I was wondering if anybody has experienced this issue yet.........?????

now that this is in the new forum - was just checking if anyone has experienced this issue. The problem is related to adding new categories though WLW. If you select existing categories, it publishes fine - if you try add new categories it throws this error.

I am currently experimenting with Liverwriter and have come across the same error. Livewriter build 14.0.8089.726 en.

The following is what I get in the Liverwriter log file when attempting to add a tag called "Test". I don't know enough about what is is supposed to be sending and recieving to know what is wrong, however the only int being passed is parent_id so I assume this is the problem. I guess Umbraco would need updating to accept either int or string params to cope with this problem?

WindowsLiveWriter,5712,None,00029,21-Aug-2009 11:33:24.680,"XML-RPC request:
http://localhost/umbraco/channels.aspx
<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>
<methodCall>
 <methodName>wp.newCategory</methodName>
 <params>
  <param>
   <value>
    <string>1</string>
   </value>
  </param>
  <param>
   <value>
    <string>dl00</string>
   </value>
  </param>
  <param>
   <value>[removed]</value>
  </param>
  <param>
   <value>
    <struct>
     <member>
      <name>name</name>
      <value>
       <string>Test</string>
      </value>
     </member>
     <member>
      <name>parent_id</name>
      <value>
       <int>0</int>
      </value>
     </member>
    </struct>
   </value>
  </param>
 </params>
</methodCall>",""
WindowsLiveWriter,5712,None,00030,21-Aug-2009 11:33:24.680,"XML-RPC response:
http://localhost/umbraco/channels.aspx
<?xml version=""1.0""?>
<methodResponse>
  <fault>
    <value>
      <struct>
        <member>
          <name>faultCode</name>
          <value>
            <i4>0</i4>
          </value>
        </member>
        <member>
          <name>faultString</name>
          <value>
            <string>request contains int value where string expected [request : parameter 4 : struct mapped to type wpCategory : member parent_id mapped to type String]</string>
          </value>
        </member>
      </struct>
    </value>
  </fault>
</methodResponse>",""
WindowsLiveWriter,5712,Fail,00031,21-Aug-2009 11:33:24.696,"WindowsLive.Writer.Extensibility.BlogClient.BlogClientProviderException: Blog Server Error - Server Error 0 Occurred

request contains int value where string expected [request : parameter 4 : struct mapped to type wpCategory : member parent_id mapped to type String]
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.XmlRpcBlogClient.CallMethod(String methodName, XmlRpcValue[] parameters)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.MetaweblogClient.AddCategory(String blogId, BlogPostCategory category)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.MetaweblogClient.AddCategoriesIfNecessary(String blogId, BlogPost post, INewCategoryContext newCategoryContext)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.MetaweblogClient.EditPost(String blogId, BlogPost post, INewCategoryContext newCategoryContext, Boolean publish)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.XmlRpcBlogClient.EditPost(String blogId, BlogPost post, INewCategoryContext newCategoryContext, Boolean publish, String& etag, XmlDocument& remotePost)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Blog.EditPost(BlogPost post, INewCategoryContext newCategoryContext, Boolean publish)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.UpdateWeblogAsyncOperation.DoWork()
   at WindowsLive.Writer.CoreServices.AsyncOperation.InternalStart()","   at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e, Boolean needFileInfo)
   at System.Environment.get_StackTrace()
   at WindowsLive.Writer.CoreServices.Diagnostics.LogFileTraceListener.Fail(String message)
   at System.Diagnostics.TraceInternal.Fail(String message)
   at System.Diagnostics.Trace.Fail(String message)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.BlogPostEditingManager.UpdateWeblog(Boolean publish)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.BlogPostEditingManager.PostToWeblog(Boolean publish)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.BlogPostEditingManager.Publish()
   at WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.PostEditorMainControl.commandPostAndPublish_Execute(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.ApplicationFramework.Command.RaiseEvent(Object eventKey, EventArgs e)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.ApplicationFramework.Command.OnExecute(EventArgs e)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.ApplicationFramework.CommandBarButtonLightweightControl.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.Controls.LightweightControl.RaiseMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.Controls.LightweightControlContainerControl.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.UserControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.Controls.LightweightControlContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
   at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.ApplicationFramework.SatelliteApplicationForm.Launcher.ThreadMain(Object[] parameters)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.CoreServices.Threading.ThreadStartWithParams.Run()
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()"
WindowsLiveWriter,5712,None,00032,21-Aug-2009 11:33:24.696,"DisplayableException occurred: WindowsLive.Writer.Extensibility.BlogClient.BlogClientProviderException: Blog Server Error - Server Error 0 Occurred

request contains int value where string expected [request : parameter 4 : struct mapped to type wpCategory : member parent_id mapped to type String]
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.XmlRpcBlogClient.CallMethod(String methodName, XmlRpcValue[] parameters)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.MetaweblogClient.AddCategory(String blogId, BlogPostCategory category)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.MetaweblogClient.AddCategoriesIfNecessary(String blogId, BlogPost post, INewCategoryContext newCategoryContext)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.MetaweblogClient.EditPost(String blogId, BlogPost post, INewCategoryContext newCategoryContext, Boolean publish)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Clients.XmlRpcBlogClient.EditPost(String blogId, BlogPost post, INewCategoryContext newCategoryContext, Boolean publish, String& etag, XmlDocument& remotePost)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.Blog.EditPost(BlogPost post, INewCategoryContext newCategoryContext, Boolean publish)
   at WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.UpdateWeblogAsyncOperation.DoWork()
   at WindowsLive.Writer.CoreServices.AsyncOperation.InternalStart()",""

I came across this error as well...

14.0.8089.726en

Please...me tooo....almost same error/log.

Has anyone been able to enable Properties (f2) in WLW and/or assign an Excerpt field with Umbraco 4.0.3 and latest WLW...

TIA

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