topic OpenFileOrURL: An exception (badPath) occurred during open of in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/OpenFileOrURL-An-exception-badPath-occurred-during-open-of/m-p/1309776#M1250083 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, </P><P></P><P>Our server setup contains Qlikview Enterprise Server version 12. AccessPoint is broadcast on IIS.</P><P></P><P>Since the migration to 12 we're getting a lot of error&nbsp; containing: </P><P></P><P>"</P><P>The description for Event ID 500 from source QlikViewServer cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.</P><P></P><P>If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.</P><P></P><P>The following information was included with the event: </P><P></P><P>System: OpenFileOrURL: An exception (badPath) occurred during open of XXX (root folder)</P><P>"</P><P>(windows event lo)</P><P></P><P>Qlikview service account has a full access to the root folder. </P><P></P><P></P><P>Any idea what it could be?</P><P></P><P></P><P>Dror </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z OpenFileOrURL: An exception (badPath) occurred during open of https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/OpenFileOrURL-An-exception-badPath-occurred-during-open-of/m-p/1309776#M1250083 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, </P><P></P><P>Our server setup contains Qlikview Enterprise Server version 12. AccessPoint is broadcast on IIS.</P><P></P><P>Since the migration to 12 we're getting a lot of error&nbsp; containing: </P><P></P><P>"</P><P>The description for Event ID 500 from source QlikViewServer cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.</P><P></P><P>If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.</P><P></P><P>The following information was included with the event: </P><P></P><P>System: OpenFileOrURL: An exception (badPath) occurred during open of XXX (root folder)</P><P>"</P><P>(windows event lo)</P><P></P><P>Qlikview service account has a full access to the root folder. </P><P></P><P></P><P>Any idea what it could be?</P><P></P><P></P><P>Dror </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/OpenFileOrURL-An-exception-badPath-occurred-during-open-of/m-p/1309776#M1250083 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Re: OpenFileOrURL: An exception (badPath) occurred during open of https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/OpenFileOrURL-An-exception-badPath-occurred-during-open-of/m-p/1309777#M1250087 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We have the same issue with QV 12.10. Do you have any solution for this?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:50:59 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/OpenFileOrURL-An-exception-badPath-occurred-during-open-of/m-p/1309777#M1250087 ltrowski_hlag 2017-12-20T09:50:59Z Re: OpenFileOrURL: An exception (badPath) occurred during open of https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/OpenFileOrURL-An-exception-badPath-occurred-during-open-of/m-p/1309778#M1250089 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We also have the same issue. Has somebody found a solution of this problem?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:52:26 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/OpenFileOrURL-An-exception-badPath-occurred-during-open-of/m-p/1309778#M1250089 vasilev 2018-02-07T11:52:26Z