> I got an entry for an EXE based dat in the Profiler. It's for MESS. I just got
> version 0.80 and wanted to run a new scan with teh new version, but everytime it
> wants to create the new cachefile I get the error "\temp\_tempdat is used by a
> different program". And when I end CMP and want to delete the file it isn't
> possible, because someone still accesses the file.
> CMP creates a working MESS cache file, but it tries to read it again everytime I
> chose the MESS dat and I get the same error everytime.
>


Get a better OS or a better compiler. 8)
The issue is based on a weird combination of the mingw compiler and some older OSes. Some of these compiled binaries lock all redirected output so no other process can access it. Not a cmpro issue.

Roman Scherzer
ClrMamePro