Update: installing the new version of TPP, rather than addressing the 
memory issue (which may indeed have been a problem in the old TPP), solved 
the problem. Thanks!

On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 1:58:41 PM UTC-7, Steven Shuken wrote:
>
> Hi Jimmy,
>
> Interesting. I have decided to take someone else's advice to install a 
> newer version of TPP which installation is causing its own problems. If I 
> run into this problem again I will definitely consider the memory issue.
>
> Thanks,
> Steven
>
> On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 1:00:51 PM UTC-7, Jimmy Eng wrote:
>>
>> The X!Tandem searches "ended" fast because they were terminated 
>> prematurely.  Likely due to running out of memory.   But if you have info 
>> which leads you to believe that memory is not the issue, I won't belabor 
>> the point.  Good luck.
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 6:53 AM, Steven Shuken <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The computer has 16 GB of RAM. It is a lot but I don't mind the search 
>>> running for a few days as long as it runs. I don't think memory was the 
>>> issue because the searches ended so fast and the comet search is running 
>>> fine. I need the X!Tandem search to run.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> On Monday, October 16, 2017 at 10:53:21 PM UTC-7, Jimmy Eng wrote:
>>>>
>>>> How much RAM does your computer have?  158K spectra is a lot of spectra 
>>>> to load at once, especially using the k-score pluggable scoring option 
>>>> compared to native Tandem, so there's a chance that the program ran out of 
>>>> memory if you don't have lots of it on your machine.  Monitor task manager 
>>>> while the search is running to see if this might be the problem.
>>>>
>>>> Hopefully you've set "spectrum_batch_size" to some non-zero value in 
>>>> your Comet search.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 9:17 PM, Steven Shuken <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm a grad student trying to put a SWATH library together. To learn 
>>>>> how to do this I looked up this paper by the Aebersold lab in 2015 which 
>>>>> walks the reader through the process: 
>>>>> https://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v10/n3/full/nprot.2015.015.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm following the protocol which pointed me to download the X!Tandem 
>>>>> parameters below. Using these parameters, I get the error messages 
>>>>> (farther 
>>>>> below) when trying to search the converted mzXML files using X!Tandem on 
>>>>> TPP. Any tips? I saw from a discussion in this group in 2013 that this 
>>>>> may 
>>>>> be a parameter issue (Comet search has been running for hours but seems 
>>>>> to 
>>>>> be working/hasn't given any errors) so I'll keep troubleshooting there. 
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Parameters:
>>>>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>>>>> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="tandem-input-style.xsl"?>
>>>>> <bioml>
>>>>>
>>>>> <note>spectrum parameters</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, parent monoisotopic mass error 
>>>>> minus">50</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, parent monoisotopic mass error 
>>>>> plus">50</note>
>>>>>         <note>PRECURSOR MASS TOLERANCE. This is monoisotopic mass, so 
>>>>> for non-accurate-mass instruments, for which the precursor is often taken 
>>>>> nearer to the isotopically averaged mass, an asymmetric tolerance (-2.0 
>>>>> Da 
>>>>> to 4.0 Da) is preferable. This somewhat imitates a (-3.0 Da to 3.0 Da) 
>>>>> window for averaged mass (but not exactly).</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, parent monoisotopic mass isotope 
>>>>> error">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, fragment monoisotopic mass error 
>>>>> units">ppm</note>
>>>>> <note>The value for this parameter may be 'Daltons' or 'ppm': all 
>>>>> other values are ignored</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, parent monoisotopic mass error 
>>>>> units">ppm</note>
>>>>> <note>The value for this parameter may be 'Daltons' or 'ppm': all 
>>>>> other values are ignored</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, fragment monoisotopic mass 
>>>>> error">100</note>
>>>>>         <note>This parameter has no effect in k-score scoring.</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, fragment mass 
>>>>> type">monoisotopic</note>
>>>>> <note>values are monoisotopic|average </note>
>>>>>
>>>>> <note>spectrum conditioning parameters</note>
>>>>>         <note type="input" label="spectrum, use conditioning">no</note>
>>>>> <note>For k-score scoring, it is recommended spectrum conditioning be 
>>>>> turned OFF for best performance. All of the spectrum filtering and 
>>>>> preprocessing options below in this section will be inactive.</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, dynamic range">10000.0</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, total peaks">400</note> 
