Article - CS225432
Calling on IpfcAsyncConnection.Connect() fails with error: "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80020009): pfcException::XToolkitNotFound"
Modified: 10-Sep-2026
Applies To
- Creo Parametric 3.0 to 13.4
- Creo+
- Creo Parametric VB API
Description
- Calling on IpfcAsyncConnection.Connect() fails with error:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80020009): pfcException::XToolkitNotFound
- nmsd.exe is not running when starting the VB API application
- Multiple nmsd.exe processes are running when starting the VB API application
- The VB API application can connect to Creo Parametric when started by a TOOLKIT application, but cannot connect to Creo when started from Visual Studio or directly from the .exe file
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