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XACT Timing Analyzer: Cannot open file C:\\con<num>.<num> (Win95 only)


Record #1699

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  FPGA Core

Problem Title:
XACT Timing Analyzer: Cannot open file C:\\con<num>.<num> (Win95 only)


Problem Description:
When running Timing Analyzer (TA) in Win95, the following messages are reported:


"Cannot open file C:\\con960.960" <OK>

"Unable to initialize console.
 Close other applications and restart Timing Analyser." <OK>

These messages will pop up with various numbers in the filename con<num>.<num>.


CAUSE:

TA is looking for a temporary file in the C:\\ directory.  It looks in
C:\\ because TEMP=C:\ in the AUTOEXEC.BAT.  TA will work properly in
Win3.11 even when TEMP=C:\, but Win95 is more particular.


Solution 1:

Create a temporary directory and set the temp variable in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT to point to that directory.

TEMP=C:\TEMP



End of Record #1699