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, maximum parent charge">5</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, use noise suppression">yes</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, minimum parent m+h">600.0</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, minimum fragment mz">125.0</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, minimum peaks">10</note> 
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, threads">1</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="spectrum, sequence batch size">1000</note>
>>>>> <note>residue modification parameters</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="residue, modification 
>>>>> mass">57.021464@C</note>
>>>>> <note>STATIC MODIFICATION. The format of this parameter is m@X, where 
>>>>> m is the modfication mass in Daltons and X is the appropriate residue to 
>>>>> modify. Lists of modifications are separated by commas. For example, to 
>>>>> modify M and C with the addition of 16.0 Daltons, the parameter line 
>>>>> would 
>>>>> be +16.0@M,+16.0@C. Positive and negative values are allowed.</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="residue, potential modification 
>>>>> mass">15.994915@M</note>
>>>>> <note>VARIABLE MODIFICATION. The format of this parameter is the same 
>>>>> as the format for residue, modification mass (see above).</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="residue, potential modification 
>>>>> motif"></note>
>>>>> <note>VARIABLE MODIFICATION IN A MOTIF. The format of this parameter 
>>>>> is similar to residue, modification mass, with the addition of a modified 
>>>>> PROSITE notation sequence motif specification. For example, a value of 
>>>>> 80@[ST!]PX[KR] indicates a modification of either S or T when followed by 
>>>>> P, and residue and the a K or an R. A value of 204@N!{P}[ST]{P} indicates 
>>>>> a 
>>>>> modification of N by 204, if it is NOT followed by a P, then either an S 
>>>>> or 
>>>>> a T, NOT followed by a P. Positive and negative values are allowed. 
>>>>> </note>
>>>>>
>>>>> <note>protein parameters</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="protein, taxon">no default</note>
>>>>> <note>SEQUENCE DATABASE TO SEARCH. This refers to identifiers in 
>>>>> taxonomy.xml.</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="protein, cleavage site">[RK]|{P}</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="protein, cleavage semi">no</note>
>>>>> <note>ENZYME SPECIFICITY. This setting corresponds to the enzyme 
>>>>> trypsin. The first characters in brackets represent residues N-terminal 
>>>>> to 
>>>>> the bond - the '|' pipe - and the second set of characters represent 
>>>>> residues C-terminal to the bond. The characters must be in square 
>>>>> brackets 
>>>>> (denoting that only these residues are allowed for a cleavage) or french 
>>>>> brackets (denoting that these residues cannot be in that position). Use 
>>>>> UPPERCASE characters. To denote cleavage at any residue, use [X]|[X] and 
>>>>> reset the scoring, maximum missed cleavage site parameter (see below) to 
>>>>> something like 50. </note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="protein, modified residue mass file"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="protein, N-terminal residue modification 
>>>>> mass"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="protein, C-terminal residue modification 
>>>>> mass"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="protein, homolog management">no</note>
>>>>> <note>if yes, an upper limit is set on the number of homologues kept 
>>>>> for a particular spectrum</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="protein, quick acetyl">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="protein, quick pyrolidone">no</note>
>>>>>
>>>>> <note>model refinement parameters</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, modification mass"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, sequence path"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, tic percent">10</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, spectrum synthesis">yes</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, maximum valid expectation 
>>>>> value">0.1</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, potential N-terminus 
>>>>> modifications"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, potential C-terminus 
>>>>> modifications"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, unanticipated cleavage">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, potential modification mass"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, point mutations">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, use potential modifications for full 
>>>>> refinement">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, point mutations">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="refine, potential modification motif"></note>
>>>>>
>>>>> <note>scoring parameters</note>
>>>>>
>>>>>         <note type="input" label="scoring, algorithm">k-score</note>
