Analytic App runs fine for me, not for others

Question

Hi, I have an analytic app with a macro inside it.  I have tested this app inside Alteryx and outside, and it runs for me (the author) with no problem.  When my colleague tries to run the app, he gets an error message "The entry point is invalid."  What am I missing?

markcurry · Answer

Hi @SergeantJack   If it's running for you, and not for your colleague it could but be that you've have access to the path of the macro within the app on your machine, but they don't.  You could open the app in Notepad and search for the .yxmc file to see that path to the macro, to make sure it's not pointing to a folder on your machine.

Also Apps can be easily debugged.  If they open the app, then select View - Interface Designer.   Then select the 2nd option in the top left for 'Test View' then select the parameters for the app as normal, then click Open Debug.   This will create a normal workflow which should hopefully pinpoint where your issue is.

SergeantJack · Answer

Not quite.  There was some good guidance in that post, but it doesn't address my particular problem.  My problem is that the workflow, which contains one macro, runs successfully from within Alteryx Designer for both me and my colleague.  It also runs correctly for me when I launch it outside of Alteryx, but when he tries to do so, he gets an error "The entry point is invalid."

Robin_McIntosh · Answer

There happens to be another post about this error message.  Does this help?

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/The-Entry-point-is-invalid/td-p/910921