ERR: An Unexpected Error Occurred While Trying to Create Tmp

 Last reviewed: August 28, 1995
Article ID: Q120534
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.6, 2.6a
  • Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.6, 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

The error message "An Unexpected error occurred while trying to create tmp" will be generated when you are running FoxPro from a workstation installation that has read-only rights to the FoxPro directory on the network.

MORE INFORMATION

After FoxPro is started, the "Welcome to FoxPro" screen will be displayed. In that screen, if you select the "Don't Display Introductory Screen again" check box and then choose the "Proceed to the FoxPro menu system" button, the above error message will be displayed if the network directory where FoxPro is installed is shared as read-only.

RESOLUTION

There are two ways to resolve this problem:

Method 1

Give the users full rights to the FoxPro directory on the network.

Method 2

  1. Create a CONFIG.FP (for FoxPro for MS-DOS) or CONFIG.FPW (for FoxPro fro Windows) file, a local TEMP directory, and a local FoxPro directory. In the configuration file, type the following lines: 

          TMPFILES=C:\TEMP
      EDITWORK=C:\TEMP
      SORTWORK=C:\TEMP
      PROGWORK=C:\TEMP

  2. Do one of the following:

    a. For FoxPro for Windows, edit the properties of the FoxPro icon so 

          that the Command Line box reads as follows


             <drive>:\<Fox_Dir>\Foxprow.exe -cC:\<Fox_Dir>\CONFIG.FPW

      where <drive> is the network drive on which FoxPro is installed and
      <Fox_Dir> is the name of the directory in which FoxPro is located.

   b. For FoxPro for MS-DOS, add the following line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT
      file:

         SET FOXPROCGF=<pathname>\CONFIG.FP

Additional reference words: FoxWin FoxDos errmsg splash 2.60 2.60a
KBCategory: kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork
KBSubcategory: FxenvConfigfp

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Last reviewed: August 28, 1995
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