Kelly;

The model looks for the soil file in this order:
1. SOIL.SOL file in data directory
2. xx.SOL file in data directory (where "xx" is the 1st two letters of the soil profile ID, this is "AM" in your case)
3. SOIL.SOL in the soils directory
4. xx.SOL in the soils directory

Is it possible that you have a SOIL.SOL file in the cotton directory that does not include your soil profile?

Cheryl


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From: DSSAT - Crop Models and Applications [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kelly Pittman
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 3:05 PM
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Subject: Running the crop model

When I try to run the crop model in batch mode from the DSSAT shell, I get
this message:




*RUN-TIME ERRORS OUTPUT FILE



 File not found.  Please check soil profile name or create
file.

File: AM.SOL         Line:     0   Error key: IPSOIL


 Input module failed.  Program execution
halted.

File: C:\DSSAT4\MINPT040.EXE DSSAT40.INP B                  1
CHRH0801.COX      1
Line:     0   Error key: INPUTX





How do I interpret this?  I have checked my soil profile and it seeems to
be in order.  I am stumped.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Kelly Pittman
Texas A&M University-Kingsville