If proparse does not have write access to prorefactor\temp in the Business Entity Designer’s temp-directory, an AccessDeniedException with the message “Missing write permissions for prorefactor/Temp directory!” is thrown. In older versions (before 2021-07-05) this was a NullPointerException instead.

An application error has occured (Consultingwerk.Studio.Proparse.ProparseException)

org.prorefactor.refactor.RefactorException: Error parsing CustomerBusinessEntity.cls

Original Exception: c:\Work\OpenEdge123_64\prorefactor\temp\listingfile.txt: Missing write permissions for prorefactor/temp directory!

java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: c:\Work\OpenEdge123_64\prorefactor\temp\listingfile.txt: Missing write permissions for prorefactor/temp directory!
	at com.joanju.proparse.DoParse.doParse(DoParse.java:223)
	at org.prorefactor.treeparser.ParseUnit.parse(ParseUnit.java:271)
	at org.prorefactor.treeparser.ParseUnit.parse(ParseUnit.java:226)
	at org.prorefactor.treeparser.ParseUnit.treeParser01(ParseUnit.java:348)
	at cli.Progress.ClrBridge.ClrApi.InvokeMethod(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Progress.ClrBridge.BrgClrToPro.HandleUIEvent(Unknown Source)
	at cli.InfragisticsWinUltraWinToolbarsUltraToolbarsManagerToolClickReceiver.OnToolClick(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.ToolClickEventHandler.Invoke(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager.OnToolClick(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Consultingwerk.SmartComponents.Implementation.SmartToolbarController.BASEOnToolClick(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Progress.ClrBridge.ClrApi.InvokeMethod(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Progress.ClrBridge.ClrApi.InvokeBaseMethod(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Progress.ClrBridge.BrgClrToPro.InvokeMethod(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Consultingwerk.SmartComponents.Implementation.SmartToolbarController.OnToolClick(AblProxy.cs:53)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager.FireEvent(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.ButtonToolUIElement.DoClickProcessing(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.ButtonToolUIElement.OnMouseUp(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.ControlUIElementBase.ProcessMouseUpHelper(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.ControlUIElementBase.ProcessMouseUp(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.Utilities.ProcessEvent(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsDockArea.OnMouseUp(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DefWndProc(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UIAutomation.UiaProviderControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DefWndProc(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsDockArea$DockAreaSubClasser.WndProc(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Application$ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Application$ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Application$ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Progress.ClrBridge.ClrApi.InvokeMethod(Unknown Source)

java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: Missing write permissions for prorefactor/temp directory!

Call Stack:

ParseFile Consultingwerk.Studio.Proparse.ProparseHelper at line 1898  (.\Consultingwerk\Studio\Proparse\ProparseHelper.r)
AnnotationParser Consultingwerk.Studio.AnnotationParser at line 558  (.\Consultingwerk\Studio\AnnotationParser.r)
UpdateBusinessEntityCalculatedFields Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Generator.BusinessEntityGenerator at line 4234  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\Generator\BusinessEntityGenerator.r)
GenerateBusinessEntity Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Generator.BusinessEntityGenerator at line 2079  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\Generator\BusinessEntityGenerator.r)
GenerateCode Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Generator.BusinessEntityGenerator at line 2210  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\Generator\BusinessEntityGenerator.r)
GenerateSource Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Services.BusinessEntityDatasetController at line 4721  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\Services\BusinessEntityDatasetController.r)
GenerateSource Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.UI.BusinessEntityDesignerForm at line 1873  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\UI\BusinessEntityDesignerForm.r)
smartToolbarController1_ToolClick Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.UI.BusinessEntityDesignerForm at line 6789  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\UI\BusinessEntityDesignerForm.r)
OnToolClick Consultingwerk.SmartComponents.Implementation.SmartToolbarController at line 2511  (.\Consultingwerk\SmartComponents\Implementation\SmartToolbarController.r)
Startup Consultingwerk.Framework.GuiClientStartupManager at line 1284  (.\Consultingwerk\Framework\GuiClientStartupManager.r)
initialize Consultingwerk.Framework.Server.AppServerStartupManager at line 1865  (.\Consultingwerk\Framework\Server\AppServerStartupManager.r)
Consultingwerk/BusinessEntityDesigner/startup-json.p at line 628  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\startup-json.p)

