SWMM Format Errors

Error

 

Description

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 unrecognised 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 two 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.