Thursday 2 March 2017

[Solved]Error No: 53 File not found Bi Publisher

Issue:
Following error pop-up is coming when we hit Oracle BI Publisher > Preview > PDF/EXCEL 
Error No: 53
Desc: File not found
Please confirm that
1) Java runtime version is 1.3 or later is installed correctly
2) The Java executable is accessible through the Windows Path or the Java Home directory is entered in the Preview tab of the options dialog



Solution:
Select correct Java Home by clicking on Browser button next to it.
Navigation:
 Ms Word -->Tools -- > options --> preview tab.


Java home should be selected there, if not select it or update path


Wednesday 1 March 2017

BI Publisher desktop won’t install

I’m running windows 7, 8 with office 2010, 2013 respectively.  Have oracle 11G client.  I’m using this machine for some Report development.
But, I keep getting: “Template Builder Installer failed": Unexpected Error”


People are putting all sorts of stuff on forums that look like pot shots.  “Try uninstall and install again” – huh???,  but computers generally do the same thing given the same input.
How about I find some log files and go from there.
C:\Users\AmitGupta\AppData\Local\Temp has TemplateBuilderInstaller.log – WOW!  direct hit.
This has:
Word process check start
Error No.: 339
Description: Component 'MSCOMCTL.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid
WOW again, direct hit.
I need to install this file, mscomctl.ocx does not exist on my machine
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=25437d98-51d0-41c1-bb14-64662f5f62fe&displaylang=en
download this file, and install it.  You can install this on 64 windows.


Right…  That did not work, even when I tried the repair…  Damn!
I tried a few other things, and then.
Downloaded this file (MSCOMCTL.OCX)
And then put this file C:\Windows\SysWOW64 location.
Restart the installation!