Re: [Jmol-users] error message when reading .cube file

[Robert H. <ha...@st...>]

One of the problems with cube files is that they do not have much in the way
of characteristic information. You can force cube file reading using:


load cube::filename

I'd be interested in seeing the offending file.

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Yi Mao <ma...@gm...> wrote:

> I was using jmol to generate surface based on gaussian output. The
> guassian output is in *.cube format. It works fine with most molecules
> except one case. I followed the same procesure as other molecules to
> generate the cube file, however, jmol failed to open it.
>
> The error message reads "
> "script ERROR: Error reading file at line 7:
>   15   15.000000   32.709312   45.127351    2.784938
> 2147483647
> for file C:\Documents and Settings\ymao\Desktop\dna.cube
> type mol"
>
> I looked through the cube file and didn't notice anything abnormal. If
> anyone has similar experience or any suggestions, I would greatly
> appreciate it.
>
> Regards,
> Yi Mao
> Department of Mathematics
> Michigan State University
> East Lansing, MI 48824
> Tel: 517-432-8429
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