Hi, I am creating a Custom Sharpeoint timer job (in 2007) and i used Andrew Connel's blog and his code to create it. But for some reason I always get this error. I commeted out all my code inside execute method but still its the same. I am deploying my timer using Solution Package installation and activated the Feature. Here is the error: The Execute method of job definition CustomSPJobDefinition.CustomSPService (ID 88a735f1-bbb7-4fea-932f-690dfc25a212) threw an exception. More information is included below. Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Code: Guid targetInstanceId = new Guid("EAC61BD1-0C2A-45F6-9148-3A8BC9C93339"); public override void Execute(Guid targetInstanceId) { System.Diagnostics.Trace.Assert(false); try { // get a reference to the current site collection's content database SPWebApplication webApplication = (SPWebApplication)this.Parent; SPContentDatabase contentDb = webApplication.ContentDatabases[targetInstanceId]; // get a reference to the "Tasks" list in the RootWeb of the first site collection in the content database SPList taskList = contentDb.Sites["sites/abc"].RootWeb.Lists["Tasks"]; // create a new task, set the Title to the current day/time, and update the item SPListItem newTask = taskList.Items.Add(); newTask[ "Title"] = DateTime.Now.ToString(); newTask.Update(); } catch (Exception ex) { //Handle errors to make sure we do not pass on errors to the OWSTimer throw ex; } } Please let me know where I am going wrong. Thanks in advance.

Hi, If you are following andrew blog then Your code will automatically take GUID from content database. You don't need to provide your GUID here. Comment this line: Guid targetInstanceId = new Guid ( " EAC61BD1-0C2A-45F6-9148-3A8BC9C93339 " ); Let me know the answer Cheers, Hemendra-MCTS "Yesterday is just a memory,Tomorrow we may never see"

That fixed the error and my job started running but the issue is it just enters into Excute method and never excutes the lines inside that function. I attached OWSTIMER and tried to debug the code. While debugging it enters the function but when I try to add breakpoint on any line inside the function it says "Common Langusge Runtime Unable to attach the breakpoint". I did verify the dll in gac is the correct version. Any idea why? In event viewer the error event id's are 2424 and 2436. Thanks.

Hi, This error does not come in sharepoint normally. Follow the below points: 1. Replace below line SPWebApplication webApplication = ( SPWebApplication ) this .Parent; to SPWebApplication webApplication = this.Parent as SPWebApplication ; 2. Rebuild your solution and replace the dll in GAC 3. Reset the IIS and Restart the timer job Let me know if it works Cheers, Hemendra-MCTS "Yesterday is just a memory,Tomorrow we may never see"