[Papyrus-L] Text Extract 'scratch' file problem

[Denis Brown]

At 06:08 PM 21/04/2005, Peirce, S.C. wrote:
>Hello,
>
>  I downloaded the 7.0.17 version a couple of days ago. I assumed that it 
> would overcome the few problems I had been having with the .16 version. 
> Today I tried Text Extract and although the list is generated properly I 
> get an error message saying:
>
>'Unable to open scratch file TXT.TMP
>New text file deleted'

Hello Sue.

This may not be your issue but consider that .TMP files have some form of 
magic for XP.   I suggest that you save to a file with a .txt extension 
instead.   Also beware of loading Papyrus into the XP's "Program Files" 
directory.   Traditionally it would be in C:\PAP but Windows 98 would have 
tolerated it in C:\Program Files\PAP    WinXP on the other hand demands 
system administrator rights to create files in the C:\Program Files 
subdirectory, unless you deliberately assign permissions for vanilla users 
to modify particular directories.

Depending on how your system is set up and what administrative policies are 
in effect, the whole of C:\ drive may have reduced permissions, denying you 
the ability to create files in anything other than your own area (basically 
your desktop and My Documents folders.)   If that is the case, a call to 
your local friendly system administrator would be on the cards.

Apols if this is stale news or otherwise unhelpful!

Cheers,
Denis
(Perth, W. Australia)