Avoid Invalid Cast Exception during Comparing Word Document | C# .NET

jcapell · August 20, 2021, 2:34pm

When comparing 2 documents I am getting an exception - “Unable to cast object of type ‘Aspose.Words.Paragraph’ to type ‘Aspose.Words.Run’”. Attached is a sample program including the documents that causes the error.

CompareDocumentsTest.zip (241.5 KB)

awais.hafeez · August 17, 2021, 4:00am

@jcapell,

You’re right; Aspose.Words for .NET currently throws following exception upon comparing these particular Word DOCX documents:

System.InvalidCastException
  HResult=0x80004002
  Message=Unable to cast object of type 'Aspose.Words.Paragraph' to type 'Aspose.Words.Run'.
  Source=Aspose.Words

For the sake of correction, we have logged this problem in our issue tracking system. The ID of this issue is WORDSNET-22623. We will further look into the details of this problem and will keep you updated on the status of correction. We apologize for your inconvenience.

jcapell · August 17, 2021, 5:15pm

Thanks!
Is it possible to determine if there is anything specific I can do or avoid in my documents to prevent this error?

awais.hafeez · August 18, 2021, 7:23am

@jcapell,

WORDSNET-22623 is currently pending for analysis and is in the queue. Once the analysis of this issue is completed and the root cause is determined, we will then be able to provide you more information. We apologize for any inconvenience.