> Hello,

> I've just started using ResNet, and am not so savvy at this program
> yet. I've created both an input file and target file as required, and
> have also made use that there are no blank spaces in the directory.

> C:\ResNet\InputFileData.txt

> 213

> C:\ResNet\Target10

> 162

> However, I am not sure whether the log and GIS require any
> information?

> In any case, once that is done, I get the normal 'ResNet is about to
> execute the place prioritization algorithm' message. I clkick okay,
> and then get the following message (fatal error):

> 'Interface MFC Application has encountered a problem and needs to
> close.'

> With best regards,

> John.

> John,

> Thank you for your interest in ResNet. My replies are below preceded by
> [>].
> I think the quickest way for us to diagnose this problem would be for you
> to
> upload logfile.txt, InputFileData.txt, and Target10.txt to the "Files"
> section of the Google Group using the "+  upload file" button.

> Thanks again,
> Trevon

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bbcl_software@googlegroups.com
> > [mailto:bbcl_software@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John S.
> > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 4:04 AM
> > To: BBCL
> > Subject: BBCL_software Error using ResNet

> > Hello,

> > I've just started using ResNet, and am not so savvy at this program
> > yet. I've created both an input file and target file as required, and
> > have also made use that there are no blank spaces in the directory.

> [>] I assume that the four lines that begin with
> C:\ResNet\InputFileData.txt
> are the contents of logfile.txt. I noticed that there is no ".txt" file
> extension on Target10. I.e., "C:\ResNet\Target10" should be
> "C:\ResNet\Target10.txt". You might try adding the extension to see if this
> fixes the error.

> > The file info etc. looks like this:

> > C:\ResNet\InputFileData.txt

> > 213

> > C:\ResNet\Target10

> > 162

> > However, I am not sure whether the log and GIS require any
> > information?
> [>] This is to confirm that the log file and the basic GIS output file are
> created by ResNet and do not need to be created by you. I always use the
> ".txt" extension for the log file, so .txt is OK. Note that "the log file"
> is different from "logfile.txt". "The log file" describes the events in the
> ResNet run and can have any arbitrary file name. "Logfile.txt" is a file
> that describes the settings for the ResNet run. It is created by the GUI
> and
> always has the name "logfile.txt". Make sure to name "the log file"
> something other than "logfile.txt".

> I simply set a path name, as above and the program
> > generates the files automatically. Also, is it imperative that the the
> > logfile is .log or is okay if it is a .txt? I have it in .txt format.

> > In any case, once that is done, I get the normal 'ResNet is about to
> > execute the place prioritization algorithm' message. I clkick okay,
> > and then get the following message (fatal error):

> > 'Interface MFC Application has encountered a problem and needs to
> > close.'

> [>] This error could happen for many reasons. We'll help you sort this out.
> The error could be because ResNet can't find the target file because it
> lacks the ".txt" extension or because the number of species or cells in the
> ResNet input file
> is different from the values listed in logfile.txt. If you send us the
> files
> that I mentioned, we should be able to figure this out pretty quickly.
> > I am not too sure what to make of this. I have tried the program on
> > another computer (that is somewhat older than my own machine) but had
> > the same problem.

> > With best regards,

> > John.

> Thanks for your quick reply! I have uploaded the files as requested. The
> Target10.txt file has the the .txt extension. I just didn't notice my
> mistake when I copied the information into the email. I also changed the
> name of logfile.txt to Logoutput.txt, but that hasn't changed anything. The
> program still aborts, and the same error message appears.

> Cheers,

> John.

> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Trevon Fuller <tful...@mail.utexas.edu>wrote:

> > John,

> > Thank you for your interest in ResNet. My replies are below preceded by
> > [>].
> > I think the quickest way for us to diagnose this problem would be for you
> > to
> > upload logfile.txt, InputFileData.txt, and Target10.txt to the "Files"
> > section of the Google Group using the "+  upload file" button.

> > Thanks again,
> > Trevon

> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: bbcl_software@googlegroups.com
> > > [mailto:bbcl_software@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John S.
> > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 4:04 AM
> > > To: BBCL
> > > Subject: BBCL_software Error using ResNet

> > > Hello,

> > > I've just started using ResNet, and am not so savvy at this program
> > > yet. I've created both an input file and target file as required, and
> > > have also made use that there are no blank spaces in the directory.

