At 07:39 PM 9/4/2008, John Engwer wrote:For the past several months my clients have been reporting that that they occasionally receive the following error message. ERROR- C:\Documents~1\Rich\temp\48BFEBDD.$$$ not found The error usually occurs when printing a report to the screen. They are all running on the compiled version of V8. Scratch setup SET VAR vScratchDir TEXT = NULL SET VAR vScratchDir = (ENVVAL('TEMP')) IF vScratchDir IS NOT NULL THEN SET SCRATCH &vScratchDir ENDIF I have not been able to duplicate the error but I personally have seen the error at one of my clients. Has anyone else seen this error? Does anyone know what may cause it?
John, Instead of mucking with SCRATCH settings manually, why not let R:BASE handle the SCRATCH settings to create, manage and then delete the temporary (.$$$) files automatically. Did you know that the latest versions of R:BASE 7.6, C/S:I 7.6, Turbo V-8 and eXtreme (v9) include a setting to automatically find the user's default Windows temporary folder to manage all scratch (.$$$) files, accordingly. All you need to do is simply use the keyword "TMP" in R:BASE configuration (.cfg) file and related Oterro (.cfg) file, if used. You can also use the newly supported "SET SCRATCH TMP" command in your application startup file, before CONNecting to database. Using the "SCRATCH TMP" option will also eliminate all issues related to setting the SCRATCH directory and related files. This default setting also enables R:BASE/OTERRO to write scratch files without being concerned about read, write, and delete permissions on the network/local folders. Now knowing the advantages and built-in capabilities of R:BASE, do what works for you in your specific environment. Try it. You'll be glad you did! Very Best R:egards, Razzak.
