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KB40105: "Warning: Cannot convert string" error message appears when using Xming in Windows to launch GUI applications shipped with MicroStrategy 9.x running on UNIX/Linux


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SYMPTOM:
 
The following error message appears when using Xming in Windows to launch GUI applications shipped with Strategy 9.x running on UNIX/Linux.
 
Sample Code/Error
**************************** WARNING ******************************
You are currently running with data limits not set to unlimited.
You may experience out of memory(OOM) conditions.
In the event of an OOM error, please increase the data limit value.
You may use "ulimit -d unlimited" to set data limit as unlimited.
*******************************************************************
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-lucida-medium-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.InternalError: java/langNullPointerException
        at sun.awt.motif.MComponentPeer.pSetFont(Native Method)
        at sun.awt.motif.MComponentPeer.setFont(MComponentPeer.java:308)
        at sun.awt.motif.MWindowPeer.init(MWindowPeer.java:144)
        at sun.awt.motif.MFramePeer.<init>(MFramePeer.java:91)
        at sun.awt.motif.MToolkit.createFrame(MToolkit.java:301)
        at java.awt.Frame.addNotify(Frame.java:502)
        at java.awt.Window.pack(Window.java:470)
        at com.Strategy.tools.madpcfg.MADPCfg.<init>(MADPCfg.java:34)
        at com.Strategy.tools.madpcfg.MADPCfg.main(MADPCfg.java:106)
 
 
Note: Xming is an X Server for Windows Operating Systems. Refer to the following URL for additional information on Xming:
 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/ 
 
CAUSE:
 
Specific fonts that are required for use by Xming are missing. Even though the display is exported correctly to the local Windows host machine, the target system is expecting certain Xming fonts to be accessible for drawing.
 
ACTION:
 
Download Xming-fonts from the following URL and install them on the Windows machine:
 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/files/
  
WARNING MESSAGES: (Third Party Software Installation)
The third-party  product(s) discussed in this technical note is manufactured by vendors independent of Strategy. Strategy makes no warranty, express, implied or otherwise, regarding this product, including its performance or reliability.
 
 
 


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May 16, 2017

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May 16, 2017