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When I attempt to execute this command on an active workflow, I receive the following error: System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object. at Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.SPControl.SPWebEnsureSPControl(HttpContext context) at Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.SPControl.GetContextWeb(HttpContext context) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPContext.get_Current() at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.GetValue(SPField fld, Int32 columnNumber, Boolean bRaw) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.GetValue(String strName, Boolean bThrowException) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.GetValue(String strName) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.InitItemID() at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.get_ID() at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.AddOrUpdateItem(Boolean bAdd, Boolean bSystem, Boolean bPreserveItemVersion, Boolean bNoVersion, Boolean bMigration, Boolean bPublish, Boolean bCheckOut, Boolean bCheckin, Guid newGuidOnAdd, Int32& ulID, Object& objAttachmentNames, Object& objAttachmentContents, Boolean suppressAfterEvents) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.UpdateInternal(Boolean bSystem, Boolean bPreserveItemVersion, Guid newGuidOnAdd, Boolean bMigration, Boolean bPublish, Boolean bNoVersion, Boolean bCheckOut, Boolean bCheckin, Boolean suppressAfterEvents) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.Update() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflow.CreateHistoryEvent(Guid instanceId, Guid templateId, Guid baseTemplateId, SPList historyList, Int32 eventId, Object groupId, Guid listId, Int32 itemId, String mwsInstanceId, Int32 userId, TimeSpan duration, String outcome, String description, String otherData) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflow.CreateHistoryEvent(Int32 eventId, Object groupId, SPMember user, TimeSpan duration, String outcome, String description, String otherData) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflowManager.<>c__DisplayClassc.b__a() at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurity.CodeToRunElevatedWrapper(Object state) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurity.<>c__DisplayClass4.b__2() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SecurityContext.RunAsProcess(CodeToRunElevated secureCode) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(WaitCallback secureCode, Object param) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(CodeToRunElevated secureCode) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflowManager.CancelWorkflow(SPWorkflow workflow) What would be the likely cause of this?

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I am doing custom exception handling in my custom approval workflow. When workflow modification 'Cancel workflow' is triggered I use the SPWorkflowManager.CancelWorkflow(workflowProperties.Workflow) to cancel the workflow. All works perfect, all the tasks are removed and log is updated but at the end i get the error below. Type: System.Workflow.Runtime.Hosting.PersistenceException Msg: Value does not fall within the expected range. Source :System.Workflow.Runtime Inner Exception :System.ArgumentException: Value does not fall within the expected range. Please help

I had the same problem too, setting web.AllowUnsafeUpdates to true helped!