>>>>>   <note type="input" label="scoring, minimum ion count">4</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, maximum missed cleavage 
>>>>> sites">2</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, x ions">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, y ions">yes</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, z ions">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, a ions">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, b ions">yes</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, c ions">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, cyclic permutation">no</note>
>>>>> <note>if yes, cyclic peptide sequence permutation is used to pad the 
>>>>> scoring histograms</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, include reverse">no</note>
>>>>> <note>if yes, then reversed sequences are searched at the same time as 
>>>>> forward sequences</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, cyclic permutation">no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="scoring, include reverse">no</note>
>>>>>
>>>>> <note>output parameters</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, log path"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, message">1234567890</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, sequence path"></note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, path">output.xml</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, sort results by">spectrum</note>
>>>>> <note>values = protein|spectrum (spectrum is the default)</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, path hashing">no</note>
>>>>> <note>values = yes|no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, xsl path">tandem-style.xsl</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, parameters">yes</note>
>>>>> <note>values = yes|no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, performance">yes</note>
>>>>> <note>values = yes|no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, spectra">no</note>
>>>>> <note>values = yes|no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, histograms">no</note>
>>>>> <note>values = yes|no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, proteins">yes</note>
>>>>> <note>values = yes|no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, sequences">no</note>
>>>>> <note>values = yes|no</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, one sequence copy">no</note>
>>>>> <note>values = yes|no, set to yes to produce only one copy of each 
>>>>> protein sequence in the output xml</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, results">all</note>
>>>>> <note>values = all|valid|stochastic</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, maximum valid expectation 
>>>>> value">0.1</note>
>>>>> <note>value is used in the valid|stochastic setting of output, 
>>>>> results</note>
>>>>> <note type="input" label="output, histogram column width">30</note>
>>>>> <note>values any integer greater than 0. Setting this to '1' makes 
>>>>> cutting and pasting histograms into spread sheet programs easier.</note>
>>>>>
>>>>> <note type="description">ADDITIONAL EXPLANATIONS</note>
>>>>> <note type="description">Each one of the parameters for X! tandem is 
>>>>> entered as a labeled note node. In the current version of X!, keep those 
>>>>> note nodes on a single line.</note>
>>>>> <note type="description">The presence of the type 'input' is necessary 
>>>>> if a note is to be considered an input parameter. </note>
>>>>> <note type="description">Any of the parameters that are paths to files 
>>>>> may require alteration for a particular installation. Full path names 
>>>>> usually cause the least trouble, but there is no reason not to use 
>>>>> relative 
>>>>> path names, if that is the most convenient.</note>
>>>>> <note type="description">Any parameter values set in the 'list path, 
>>>>> default parameters' file are reset by entries in the normal input file, 
>>>>> if 
>>>>> they are present. Otherwise, the default set is used. </note>
>>>>> <note type="description">The 'list path, taxonomy information' file 
>>>>> must exist.</note>
>>>>> <note type="description">The directory containing the 'output, path' 
>>>>> file must exist: it will not be created.</note>
>>>>> <note type="description">The 'output, xsl path' is optional: it is 
>>>>> only of use if a good XSLT style sheet exists.</note>
>>>>>
>>>>> </bioml>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Errors:
>>>>>
>>>>>  Command 1 [Mon Oct 16 17:31:01 2017]        [ Show / Hide ]
>>>>> *EXECUTING: run_in c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data; 
>>>>> c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_001.tandem.params *
>>>>>
>>>>> X! TANDEM Jackhammer TPP (2013.06.15.1 - LabKey, Insilicos, ISB) 
>>>>>
>>>>> Loading spectra 
>>>>> (mzParser)................................................................................
>>>>>  loaded.
>>>>> Spectra matching criteria = 158033
>>>>> Pluggable scoring enabled.
>>>>> Starting threads .
>>>>> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual 
>>>>> way.
