When opening the Insert Symbol By Name tool, an error message is displayed and the list of symbols that match the active filter is blank with what is usually described as "a big red X". Re-opening the dialog and restarting the software do not help.
The error message:
Insert Symbol/MacroUnhandled exception has occurred in a component in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue.Object reference not set to an instance of an object.See the end of this message for details on invokingjust-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.************** Exception Text **************System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Bentley.Electrical.UI.SchematicElement.SymbolByName.gvMain_CustomDrawCell(Object sender, RowCellCustomDrawEventArgs e) at DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.GridView.RaiseCustomDrawCell(RowCellCustomDrawEventArgs e) at DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.Drawing.GridPainter.DrawRowCell(GridViewDrawArgs e, GridCellInfo cell) at DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.Drawing.GridPainter.DrawRegularRowCell(GridViewDrawArgs e, GridCellInfo ci) at DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.Drawing.GridPainter.DrawRegularRow(GridViewDrawArgs e, GridDataRowInfo ri)...
This problem has been found to occur when Show Auto Filter Row is selected from the column header context menu in the symbol list area in the middle pane.
Keywords: TFS 12218