ERROR

FATAL ERROR Cannot delete argument file (ARGEXE)

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Error Message

Running an ARC Macro Language (AML) gives the following error message:

"FATAL ERROR
Cannot delete argument file (ARGEXE)"

Cause

1] The account that logs in to the server loses its environment setting upon log in when running an AML.

2] Running the AML on a workstation with a dual core processor.

Solution or Workaround



  1. Solution for cause 1]:
    Reassign the environment variables in a login script for the user account.
  2. Solution for cause 2]:
    Install an older version of BIOS, such as A00, that allows the second processor to turn off.

Article ID:000009323

Software:
  • Legacy Products

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