Here are some solutions to the most common Response Probe problems. The format of this section is:
Error message or description | |
Probable cause | Proposed solution |
Response Probe error messages look like this:
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* FAILure-->Line=770File=g:\ntrk\source\probe\src\probe.c (pid=0x2A)
* RC=0x7FFFFF0D (Process exe is not found)
* StartProcesses() - FindExecutable failed for codepg.dat * specified in testfunc.scr
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The error message is on the second and/or third lines, as shown above in bold.
Please keep in mind that Response Probe is not an officially supported Microsoft product. As such, support is limited. Please read the documentation carefully.
Process.exe is not found | ||
You are using the codepage parameter in the Process script file (*.scr). | Response Probe version 2.1 and later uses a 1000-function internal file as its codepage file. Delete the codepage parameter from your Process script file (*.scr). | |
FindFirstFile failed for (filename) | ||
Response Probe cannot find the file specified in the FILEACCESS parameter of the thread description (*.sct) file. | Enter the name of a file for Response Probe to read from or write to. You can use a real file, use the 20 MB sample file of zeros on the CD, Workfile.dat, or use the CreateFile utility on the CD to create a zero-filled file of a different size. | |
Invalid probe data file argument | Invalid probe data file argument |
You are using the CODEPAGE parameter in the thread description (*.sct) file. | Replace the CODEPAGE parameter from your Thread Description file (*.sct) with a FUNCTION parameter. Enter a mean and standard deviation for the 1000 function file. |
InitializePrc() Virtual Alloc | ||
Response Probe can not run the test because it cannot allocate enough virtual memory. | Increase the size of your pagefile and try again. Use the System Control Panel Performance page to change the pagefile size. | |
Invalid Mean and/or Standard Deviation | ||
You have entered an invalid value for the mean or standard deviation of the FUNCTION parameter in the Thread Description (*.sct) file. | Valid values for the FUNCTION parameter range from 1 to 1000. 0 is not valid. | |
The output file has column headings but no data. | ||
There is an error in a script file. | Check that all of the parameters match the format statement. The run statement must include a Process script file (*.scr) name. The Process script file must include a thread definition (*.scp) file name, and the thread definition file must include a thread description (*.sct) file name. | |