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Why is the engine element’s GetParameter method throwing an exception?

Solved860 views8th December 2022automation engine
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Brecht Deconinck [SLC] [DevOps Member]1.20K 8th December 2022 0 Comments

Why is the GetParameter method to receive the value of a cell via the name and idx not working?
An exception is thrown that the object could not be found.

(Script Automation script/2) Get Parameter 778/7283/-1/ failed (The object or file was not found.: 0x80040239)

https://docs.dataminer.services/develop/api/types/Skyline.DataMiner.Automation.Element.GetParameter.html#Skyline_DataMiner_Automation_Element_GetParameter_System_String_System_String_

Brecht Deconinck [SLC] [DevOps Member] Selected answer as best 8th December 2022

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Robbie Demaegdt [SLC] [DevOps Advocate]655 Posted 8th December 2022 2 Comments

The GetParameter method uses the description of a parameter, not the name.

Ben Vandenberghe [SLC] [DevOps Enabler] Posted new comment 8th December 2022
Brecht Deconinck [SLC] [DevOps Member] commented 8th December 2022

Would it be possible to have the documentation updated to avoid confusion?

Ben Vandenberghe [SLC] [DevOps Enabler] commented 8th December 2022

Hi Brecht – can you use the Propose Change on the top right of that page to make that suggestion? That flows automatically to the technical writer squad.

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