End of Stream encountered before parsing was completed.

Ahmad,

Did the ReportDocument change between the time that you serialized it, and when you deserialized it?

Bob

Hi Bob
i creates a new ReportDocument object before deserialize time. look at the below code

Dim rptDoc as new ReportDocument
 Dim s = New System.IO.FileStream("C:\object.txt", IO.FileMode.Open)
                    Dim f As System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter = New System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
                    rptDoc = CType(f.Deserialize(s), ReportDocument)
                    s.close()
Thanks,
Ahmad

Did you compare the size of the file, with the expected size of the serializated text, to see if any extra characters are added to the text file, that would confuse the deserializer?

Bob

Bob

How can compare it and how can i check file for extra characters.

thanks,
ahmad

Bob

I have resolved this problem but now i am gettin following error at deserialize time.

Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

have any idea why i am getting.

thanks,
ahmad

First, what was your solution?  What was the problem?

Bob

Hi Bob

I was saving object in txt file when i saved it in doc or dat file then it worked fine. Now i am getting error
Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
inner exception is
RAS is not running

RAS server is very expensive so we cant use it. can i store my object some other and better ways.

its very urgent

thanks,
ahmad

Are you looking for somewhere besides a database, like SQL Server or Oracle?

Bob

Hi Bob

I am using SQL Server and i have already try to store my object in database in binary form. but when i try to use it again then it generates error at converting it to reportdocument object. problem in casting and also deserializing.
you have any idea where i am wrong.

thanks,
ahmad

Here is a class for working with SQL Server and BLOBs:

Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Public Class SqlServerBlobs

  Private m_connectString As String = String.Empty
  Private m_builderSQL As SqlCommandBuilder
  Private m_adapterDatabase As SqlDataAdapter
  Private m_dataResult As DataTable


  Public Sub New(ByVal connectString As String)

    ' Test for invalid parameters.
    If connectString.Length = 0 Then
      Throw New ArgumentNullException("Connection string is empty")
    End If

    m_connectString = connectString

  End Sub  'New(connect)


  Private Sub GetColumnData(ByVal table As String, ByVal column As String)

    ' Test for invalid parameters.
    If table.Length = 0 Then
      Throw New ArgumentNullException("Table name is empty")
    End If

    If column.Length = 0 Then
      Throw New ArgumentNullException("Column name is empty")
    End If

    ' Initialize the Select query text
    ' Example:
    '   Select image_data
    '     From ImageLibrary_Table
    Dim commandText As String = String.Format("Select {0} From {1}", column, table)

    ' Create an adapter to perform the Get operation.
    m_adapterDatabase = New SqlDataAdapter(commandText, m_connectString)
    m_adapterDatabase.MissingSchemaAction = MissingSchemaAction.AddWithKey

    ' Generate InsertCommand and UpdateCommand from the SelectCommand.
    m_builderSQL = New SqlCommandBuilder(m_adapterDatabase)

    ' Create a new DataSet for the column data.
    m_dataResult = New DataTable

    ' Get the column data.
    m_adapterDatabase.Fill(m_dataResult)

  End Sub

  Public Sub InsertBlobData(ByVal table As String, _
   ByVal column As String, ByVal data As Byte())

    ' Open the table, and get a DataSet representing the
    ' Blob column.
    Me.GetColumnData(table, column)

    ' Insert the data.
    Dim newRow As DataRow = m_dataResult.NewRow()
    newRow(column) = data
    m_dataResult.Rows.Add(newRow)

    ' Write the new data to the database.
    m_adapterDatabase.Update(m_dataResult)

  End Sub

  Public Function ReadBlobData(ByVal table As String, ByVal column As String, _
   ByVal filter As String) As Byte()

    ' Open the table, and get a DataSet representing the
    ' Blob column.
    Me.GetColumnData(table, "*")

    ' Find the right record based on the filter expression.
    Dim rowFind As DataRow() = m_dataResult.Select(filter)

    If rowFind.Length > 0 Then
      ' The data from the field is a byte array, so an implicit conversion occurs here.
      Return rowFind(0)(column)
    End If

  End Function

End Class

Bob

Hi Bob

My actual problem is not storing object in database. actually my problem is that i am storing my reportdocument object in binary form. it works fine but when again i try to use it and convert it from binary to reportdocument it prompts error binary can not be converted in reportdocument or some other. look at below

rpt = CType(arr, ReportDocument)
error:"F:\Serialization\EricMoreau\DemoCode\Form1.vb(353): Value of type '1-dimensional array of Byte' cannot be converted to 'CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument'."

thanks,
ahmad