SWMM 5 Error Messages - Format Errors

SWMM 5 Error Messages - Format Errors

ERROR 200:

one or more errors in input file.

This message appears when one or more input file parsing errors (the 200-series errors) occur.

ERROR 201:

too many characters in input line.

A line in the input file cannot exceed 1024 characters.

ERROR 203:

too few items at line n of input file.

Not enough data items were supplied on a line of the input file.

ERROR 205:

invalid keyword at line n of input file.

An unrecognized keyword was encountered when parsing a line of the input file.

ERROR 207:

duplicate ID name at line n of input file.

An ID name used for an object was already assigned to an object of the same category.

ERROR 209:

undefined object xxx at line n of input file.

A reference was made to an object that was never defined. An example would be if node 123 were designated as the outlet point of a subcatchment, yet no such node was ever defined in the study area.

ERROR 211:

invalid number xxx at line n of input file.

Either a string value was encountered where a numerical value was expected or an invalid number (e.g., a negative value) was supplied.

ERROR 213:

invalid date/time xxx at line n of input file.

An invalid format for a date or time was encountered. Dates must be entered as month/day/year and times as either decimal hours or as hour:minute:second.

ERROR 217:

control rule clause out of sequence at line n of input file.

Errors of this nature can occur when the format for writing control rules is not followed correctly (see Control Rule Format).

ERROR 219:

data provided for unidentified transect at line n of input file.

A GR line with Station-Elevation data was encountered in the [TRANSECTS] section of the input file after an NC line but before any X1 line that contains the transect's ID name.

ERROR 221:

transect station out of sequence at line n of input file.

The station distances specified for the transect of an irregular cross section must be in increasing numerical order starting from the left bank.

ERROR 223:

Transect xxx has too few stations.

A transect for an irregular cross section must have at least 2 stations defined for it.

ERROR 225:

Transect xxx has too many stations.

A transect cannot have more than 1500 stations defined for it.

ERROR 227:

Transect xxx has no Manning's N.

No Manning's N was specified for a transect (i.e., there was no NC line in the [TRANSECTS] section of the input file.

ERROR 229:

Transect xxx has invalid overbank locations.

The distance values specified for either the left or right overbank locations of a transect do not match any of the distances listed for the transect's stations.

ERROR 231:

Transect xxx has no depth.

All of the stations for a transect were assigned the same elevation.

ERROR 233:

invalid treatment function expression at line n of input file.

A treatment function supplied for a pollutant at a specific node is either not a correctly formed mathematical expression or refers to unknown pollutants, process variables, or math functions.