> > > 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.
> >
> Well..it never happened before with an of MAME or MESS. And it's the binar
> distributed by the page. I don't compile MESS myself.
>

Win9x/ME possibly? Well...Tough luck....it's a known mingw issue discussed several times on the mamemsgboard.

Roman Scherzer
ClrMamePro