12C: Report Builder Crashes While Generate to File Using UNC Path (Doc ID 2151069.1)

Last updated on MAY 18, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

-- Environment
Product: Oracle Reports Developer
Version: 12.2.1.0.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit) 7 or 8.1

-- Problem Statement
Report Builder 12c crashes when generating to a file on a remote server using a UNC path.

-- Error(s)

Crash stack:

-- Steps to Reproduce

A.  Example Scenario : 
     1.  Open Report Builder
     2.  Connect to a Database
     3.  Open a report template C:\reports\report_name.rdf
     4.  Use File => Generate to File => PDF
         a.  On the file dialog use a network shared location such as: \\server_name\folder_name\report_name.pdf
         b.  Provide report parameters when prompted
         c.  click Run Report
     -->  The report runs successfully
     -->  Repeat step 4
     -->  Instead of opening the file dialog with pre-selected location \\server_name\folder_name\ , report builder crashes with the same exception.

B.  Alternative way to reproduce the crash: 
     1.  Repeat steps A 1, 2
     2.  On step A 3, instead of a local .rdf file, use a template from the remote server such as \\server_name\folder_name\report_name.rdf
     3.  Do previous step A 4
     -->  On step A 4 a, Report Builder is supposed to open a file dialog with \\server_name\folder_name\ and asks you to provide a destination file, but instead it crashes.

Changes

 Generate to a File using a UNC Path 

Cause

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