After installing Service Pack 1 for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, you are unable to open analysis files with embedded data in TIBCO Spotfire.
On 32-bit systems the application hangs during the loading of the analysis file, on 64-bit systems you experience an OutOfMemoryException.
To verify which version of the .NET Framework you have installed, please follow these steps:
1. Open the Windows Start menu
2. Click on Settings -> Control Panel
3. Open the "Add or Remove Programs" application
The installed version(s) of the .NET Framework are listed here. The version of .NET that causes this issue is listed as: "Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework SP1"
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This is a known issue with Service Pack 1 for Microsoft .NET 3.5.
See the following Microsoft page for a technical description: http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=361615.
While this is a known issue with the service pack from Microsoft, a TIBCO Spotfire patch - A50484 - has been created to solve the problem. To resolve this issue, please download and apply the latest patches for TIBCO Spotfire 2.1.
TIBCO Spotfire patches can be downloaded from the following page:
http://support.spotfire.com/patches_spotfire.asp