Why can't ORCA read the file properly while doing NEB-TS?

Polina Kobchikova @Polina-Kobchikova-2

14 January 2025 7 2K Report

So, my input file:

! PBEh-3c TightSCF Mass2016 NEB-TS FREQ

%NEB

NEB_END_XYZFILE "angle.xyz"

NIMAGES 20

END

* XYZFILE 0 1 linear.xyz

I can swap files with structures, the error will always be with the second reading, no matter what is there (I mean here: * XYZFILE 0 1 linear.xyz)

So the problem is not in the files themselves, because when they are in the line NEB_END_XYZFILE "angle.xyz" (or linear), they are read normally

Error:

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ORCA_ReadXYZFile::Error

There was a problem reading file: linear.xyzяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяя

I don't understand what's going

Please help me to figure it out

Amit Kumar Tiwari

Polina, ORCA might not be reading the file properly due to syntax errors or missing parameters. Double-check the input format, ensure correct keywords for NEB-TS, and verify that all necessary sections (e.g., %NEB) are properly defined. The issue might also be with the format or encoding of the linear.xyz file. Ensure the file follows the correct XYZ format, check for extra spaces or hidden characters, and verify the file path.

Lucas Gian Fachini

Greetings Polina Kobchikova

You just forgot to add a "*" after "linear.xyz", your input should be:

Roman G. Fedunov

1. Perhaps ORСA does not find the line break symbol and the line allocated for the file name is filled with random characters. Try to make a new line after the file name.

2. Perhaps the reason is related to the fact that Windows and Unix systems use different line break symbols. Try editing your input file in an editor that supports the Unix format.

Shamik Chakrabarti

I also have the similar kind of problem. Whenever I am trying to read the data from external file.xyz, it says

can not open file filename: hydroxide.xyz, I am attaching the input (.inp) & hydroxide.xyz for your consideration

1. .inp

!HF DEF2-SVP

* xyzfile 0 2 hydroxide.xyz

2. .xyz

O 0 0 0

H 0 0 0.9903

Any suggestion will be highly appreciated.

You must attach a "*" after the .xyz file name you want to read, otherwise orca won't be able to identify the end of the file name. So:

Dear Lucas Gian Fachini

After adding * , as you have mentioned, I am still getting the same error. Can you kindly see that whether the given file can run without any problem at your system?

regards,

Polina Kobchikova

Lucas Gian Fachini Roman G. Fedunov Amit Kumar Tiwari

Thank you!

It was a weird error. I ended up explicitly writing the structure coordinates and running the calculations that way. But then out of curiosity I tried again, creating all the files from scratch - and it worked. I don't know what the problem was, but thanks for taking the time to answer me.

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