Index: trunk/ippScripts/scripts/publish_file.pl
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--- trunk/ippScripts/scripts/publish_file.pl	(revision 24512)
+++ trunk/ippScripts/scripts/publish_file.pl	(revision 24640)
@@ -136,5 +136,8 @@
     my $zp = $zp{$comp};
     if ($product eq "IPP-MOPS") {
-        my $out = $ipprc->file_resolve( "$outroot.$comp.fits" );
+        my $outuri = "$outroot.$comp.fits";
+        my $out = $ipprc->file_resolve( $outuri, 'create' ) or
+            &my_die( "Unable to resolve output file $outuri", $pub_id, $PS_EXIT_SYS_ERROR);
+
         my $command = "$ppMops $file $zp $out";
         my ( $success, $error_code, $full_buf, $stdout_buf, $stderr_buf ) =