Can't add or configure excel nodes

KNIME Analytics Platform
#1

Hi all. Today I got new problem I didn't have. I can't add new excel node (writer or reader). Also I can't even configure excel nodes added before. This problem is active in all my workflows.

When I try to add new node I got that message (also screenshot):

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Node cannot be created.
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The selected node could not be created due to the following reason:
java.io.IOException: The system cannot find the path specified
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OK   
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Please help me to keep my work of last week.

#2

Hey I thought it was only me, what I did was to save a restart Knime a then the software allowed me to add such nodes. Of course this is the quick & dirty solution as some feedback from Knime are needed. 

Hope it helps

Mau

 

 

#3

Hi Both,

can you let me know which KNIME version you are using?

Plus please go to the following folder: \knime-workspace\.metadata\knime

and delete the files named history_XLSReader.txt and history_XLSSheetReader.txt

This used to be a problem with another reader node and I suspose we came across the same here.

Could you check and let me know?

Thank you and happy new year! Iris 

#4

I've had this problem for a few weeks and I've tried the solution above, but it's still happening albeit less frequently (which I find strange!). Any other suggestions?

 

Thanks!