ArcObjects C#: Create Random Points fails with ERROR 999999: Error executing function

I am having trouble running some ArcObjects C# code that calls create random points. I would not be doing this in ArcObjects, but I am suffering with the same issue using Arcpy as seen here: http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/12782-Python-scripting-and-creating-random-points?p=85866&viewfull=1#post85866

Any help as to the cause of this error would be greatly appreciated (Indeed, an official confirmation that create random points is bugged would also be appreciated).

code excerpt:

ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Desktop); //ESRI License Initializer generated code. m_AOLicenseInitializer.InitializeApplication( new esriLicenseProductCode[] { esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcInfo }, new esriLicenseExtensionCode[] { esriLicenseExtensionCode.esriLicenseExtensionCodeSpatialAnalyst }); //ESRI License Initializer generated code. //For some reason the license thing above doesn't always do the job so this is here IAoInitialize ao = new AoInitialize(); ao.Initialize(esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcInfo); Geoprocessor gp = new Geoprocessor(); gp.OverwriteOutput = true; gp.LogHistory = true; //Input parameters string constrainingFeatures = "lineRoute"; string outFeatures = "test"; string workspace = "\\\\1.2.3.4\\output\\Routes.gdb"; //Open workspace IWorkspaceFactory workspaceFactory = new FileGDBWorkspaceFactoryClass(); IWorkspace gdb; try { gdb = workspaceFactory.OpenFromFile(workspace, 0); } catch { Console.WriteLine("Unable to open geodatabase"); return; } IFeatureWorkspace fws = (IFeatureWorkspace)gdb; //Get constraining feature class IFeatureClass fc = fws.OpenFeatureClass(constrainingFeatures); //Create random points - DOES NOT WORK WITH A PATH TO WORKSPACE OR THE IFeatureWorkspace //CreateRandomPoints crp = new CreateRandomPoints(fws, outFeatures); CreateRandomPoints crp = new CreateRandomPoints(workspace, outFeatures); crp.number_of_points_or_field = "2000"; crp.minimum_allowed_distance = "1 Meter"; //DOES NOT WORK WITH A PATH TO cfc OR the IFeatureClass //crp.constraining_feature_class = fc; crp.constraining_feature_class = workspace + "\\" + constrainingFeatures; //this out_feature_class does not seem to make a difference crp.out_feature_class = workspace + "\\" + outFeatures; try { gp.Execute(crp, null); } 

Here is the log:

<ResultViews> <ResultView Tool="Create Random Points"> <CommandLine>CreateRandomPoints_management \\1.2.3.4\Output\Routes.gdb \\1.2.3.4\Output\Routes.gdb\test \\1.2.3.4\Output\Routes.gdb\lineRoute '0 0 250 250' 2000 '1 Meters' POINT 0</CommandLine> <ToolSource>C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Feature Class\CreateRandomPoints</ToolSource> <StartTime>Wed Mar 16 14:31:01 2011</StartTime> <Parameters> <Inputs> <Parameter Label="Output Location" Type="Dataset">\\1.2.3.4\Output\Routes.gdb</Parameter> <Parameter Label="Output Point Feature Class" Type="Scalar">\\1.2.3.4\Output\Routes.gdb\test</Parameter> <Parameter Label="Constraining Feature Class" Type="Dataset">\\1.2.3.4\Output\Routes.gdb\lineRoute</Parameter> <Parameter Label="Constraining Extent" Type="Scalar">0 0 250 250</Parameter> <Parameter Label="Number of Points [value or field]" Type="Scalar">2000</Parameter> <Parameter Label="Minimum Allowed Distance [value or field]" Type="Scalar">1 Meters</Parameter> <Parameter Label="Create Multipoint Output" Type="Scalar">false</Parameter> <Parameter Label="Maximum Number of Points per Multipoint" Type="Scalar">0</Parameter> </Inputs> <Outputs> <Parameter Label="Output Feature Class" Type="Dataset">\\1.2.3.4\Output\Routes.gdb\\\1.2.3.4\Output\Routes.gdb\test</Parameter> </Outputs> </Parameters> <Environments> <Environment Label="Precision For New Coverages">SINGLE</Environment> <Environment Label="Auto Commit">1000</Environment> <Environment Label="Minimize memory use during analysis on terrains">false</Environment> <Environment Label="Compression">LZ77</Environment> <Environment Label="Coincident Points">MEAN</Environment> <Environment Label="Random number generator">0 ACM599</Environment> <Environment Label="Raster Statistics">STATISTICS 1 1</Environment> <Environment Label="Level Of Comparison Between Projection Files">NONE</Environment> <Environment Label="Output has Z Values">Same As Input</Environment> <Environment Label="Maintain fully qualified field names">true</Environment> <Environment Label="Tile Size">128 128</Environment> <Environment Label="Pyramid">PYRAMIDS -1 NEAREST DEFAULT 75</Environment> <Environment Label="Default TIN storage version">CURRENT</Environment> <Environment Label="Output Spatial Grid 1">0</Environment> <Environment Label="Cell Size">MAXOF</Environment> <Environment Label="Output has M Values">Same As Input</Environment> <Environment Label="Output Spatial Grid 2">0</Environment> <Environment Label="Output Spatial Grid 3">0</Environment> <Environment Label="Maintain Spatial Index">false</Environment> <Environment Label="Precision For Derived Coverages">HIGHEST</Environment> </Environments> <Errors> <Error>ERROR 999999: Error executing function.</Error> <Error>Failed to execute (CreateRandomPoints).</Error> </Errors> <EndTime>36.00 seconds)</EndTime> </ResultView> </ResultViews> 

The only other output message is:

Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component. 

I also posted this here: http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/26029-Create-Random-Points-fails-with-ERROR-999999-Error-executing-function.

Thanks!