Could it be an issue with the file path?
I know that by default the path to the .out file should be
like the one in meh video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9myCh...8fi7PHS94d4996
(skip to the useful parts, the beginning is useless).
AlSO, for reusing last years code, you could try opening a simpletemplate, and then just replacing all of its code with your own.