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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The translator will try to create a script file with a unique name. This file contains the command necessary to run the translator. If the translator has a problem creating this unique name, you will see the following error message.</p><pre class="indent">Error generating a unique file name for script.</pre><p class="para_topic">When you use the <b class="uiTerm">Class Selection</b> dialog box to select objects in the work part, the translator exports the objects to a temporary file. The translator places this temporary file in the directory pointed to by UGII_TMP_DIR. This temporary file becomes the input file for the translator. If the translator has a problem exporting the objects you selected, you will see the following error message.
      </p><pre class="indent">Error Exporting Class Selected Objects to part.</pre><p class="para_topic">The translator will try to create a script file with a unique name. This file contains the command necessary to run the translator. If the translator has a problem writing to this script file, you will see the following error message.</p><pre class="indent">Cannot open script file.</pre><p class="para_topic">The translator attempts to spawn a batch process that will run on its own. If the translator has a problem trying to start this process, you will see the following error message.</p><pre class="indent">Error spawning translation.</pre><p class="para_topic">The translator will remove the script file and any intermediate parts from the UGII_TMP_DIR directory when the translation completes.</p>
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