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Could not find configuration node: settings/setting[@name='mediaFolder']/@value

I upgraded sitecore from 7.1 to 7.2 and changed all the configurtion files as stated and getting error Could not find configuration node: settings/setting[@name='mediaFolder']/@value". But my webconfig has following values

<setting name="MediaFolder" value="$(mediaFolder)" />
<sc.variable name="mediaFolder" value="/upload" />
 <media>
  <folder ref="settings/setting[@name='mediaFolder']/@value">
  </folder>
  <filter>*</filter>
</media>

The stacktrace

Could not find configuration node: settings/setting[@name='mediaFolder']/@value

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.InvalidOperationException: Could not find configuration node: settings/setting[@name='mediaFolder']/@value

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[InvalidOperationException: Could not find configuration node: settings/setting[@name='mediaFolder']/@value]
Sitecore.Diagnostics.Assert.IsTrue(Boolean condition, String message) +70 Sitecore.Diagnostics.Assert.IsTrue(Boolean condition, String format, Object[] args) +82
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetConfigNode(String xpath, Boolean assert) +281 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(String configPath, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +158
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateFromReference(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +203
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper) +161
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +64
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(String configPath, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +461
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(String configPath, Boolean assert) +61 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetString(String configPath, Boolean assert) +63
Sitecore.IO.FileWatcher..ctor(String configReference) +222
Sitecore.Resources.Media.UploadWatcher..ctor() +50

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.] System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) +0
System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) +113
System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) +232 System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +83 System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) +1122
System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes) +128 System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture) +18
System.Web.HttpRuntime.CreateNonPublicInstance(Type type, Object[] args) +60
System.Web.HttpApplication.BuildIntegratedModuleCollection(List`1 moduleList) +189
System.Web.HttpApplication.GetModuleCollection(IntPtr appContext) +950 System.Web.HttpApplication.RegisterEventSubscriptionsWithIIS(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context, MethodInfo[] handlers) +82
System.Web.HttpApplication.InitSpecial(HttpApplicationState state, MethodInfo[] handlers, IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +172
System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +336
System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +296

[HttpException (0x80004005): Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +9948312 System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +101 System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +254

Solution

  • The issue was Sitecore.ContentSearch.config was missing '<' for the comment section.