Original Stack Trace:
ParseFile Consultingwerk.Studio.Proparse.ProparseHelper at line 1888  (.\Consultingwerk\Studio\Proparse\ProparseHelper.r)
AnnotationParser Consultingwerk.Studio.AnnotationParser at line 558  (.\Consultingwerk\Studio\AnnotationParser.r)
UpdateBusinessEntityCalculatedFields Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Generator.BusinessEntityGenerator at line 4234  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\Generator\BusinessEntityGenerator.r)
GenerateBusinessEntity Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Generator.BusinessEntityGenerator at line 2079  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\Generator\BusinessEntityGenerator.r)
GenerateCode Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Generator.BusinessEntityGenerator at line 2210  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\Generator\BusinessEntityGenerator.r)
GenerateSource Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Services.BusinessEntityDatasetController at line 4721  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\Services\BusinessEntityDatasetController.r)
GenerateSource Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.UI.BusinessEntityDesignerForm at line 1873  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\UI\BusinessEntityDesignerForm.r)
smartToolbarController1_ToolClick Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.UI.BusinessEntityDesignerForm at line 6789  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\UI\BusinessEntityDesignerForm.r)
OnToolClick Consultingwerk.SmartComponents.Implementation.SmartToolbarController at line 2511  (.\Consultingwerk\SmartComponents\Implementation\SmartToolbarController.r)
Startup Consultingwerk.Framework.GuiClientStartupManager at line 1284  (.\Consultingwerk\Framework\GuiClientStartupManager.r)
initialize Consultingwerk.Framework.Server.AppServerStartupManager at line 1865  (.\Consultingwerk\Framework\Server\AppServerStartupManager.r)
Consultingwerk/BusinessEntityDesigner/startup-json.p at line 628  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\startup-json.p)

Shown by:
ShowErrorMessage Consultingwerk.Util.ErrorHelper at line 3136  (.\Consultingwerk\Util\ErrorHelper.r)
smartToolbarController1_ToolClick Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.UI.BusinessEntityDesignerForm at line 6897  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\UI\BusinessEntityDesignerForm.r)
OnToolClick Consultingwerk.SmartComponents.Implementation.SmartToolbarController at line 2511  (.\Consultingwerk\SmartComponents\Implementation\SmartToolbarController.r)
Startup Consultingwerk.Framework.GuiClientStartupManager at line 1284  (.\Consultingwerk\Framework\GuiClientStartupManager.r)
initialize Consultingwerk.Framework.Server.AppServerStartupManager at line 1865  (.\Consultingwerk\Framework\Server\AppServerStartupManager.r)
Consultingwerk/BusinessEntityDesigner/startup-json.p at line 628  (.\Consultingwerk\BusinessEntityDesigner\startup-json.p)

If you are working with an older version of Proparse (before 4.1.0.1222 from July 05 2021) you would get a java.lang.NullPointerException instead.

An application error has occured (Consultingwerk.Studio.Proparse.ProparseException)

org.prorefactor.refactor.RefactorException: Error parsing OrderLineDataAccess.cls

Original Exception: null

java.lang.NullPointerException

	at com.joanju.proparse.DoParse.doParse(DoParse.java:226)
	at org.prorefactor.treeparser.ParseUnit.parse(ParseUnit.java:270)
	at org.prorefactor.treeparser.ParseUnit.parse(ParseUnit.java:226)
	at org.prorefactor.treeparser.ParseUnit.treeParser01(ParseUnit.java:348)
	at cli.Progress.ClrBridge.ClrApi.InvokeMethod(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Progress.ClrBridge.BrgClrToPro.HandleUIEvent(Unknown Source)
	at cli.InfragisticsWinUltraWinToolbarsUltraToolbarsManagerToolClickReceiver.OnToolClick(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.ToolClickEventHandler.Invoke(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager.OnToolClick(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager.FireEvent(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.PopupMenuItemUIElement.DoClickProcessing(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.PopupMenuItemUIElement.OnMouseUp(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.TextUIElementBase.OnMouseUp(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.ControlUIElementBase.ProcessMouseUpHelper(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.ControlUIElementBase.ProcessMouseUp(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.Utilities.ProcessEvent(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.PopupControlBase.OnMouseUp(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DefWndProc(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Infragistics.Win.UIAutomation.UiaProviderControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Application$ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Application$ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Unknown Source)
	at cli.System.Windows.Forms.Application$ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Unknown Source)
	at cli.Progress.ClrBridge.ClrApi.InvokeMethod(Unknown Source)

java.lang.NullPointerException: 

In that case please update your Proparse to the current version to get the correct error-message.

Solution

Find the directory used as temp-directory by the Business Entity Designer from its session info ( in the upper left corner). The temp-directory is set in the startup parameter -T. 

In that directory find the prorefactor/temp sub-directory.

Right-click it -> Properties -> Security

Ensure that you (Authenticated users) have read and write access (checkmarks at Allow, nothing at Deny).

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