compiled executables temporary directory problem

[Chaoticz]

I am using the "at" windows scheduler to run some compiled executables. The problem is that running the executables this way will sometimes give me errors like:

The exception unknown software exception (0x0eedfade) occured in the application at location 0x77eab2f0.

and

Exception EFCreateError in module startng.exe at 001C4B9. Cannot create file "c:\DOCUME~1\". The system cannot find the path specified.

or

Exception EFCreateError in module startng.exe at 001C4B9. Cannot create file "c:\DOCUME~1\erosado". The system cannot find the path specified.

Im assuming the way it is getting the temporary directory is somehow getting affected. Any ideas how to get around this?

[Bob Hansen]

Tough to do without more specifics, but can you make the temp directory in the script a variable? If it is really a temp directory,it is probably changing every time you run it.

Then you can get the variable value from a number of methods including, ini files, Ask/Input commands, Looping IfDirExists commands, Call from another macro, etc. You could pipe a FIND and DIR combination and redirect the output to a file and read that to ID the temp dir name.

Just a thought, hope this helps.........

[crazy]

I'm getting identical symptoms running compiled exe's from windows explorer with a double click.
the problem's very erratic, and difficult to reproduce. sometimes it just works fine; it is most frequest after a reboot.

The trouble is this:
when an exe created by Macro Scheduler is run, it creates a .tmp file in the windows temp folder.
occasionally it gets the path to the folder wrong; it is truncated.
failing to create the .tmp file, as the folder name is wrong, it gives the EFCreateError.

Any resolution/wrokaround much appreciated; this is a live app that's giving me these problems.

cbxxx

[Lumumba]

"Cannot create file ..."
Do you have write permission to the necessary folders?

Can you check if this won't occur if you start the exe from within a folder with a name not longer then 8 characters ...