Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hello,
I have created a new map and when I try to run the map I am receiving the error listed below:
<ExecutionSummary MapStatus="Error" mapreturn="13" ElapsedSec="20.001" BurstRestartCount="0">
<Message>Could not open work files</Message>

Does anyone have any ideas why I am receiving this error?

Thanks in advance!
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Where are you putting the work files? This typically occurs when the workfiles are placed in a directory (the map directory by default) that is not writable by the Event/Command Server. I think it also occurs when the directory where the work files should be placed doesn't exist.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

As jmenning was saying...

The workfiles is where TX is going to write out the data so it can manipulate it when the map runs. If you can't write to the direcotry because of access issues, you'll get this error. Under workspace in map settings, you have "file", and probably "mapname" for the name of the files, so everytime it runs, it uses the same filenames. If one of the files is being held by another process, you'll get this error.

I used to get it with event server under Windows, when we accidently started the service when one was already running, and you'd see two instances under processes running in the task manager. One instance would kick off the map, then the second instance would also, and they were both trying to use the same workfiles.

Using all the info, just see what's up in the direcotry you're running on. You can always set workspace to memory, and not have the problem.
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Originally posted by: SPG

To circumvent the problem rep had, you can also set the workfile prefix to unique.
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