Error: HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component

Error: HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component

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Article ID: KB0074106

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Products Versions
Spotfire Statistica 12.7 and higher

Description

Error message shows up after running a Data Miner Recipe: HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component

Issue/Introduction

Error: HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component

Environment

Windows

Resolution

Using the continuous variable for stratified sampling is causing the error. Number of combinations that are generated when selecting continuous variables is way beyond the limit of the computer memory 6000*6000*6000 combinations of categories.

Solution is to avoid directly using continuous variables for stratified sampling.