serving PageFiles.

This will be fixed in the next EPiServer Find update.

Regards,
Henrik

#65526

Jan 31, 2013 14:09

Petter Klang

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And for future reference. The workaround while waiting for a fix is to set your PageFile provider to use EPiServer.Web.Hosting.VirtualPathVersioningProvider. (Note this might not work if you already have files in your vpp)

Thanks for the help Henrik!

#65533

Jan 31, 2013 15:55