Run-time error '5': Invalid procedure call or argument

Error Message

When using the Coverage to Shapefile tool, changing the 'INFO item' in the 'Field definition' frame causes the following error:ATConv
Run-time error '5':
Invalid procedure call or argument

Cause

The feature attribute table for the coverage is selected in the ArcInfo Workstation TABLES module. The file is read-locked and the tool cannot get a list of the items from the attribute table.

Solution or Workaround

• Unselect the attribute table in the ArcInfo Workstation TABLES module.
• Close the ArcInfo Workstation TABLES module entirely.