>>>>> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
>>>>>
>>>>> command "c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_001.tandem.params" failed: 
>>>>> No such process
>>>>>
>>>>> *Command FAILED*
>>>>> RETURN CODE:768
>>>>>
>>>>>   Command 2 [Mon Oct 16 17:31:24 2017]        [ Show / Hide ]
>>>>> *EXECUTING: run_in c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data; 
>>>>> c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\Tandem2XML 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_001.tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_001.tandem.pep.xml *
>>>>>
>>>>> Failed to open input file 
>>>>> 'c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_001.tandem'.
>>>>>
>>>>> command "c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\Tandem2XML 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_001.tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_001.tandem.pep.xml" failed: 
>>>>> Operation not permitted
>>>>>
>>>>> *Command FAILED*
>>>>> RETURN CODE:256
>>>>>
>>>>>   Command 3 [Mon Oct 16 17:31:24 2017]        [ Show / Hide ]
>>>>> *EXECUTING: run_in c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data; 
>>>>> c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_010.tandem.params *
>>>>>
>>>>> X! TANDEM Jackhammer TPP (2013.06.15.1 - LabKey, Insilicos, ISB) 
>>>>>
>>>>> Loading spectra 
>>>>> (mzParser)................................................................................
>>>>>  loaded.
>>>>> Spectra matching criteria = 158770
>>>>> Pluggable scoring enabled.
>>>>> Starting threads .
>>>>> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual 
>>>>> way.
>>>>> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
>>>>>
>>>>> command "c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_010.tandem.params" failed: 
>>>>> Unknown error
>>>>>
>>>>> *Command FAILED*
>>>>> RETURN CODE:65280
>>>>>
>>>>>   Command 4 [Mon Oct 16 17:31:48 2017]        [ Show / Hide ]
>>>>> *EXECUTING: run_in c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data; 
>>>>> c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\Tandem2XML 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_010.tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_010.tandem.pep.xml *
>>>>>
>>>>> Failed to open input file 
>>>>> 'c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_010.tandem'.
>>>>>
>>>>> command "c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\Tandem2XML 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_010.tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_010.tandem.pep.xml" failed: 
>>>>> Operation not permitted
>>>>>
>>>>> *Command FAILED*
>>>>> RETURN CODE:256
>>>>>
>>>>>   Command 5 [Mon Oct 16 17:31:48 2017]        [ Show / Hide ]
>>>>> *EXECUTING: run_in c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data; 
>>>>> c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_016.tandem.params *
>>>>>
>>>>> X! TANDEM Jackhammer TPP (2013.06.15.1 - LabKey, Insilicos, ISB) 
>>>>>
>>>>> Loading spectra 
>>>>> (mzParser)................................................................................
>>>>>  loaded.
>>>>> Spectra matching criteria = 158289
>>>>> Pluggable scoring enabled.
>>>>> Starting threads .
>>>>> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual 
>>>>> way.
>>>>> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
>>>>>
>>>>> command "c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_016.tandem.params" failed: 
>>>>> Unknown error
>>>>>
>>>>> *Command FAILED*
>>>>> RETURN CODE:65280
>>>>>
>>>>>   Command 6 [Mon Oct 16 17:32:30 2017]        [ Show / Hide ]
>>>>> *EXECUTING: run_in c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data; 
>>>>> c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\Tandem2XML 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_016.tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_016.tandem.pep.xml *
>>>>>
>>>>> Failed to open input file 
>>>>> 'c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_016.tandem'.
>>>>>
>>>>> command "c:\Inetpub\tpp-bin\Tandem2XML 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_016.tandem 
>>>>> c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/nselevse_L120327_016.tandem.pep.xml" failed: 
>>>>> Operation not permitted
>>>>>
>>>>> *Command FAILED*
>>>>> RETURN CODE:256
>>>>>
>>>>>  All commands finished at *Mon Oct 16 17:32:30 2017*   
>>>>> -Steven
>>>>>
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