Date:         Wed, 30 Jul 1997 08:43:01 GMT
Reply-To:     ten*napel@FEW.EUR.NL
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         ten*napel@FEW.EUR.NL
Organization: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Subject:      Re: Location of temporary files

On Mon, 28 Jul 1997 20:13:13 GMT, erobinson@nationalresearch.com
(Elmer Robinson) wrote:
 
>Does anyone know how to specify where temporary files are written? I
>want to be sure temp files are written to the local hard drive and not
>on the network. We have users with both the SPSS for Windows 7.5 and
>SPSS PC+ 5.0.
 
SPSS uses the defaults set in your config.sys.
Add a line in your config.sys:
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
if c:\temp is the directory you want to write your temporary files to.
Be sure to check if the temp file you specify in the config.sys file
really excists on your hard drive!
 
Remember that every temp file by any windows based program will be
written to this directory. (and DOS programs if they use the set
command)
 
Besides, if your netwotk is proparly configured it won't accept
temporary files on remote drives.
 
the safest way to modify your config.sys file under Windows (3.x or
95) run the program SYSEDIT.
 
Martijn ten Napel
Erasmus University Rotterdam