[esp-r] Re: Simulation with PCM

[Jon Hand (clcv10)]

A recent question about an error message...

>
> Failed in ../zones/fcd8.geo: conversion of - value in
> An error has occurred while reading the special materials file - check
> file format!
>
> I am getting this error report from the zone which is not the one I am
> trying to put PCM !!

The "Failed in" message is trying to give the last known file name that
it was scanning when a low level error happens.  And not every
file that is opened has its name remembered and in this case the
special materials file name was not recorded at the point where it
was opened in the code (some of the obscure file reading facilities
have not been updated yet).  So the warning is confusing.

The 2nd issue is that the debugging messages within the code where the
error was detected is terse.  Not many people use PCMs.

An expert would run ESP-r within a debugger to find out what the
specific complaint is (and hopefully that would result in better
messages as the file is scanned).

If there is someone in the community who has experience with PCMs
perhaps they could help????  They would probably want a copy of the
model and supporting documentation.

And before doing that, there are some exemplar models that include
PCMs and you might check to see if your description is similar to that
used in the example models.

-ESRU