powerJobs cmdlets fail with 080004005 when using InventorServer

Description

When using InventorServer, Open-Document, Export-Document, Close-Document fails with

 "Unspecified error (Exception from HRESULT: 080004005 (E_FAIL))

Cause

In some situations InventorServer will run into this error when the active project file points to design data folder that doesn't exist or doesn't contain any design data

Solution

Download project file from Vault and ensure that DesignData and Styles are available where the project file is looking for them

• Create C:\ProgramData\coolOrange\powerJobs\Modules\SaveVaultFileWithProject.psm1 with

function SaveVaultFileWithProject {
 param (
 $VaultFilePath,
 [bool]$FastOpen = $false
 )


 Write-Host ">> $($MyInvocation.MyCommand) >>"
 Write-Host "VaultFilePath: $VaultFilePath"
 Write-Host "FastOpen: $FastOpen"


 $result = @{
 Result      = $true
 Files       = @()
 ProjectFile = $null
 }


 $localWorkingFolder = Join-Path -Path ($vaultConnection.WorkingFoldersManager.GetWorkingFolder('$')).FullPath -ChildPath "Designs"
 Remove-Item -LiteralPath $localWorkingFolder -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue


 $ipjVaultPath = $vault.DocumentService.GetInventorProjectFileLocation()
 $result.ProjectFile = (Save-VaultFile -File $ipjVaultPath) | Select-Object -First 1


 $result.Files = Save-VaultFile -File $VaultFilePath -ExcludeChildren:$FastOpen -ExcludeLibraryContents:$FastOpen
 if (-not $result.ProjectFile -or $result.Files.Count -lt 1) {
 $result.Result = $false
 $result.Files.Clear()
 $result.ProjectFile = $null
 }


 $null = New-Item -Path $workingDirectory -ItemType Directory -Force


 return $result
}

• Instead of Save-VaultFile, use SaveVaultFileWithProject in your script and use the Project option in Open-Document

$downloadResult = SaveVaultFileWithProject -VaultFilePath $file._FullPath -FastOpen $false
$localFile = $downloadResult.Files[0]


$openResult = Open-Document -LocalFile $localFile.LocalPath -Application 'InventorServer' -Options @{
 Project  = $downloadResult.ProjectFile.LocalPath
 FastOpen = $fastOpen
}

• On the jobprocessor machine manually copy the design data and inventor styles where they are expected by the project file. For most people those files are stored in Vault and can simply be downloaded with "Get.."