strange error in Qdesign

[Walker, Chris]

Arthur,

A couple of thoughts...

%SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE seems to imply that the fully parsed file name is
illegal in some way, which implicates logicals and defaults.

QBUILDE might be created using a process-specific logical like SYS$SCRATCH
or SYS$LOGIN.  Are these logicals valid directories?

Is the default directory unusual in any way?  I've used applications
(notably Rdb) that can't cope with a default such as ROOT:[000000][.DIR],
which is what you sometimes get when you navigate to a directory via a
logical that points to a root directory (e.g. DEF TOP ROOT:[000000] / SET
DEF TOP / SET DEF [.DIR] - this tends to happen if you're using an X-Windows
file manager, but I suppose you could do it in DCL).

Might you have QDESIGN installed with (insufficient) privileges?

Chris Walker
Tate & Lyle
London

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kogan, Arthur [SMTP:akogan@westpac.com.au]
> Sent:	Tuesday, April 20, 1999 5:58 AM
> To:	POWERH-L@lists.swau.edu
> Subject:	strange error in Qdesign
> 
> Hi all. 
> 
> I just and all of a sudden got the following error (license info removed
> to protect the guilty):
> 
> *****************************
> 
> Q D E S I G N   (7.10.F4)
> Copyright 1996 COGNOS INC. (ALPHA)
> 
> > screen aaa
> *E* Failure to access the file (QBUILDE).
> %RMS-E-CRE, ACP file create failed
> %SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file
> 
> ***************************
> 
> As you can see, the error occurs on the first statement and throws me out
> of Qdesign. The environment (as can be seen from the above) is Alpha/VMS
> with PH version 7.10.F4 (yes we are staying put).
> 
> I have contacted Cognos support. The document they found referring to this
> message says that this is caused by inability to create a file (as I
> suspected from the error message) for reasons of not having write access
> or insufficient disc space. Now, neither of these reasons apply. I can
> create files in this directory without any problems. Unless my method of
> creating files (e.g. editing a file or copying a file) is different to the
> method used by PH. The call will be passed on to Canada for further
> investigation.
> 
> But meanwhile, if anybody can shed more light on this, it would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Arthur Kogan
> Westpac Financial Services
> Sydney, Australia
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