Dear Jans
Thanks for your help. I have now been able to solve the problem.

The file UFBR950001 did exist as it was but was half filled with black
shades. It was once again free from the damages after I cleared some of
the soil files which I recently created. I have no idea why it doesnot
like those recent files I created.

Regards,
Tesfalidet,
>>> [log in to unmask] 12/21/02 11:13AM >>>
Dear Ghebreab,

the program is looking for the soil data of the experiment in the
DSSAT\Soil\SOIL.SOL file. If it can t find them there, it looks for
a
"UF.SOL" file. Since you are trying to run a default experiment there
should be no problems unless there are changes in the UFBR9101.TMX or
the
SOIL.SOL files. Sometimes problems occur after editing the files with
windows editors. Check the files; if that does not help you can create
a
UF.SOL file with the soil data of the FILEX (in this case it is
"UFBR950001").

Hope that helps.
Jans

At 09:49 21.12.2002 +0200, you wrote:
>Dear listers,
>
>I tried to do certain simualtion excerses from the data within the
>model. To do this in the main menu I clicked 'models', 'various',
>'Tomato', then ' simulate' and enter. From the crop experimental
studies
>I selected '1' and  from the treatments I selected  '1'. The problem
is
>that it gives me such a message
>
>File not found. create input file
>
>File: UF.SOL            Line 0      Error key: IPSOIL
>
>Could someone tell me why is it giving me such messages?
>
>Thanking you in advance
>
>Tesfalidet A Ghebreab
>School of Applied Environmental Sciences
>University of Natal
>South Africa
>Po bag X01 Scottsville


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