# FlexPendant Start View Problem

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/flexpendant-start-view-problem/2122>\
**Category:** RobotStudio\
**Created:** [September 2, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/flexpendant-start-view-problem/2122 "2008-09-02T20:08:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![trauto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@trauto](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/trauto)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/flexpendant-start-view-problem/2122/1 "2008-09-02T20:08:16Z")

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Hi,

I keep getting the following error when opening the virtual flexpandant, Programming mode won’t display any code, nor would the robotstudio online, it will list all the modeules and even routines in the robot View but won’t display any code. any help is greatly appreciated:

FlexPendant Start View Problem

Description  
Error when creating object of type  
ABB.Robotics.Tps.Production.TpsViewProductionWnd(TpsViewProd uctionWnd.dll)  
Data for this message is not saved in any robot controller event log.  
If acknoledged the message will be removed.

Additional Info:  
Message:0xc004ffff  
Error Code:(0xc004ffff)

ERROR:. apid.c[5067]:org\_code:-3021 new\_code:0xc004ffff;  
RobRapidModuleImpl.cpp[387];AdaptRapidModule.cpp[267];  
ABB.Robotics.GeneralException at GetTextProperties in Dcl.rapid/AdaptModule  
at ABB.Robotics.Dcl.ExceptionHelp.ReThrowException(String objStr, String method, Exception exception, String additionalinfo)  
at ABB.Robotics.Dcl.ExceptionHelp.GenerateException(String objStr, String method, Exception exception, String additionalinfo)  
at ABB.Robotics.Dcl.ExceptionHelp.GenerateException(Object obj, String method, Exception exception, String additionalinfo)  
at ABB.Robotics.WinCore.TPAppFwk.SiteServices.ABB.Robotics.WinC ore.TPAppFwk.Base.ITafSite.LanchTPAppControl(TacLaunchInfo&a mp; launchInfo, TacContainerContext& containerContext)  
at ABB.Robotics.Tps.Controls.TpsExecute.\_launchAppOnOpModeChang e()

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**Author:** ![RussD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@RussD](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/RussD)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/flexpendant-start-view-problem/2122/2 "2008-09-02T21:57:04Z")

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What version of RS and RW are you using?

If you put the controller into manual and open the Virtual FlexPendant, does that open OK?

If so, what happens when you run the check program function in the RAPID editor…is there a syntax error? If there is, try fixing the syntax error then re-open the Production Window.

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**Author:** ![trauto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@trauto](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/trauto)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/flexpendant-start-view-problem/2122/3 "2008-09-08T20:21:59Z")

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Sorry for not following up with it earlier.

I am using RS 5.10.2400.147 and RW 5.10.0147.

I was able to get the Virtual FlexPendant to start properly when switching to manual mode first. The problem seems to go away after a subsequent restart of RS. I am not sure what had triggered the problem in the first place. There is no syntex error in the code.

Thanks for the help!