Caesar II Error: Could Not Open TEMPMAT: Why this

is generated and steps to overcome it

Sometimes, while working with Caesar II software during opening a CAESAR II Piping Input
files, many of you might have come across an error similar to the one shown in Fig. 1 (Could not
open TEMPMAT). In this context you click on Ok button and proceed for your analysis. But
every time you open the input spreadsheet the same error appears each time which is very
annoying. So this small article will highlight the steps which you can take to avoid such error.

Now what the TEMPMAT is and how this error is generated. Basically, whenever the piping
input file is opened a temporary material properties file, TEMPMAT is created for easier access
to the material properties from the Caesar II material database. The file gets automatically
closed and deleted when the Analysis begins or when the Piping Input file is closed by the user.
There could be various reasons for this error. The most probable cause for this error is an
access violation or insufficient user access rights. The probable reasons and remedies for this
error are listed below:
1. If sometimes while running the Caesar file, the run does not complete or while opening
the input spreadsheet the input window does not open due to some reason, i.e, Caesar
II program does not complete its intended operation you will find the error to appear
when you close the file and try to open again.
2. If the Piping Input file is on a shared network drive (Such as in some server as people
often keep files in common server for easy access to all stress engineers) with several
users having access to it at the same time the same error generates. In such situation it
is recommended to create a UserID string in the C2 configuration file (Miscellaneous
Options Category, User ID value) for each user PC. The UserID should be between 2
and 4 characters long and must not contain any special characters (stars, dots, etc.) or
spaces. This is NOT a password of any kind; and is NOT a personal key. This UserID
must be unique to the machine where CAESAR II program is running. After adding the
value, Save and Exit the Configuration Editor (use the blue diskette button on the upper
left of the toolbar). All the CAESAR II intermediate workflow items will be appended with
this unique UserID string to distinguish them from other users files.
3. If the job (Piping Input file) is located on a local machine, then verify the job directory
user permissions to allow full access (create/modify/delete files and folders).

4. If the job (the Piping Input file) was recovered from a storage device (such as CD/DVD,
or a backup drive), then the file would be read-only by default. So verify that the job
itself is not write-protected or read-only.

5. If still the problem persists simply restart your PC and the problem will not appear.