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Problem Note 46086: "Value cannot be null" exception might be returned when starting Microsoft Excel
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When starting Microsoft Excel, you might receive an exception similar to the following:
System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: assemblyFile at System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoadFrom(String assemblyFile, Evidence securityEvidence, Byte[] hashValue, AssemblyHashAlgorithm hashAlgorithm, Boolean forIntrospection, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) at System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom(String assemblyFile, Evidence securityEvidence) at SAS.OfficeAddin.ExtensionManager.LoadExtensionsFromRegistry() at SAS.OfficeAddin.ExtensionManager..ctor() at SAS.OfficeAddin.OfficeAddinBase.Load() at SAS.OfficeAddin.ExcelAddin.Load() at SAS.OfficeAddin.Connect.CreateAddIn() at SAS.ExcelAddIn.VstoExcelAddIn.CreateAddIn()
This exception can occur on machines that had SAS® Performance Management installed, and then later removed. In this case, the SAS® Add-In for Microsoft Office finds a registry related to SAS Solutions, but the Add-In is unable to load an extension because the software is no longer installed.
To circumvent the problem, you must delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SAS Institute Inc.\AddIn for Microsoft Office\Extensions\SAS.Solutions.SPM.OfficeAddin.dll
registry key.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||