E0009 Cannot create file "filepath". "Error Text"

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 The {{Code|filepath}} in the error message is an absolute path of the system running the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application|Platform Assistant]]. The Platform Assistant server could not write a file from your development PC into the specified {{Code|filepath}}.
-There are several ways to fix this error:
+There are several ways to fix this error. If the Platform Assistant server is running:
-* If the Platform Assistant server is running on a Mac, follow these steps:
-*# Open the '''Finder''', and go into the target directory.
+'''On Mac''':
-*# Right-click somewhere inside the directory, and select '''Get Info'''.
+# Open the '''Finder''', and go into the target directory.
-*# Expand '''Sharing and Permissions'''.
+# Right-click somewhere inside the directory, and select '''Get Info'''.
-*# Change your user permissions ('''Privilege''') so that you have both read and write permissions on the target directory.
+# Expand '''Sharing and Permissions'''.
-* If the Platform Assistant server is running on a Windows system, do any of the following:
+# Change your user permissions ('''Privilege''') so that you have both read and write permissions on the target directory.
-** Specify a different [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application#The Scratch Directory|scratch directory]]. To specify a different scratch directory, do any of the following:
-*** Specify a new scratch directory path in the default configuration file of the Platform Assistant: {{Path|paserver.config}}. This file is located in the {{Path|PAServer}} installation directory. Open {{Path|paserver.config}} with a text editor and add the new path where it says {{Code|scratchdir<nowiki>=</nowiki>}}. For example, {{Code|1<nowiki>=</nowiki>scratchdir<nowiki>=</nowiki>{{AppDataPath}}\PAServer\scratch-dir}}.
+'''On Windows''':
-***:{{Note| If you use this method, you do not have to specify the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application#The Scratch Directory|scratch directory]] every time you run the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application|Platform Assistant]].}}
-*** Provide the new path to the scratch directory as a command-line switch. See [[Setting Options for the Platform Assistant#Specifying the Scratch Directory Location on the Command Line|Specifying the Scratch Directory Location on the Command Line]].
+For the Windows Platform, users can choose any of the three methods described below.
-***:{{Note| If you use this method, you have to specify the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application#The Scratch Directory|scratch directory]] every time you run the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application|Platform Assistant]].}}
-*** Create a shortcut to the {{Path|paserver.exe}} file and specify the command-line switch in the "Target" field:
-***# Right-click on {{Path|paserver.exe}} and select "Create shortcut".
+'''Method 1''': Specify a different [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application#The Scratch Directory|scratch directory]] using any of the options below.
-***# Right-click on the shortcut you created and select "Properties".
-***# Add the {{Code|1<nowiki>=</nowiki>-scratchdir<nowiki>=</nowiki>{{Placeholder|path}}}} command switch to the end of the "Target" field. For example, {{Code|1<nowiki>=</nowiki>"{{EmbarcaderoFolderPath}}\PAServer\{{VersionNumber}}\paserver.exe" -scratchdir<nowiki>=</nowiki>{{AppDataPath}}\PAServer\scratch-dir}}.
+{| border="1" frame="hsides" rules="rows"
-***#:{{Note| If you use this method, you do not have to specify the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application#The Scratch Directory|scratch directory]] every time you run the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application|Platform Assistant]].}}
+! '''Options'''
-** Run {{Code|paserver.exe}} as administrator:
+! '''Perform on each PA run'''
-*** Right-click on {{Path|paserver.exe}} and select "Run as administrator".
+|- valign="top"
-***:{{Note| If you use this method, you must do this step every time you run the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application|Platform Assistant]].}}
-*** Right-click on {{Path|paserver.exe}} and select "Properties". In the "Compatibility" tab, check "Run this program as administrator". Click "OK" to apply the change.
+Specify a new scratch directory path in the Platform Assistant's default configuration file, '''paserver.config'''. This file is located in the {{Path|PAServer}} installation directory. Open '''paserver.config''' with a text editor and add the new path where it says {{Code|scratchdir<nowiki>=</nowiki>}}. For example:
-***:{{Note| If you use this method, you do not have to do this step every time you run the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application|Platform Assistant]].}}
+=scratchdir={{AppDataPath}}\PAServer\scratch-dir.
-**[[Installing the Platform Assistant on Windows|Reinstall]] the [[PAServer, the Platform Assistant Server Application|Platform Assistant]] in a different location.
-**:{{Note| During the installation, provide an install location where your user account has read and write permissions, such as {{Path|{{AppDataPath}}\PAServer}}.}}
+No
 == The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process ==
-This error may occur when you remote-debug a '''32-bit windows''' application. It occurs if you do not set the '''Include remote debug symbols''' option in {{Menu|Project &gt; Options &gt; Delphi Compiler &gt; Linking}} to {{True}}. This option is {{True}} by default for '''64-bit windows''' applications, so this error only applies to '''32-bit windows''' applications.
+This error may occur when you remote-debug a '''32-bit windows''' application. It occurs if you do not set the '''Include remote debug symbols''' option in {{Menu|Project > Options > Delphi Compiler > Linking}} to {{True}}. This option is {{True}} by default for '''64-bit windows''' applications, so this error only applies to '''32-bit windows''' applications.
 In order to resolve this error:
 # Close the PAServer instance on the remote machine (run the {{Code|q}} command, as described here: [[Running the Platform Assistant on Windows]]).
-# Set the '''Include remote debug symbols''' option in {{Menu|Project &gt; Options &gt; Delphi Compiler &gt; Linking}} to {{True}}.
+# Set the '''Include remote debug symbols''' option in {{Menu|Project > Options > Delphi Compiler > Linking}} to {{True}}.
 # Restart the PAServer instance on the remote machine.
 # Debug the application.
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 == The system cannot find the path specified ==
-This error occurs if you specify an invalid path as the {{Code|scratch-dir}} parameter for the PAServer. If the path you provide does not exist but can be created (for example, the path includes directories that do not exist), PAServer automatically creates any missing directories. If that is not possible, the aforementioned error occurs.
+This error occurs when you specify an invalid path for the {{Code|scratch-dir}} parameter of the PAServer. If the path you provide does not exist but can be created (for example, the path includes directories that do not exist), PAServer automatically creates any missing directories. If that is not possible, the aforementioned error occurs.
 See [[Setting_Options_for_the_Platform_Assistant#Configuring the Scratch Directory on the Command Line|Configuring the Scratch Directory on the Command Line]] and [[Setting_Options_for_the_Platform_Assistant#Configuring_the_Platform_Assistant_with_a_Configuration_File|Configuring the Platform Assistant with a Configuration File]] for more information on how to set the {{Code|scratch-dir}} path.

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