Automation Services fails to open a visualization that has an embedded Iron Python script.

Automation Services fails to open a visualization that has an embedded Iron Python script.

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Article ID: KB0082976

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Products Versions
Spotfire Automation Services 7.0.x and earlier

Description

Automation Services fails to open a visualization that has an embedded Iron Python script. The error seen is in the following form:

"System.NotSupportedException: The script language 'IronPython (2.0.2)', is not supported."

Symptoms:
Automation Services fails with an error while attempting to open a visualization that has an embedded IronPython script.

Cause:
The script support DLLs are not updated in the bin folder for Automation Services installation.

Issue/Introduction

Automation Services fails to open a visualization that has an embedded Iron Python script.

Resolution

1). Obtain the script support DLLs from the Modules folder in the Spotfire Web Player installation directory (path is C:\Program Files\TIBCO\Spotfire Web Player\6.x.0\webroot\bin\Modules\Script Support_xx.xx.xxxx.xxxx) and copy the DLLs into the bin folder in Automation Services.

2). Add the "<AddIn FullTypeName="Spotfire.Dxp.Application.ScriptSupport.ScriptSupportAddIn, Spotfire.Dxp.Application.ScriptSupport" />" tag in the AddIns.xml file in the bin folder of Automation Services.

3). Restart IIS.