Error on Web page load

[unstab1e]

Kam,

My project is in github and I downloaded it to a different machine than I created it on. I have the same development environment (VS2015 Community) and the same Synthesis v8.2.5. However when I build the solution, deploy it and refresh the website I get the following error. What am I doing wrong?

Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'Synthesis.Templates.ITemplateInputProvider'.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'Synthesis.Templates.ITemplateInputProvider'.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'Synthesis.Templates.ITemplateInputProvider'.]
Synthesis.Configuration.ConfigurationProviderConfiguration.LoadTemplateInputProviderFromConfig() +45
Synthesis.Configuration.ConfigurationProviderConfiguration.get_TemplateInputProvider() +108
Synthesis.SynthesisHelper.ExecMetadataWithAutoFriending(IEnumerable1 configurations, Action2 processAction) +230
Synthesis.SynthesisHelper.CheckSyncAll() +161
Synthesis.Pipelines.Initialize.CheckModelSynchronization.DoLogSync() +45
(Object , Object[] ) +71
Sitecore.Pipelines.CorePipeline.Run(PipelineArgs args) +484
Sitecore.Nexus.Web.HttpModule.Application_Start() +227
Sitecore.Nexus.Web.HttpModule.Init(HttpApplication app) +673
System.Web.HttpApplication.RegisterEventSubscriptionsWithIIS(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context, MethodInfo[] handlers) +618
System.Web.HttpApplication.InitSpecial(HttpApplicationState state, MethodInfo[] handlers, IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +172
System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +402
System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +343

[HttpException (0x80004005): Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'Synthesis.Templates.ITemplateInputProvider'.]
System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +539
System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +125
System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +731

[kamsar]

Sounds like it's missing some configuration or assemblies.

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On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 5:48 PM unstab1e ***@***.***> wrote: Kam, My project is in github and I downloaded it to a different machine than I created it on. I have the same development environment (VS2015 Community) and the same Synthesis v8.2.5. However when I build the solution, deploy it and refresh the website I get the following error. What am I doing wrong? Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'Synthesis.Templates.ITemplateInputProvider'. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'Synthesis.Templates.ITemplateInputProvider'. Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. Stack Trace: [InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'Synthesis.Templates.ITemplateInputProvider'.] Synthesis.Configuration.ConfigurationProviderConfiguration.LoadTemplateInputProviderFromConfig() +45 Synthesis.Configuration.ConfigurationProviderConfiguration.get_TemplateInputProvider() +108 Synthesis.SynthesisHelper.ExecMetadataWithAutoFriending(IEnumerable1 configurations, Action2 processAction) +230 Synthesis.SynthesisHelper.CheckSyncAll() +161 Synthesis.Pipelines.Initialize.CheckModelSynchronization.DoLogSync() +45 (Object , Object[] ) +71 Sitecore.Pipelines.CorePipeline.Run(PipelineArgs args) +484 Sitecore.Nexus.Web.HttpModule.Application_Start() +227 Sitecore.Nexus.Web.HttpModule.Init(HttpApplication app) +673 System.Web.HttpApplication.RegisterEventSubscriptionsWithIIS(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context, MethodInfo[] handlers) +618 System.Web.HttpApplication.InitSpecial(HttpApplicationState state, MethodInfo[] handlers, IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +172 System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +402 System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +343 [HttpException (0x80004005): Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'Synthesis.Templates.ITemplateInputProvider'.] System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +539 System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +125 System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +731 — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#55>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAGU_VWtc1UpfvVvplrPWcvBeJvno7MCks5rvsJtgaJpZM4M9Wom> .