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How to solve "Invalid memo format" (SDK)

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I'm trying to copy a memo attribute metadata in a CRM and trying to paste this in other CRM. But always I get a "Invalid memo format" exception. How can I avoid this?

I'm trying this basic code:

memo = new MemoAttributeMetadata(((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).SchemaName) {
                                        MaxLength = ((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).MaxLength,
                                        RequiredLevel = ((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).RequiredLevel,
                                        IsAuditEnabled = ((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).IsAuditEnabled,
                                        Format = ((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).Format,
                                        Description = ((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).Description,
                                        DisplayName = ((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).DisplayName,
                                        MetadataId = ((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).MetadataId,
                                        IsSecured = ((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).IsSecured,
                                        IsValidForAdvancedFind = ((MemoAttributeMetadata)attribute).IsValidForAdvancedFind
                                    };

CreateAttributeRequest CAR = new CreateAttributeRequest {
                                    EntityName = ent.LogicalName,
                                    Attribute = memo
                                };

Service.IOrganizationService.Execute(CAR);

Note: I already tried to change Format attribute to Text for example, and continue to do Invalid memo format.

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    Kjeld Poulsen Profile Picture
    Kjeld Poulsen 180 on at

    I had same issue, fetching metadata from one CRM instance to create same field in another instance. (could not use solution copy for different reasons.)

    The MemoAttributeMetadata comming out of the source instance had Format type Text, so manually changing this to TextArea before creating in the destination instance solved the problem. I am not sure why Memo metadata is returned with wrong format type, but at least this solved the problem.

    var x = (MemoAttributeMetadata)a.Attr;

    x.Format = StringFormat.TextArea;

    now use the x in the CreateAttributeRequest and it will work.

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