> > [>] I assume that the four lines that begin with
> > C:\ResNet\InputFileData.txt
> > are the contents of logfile.txt. I noticed that there is no ".txt" file
> > extension on Target10. I.e., "C:\ResNet\Target10" should be
> > "C:\ResNet\Target10.txt". You might try adding the extension to see if this
> > fixes the error.

> > > The file info etc. looks like this:

> > > C:\ResNet\InputFileData.txt

> > > 213

> > > C:\ResNet\Target10

> > > 162

> > > However, I am not sure whether the log and GIS require any
> > > information?
> > [>] This is to confirm that the log file and the basic GIS output file are
> > created by ResNet and do not need to be created by you. I always use the
> > ".txt" extension for the log file, so .txt is OK. Note that "the log file"
> > is different from "logfile.txt". "The log file" describes the events in the
> > ResNet run and can have any arbitrary file name. "Logfile.txt" is a file
> > that describes the settings for the ResNet run. It is created by the GUI
> > and
> > always has the name "logfile.txt". Make sure to name "the log file"
> > something other than "logfile.txt".

> > I simply set a path name, as above and the program
> > > generates the files automatically. Also, is it imperative that the the
> > > logfile is .log or is okay if it is a .txt? I have it in .txt format.

> > > In any case, once that is done, I get the normal 'ResNet is about to
> > > execute the place prioritization algorithm' message. I clkick okay,
> > > and then get the following message (fatal error):

> > > 'Interface MFC Application has encountered a problem and needs to
> > > close.'

> > [>] This error could happen for many reasons. We'll help you sort this out.
> > The error could be because ResNet can't find the target file because it
> > lacks the ".txt" extension or because the number of species or cells in the
> > ResNet input file
> > is different from the values listed in logfile.txt. If you send us the
> > files
> > that I mentioned, we should be able to figure this out pretty quickly.
> > > I am not too sure what to make of this. I have tried the program on
> > > another computer (that is somewhat older than my own machine) but had
> > > the same problem.

> > > With best regards,

> > > John.- Hide quoted text -

> - Show quoted text -

> John,

> Thanks for sharing the files. Your ResNet input file was very close to
> being in the correct format. There was a minor problem with the file,
> which was that the file was tab delimited rather than space delimited.
> ResNet requires that the input file is space delimited. Otherwise, the
> tabs are misinterpreted as numbers, which is why ResNet crashed.
>    I converted your ResNet input file to space delimited by opening
> the tab delimited file in Excel, saving it as CSV, then opening the
> CSV file in Notepad and replacing all of the commas with blank spaces.
> Using the space delimited file, ResNet runs correctly on your data. I
> am uploading the space delimited ResNet input file to the "Files"
> section of the Google Group. The space delimited file is called
> "JohnResNet.txt".

> Thanks again,
> Trevon

> On Aug 12, 3:20 am, "John Simaika" <simai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear Trevon,

> > Thanks for your quick reply! I have uploaded the files as requested. The
> > Target10.txt file has the the .txt extension. I just didn't notice my
> > mistake when I copied the information into the email. I also changed the
> > name of logfile.txt to Logoutput.txt, but that hasn't changed anything.
> The
> > program still aborts, and the same error message appears.

> > Cheers,

> > John.

> > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Trevon Fuller <tful...@mail.utexas.edu
> >wrote:

> > > John,

> > > Thank you for your interest in ResNet. My replies are below preceded by
> > > [>].
> > > I think the quickest way for us to diagnose this problem would be for
> you
> > > to
> > > upload logfile.txt, InputFileData.txt, and Target10.txt to the "Files"
> > > section of the Google Group using the "+  upload file" button.

> > > Thanks again,
> > > Trevon

> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: bbcl_software@googlegroups.com
> > > > [mailto:bbcl_software@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John S.
> > > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 4:04 AM
> > > > To: BBCL
> > > > Subject: BBCL_software Error using ResNet

> > > > Hello,

> > > > I've just started using ResNet, and am not so savvy at this program
> > > > yet. I've created both an input file and target file as required, and
> > > > have also made use that there are no blank spaces in the directory.

> > > [>] I assume that the four lines that begin with
> > > C:\ResNet\InputFileData.txt
> > > are the contents of logfile.txt. I noticed that there is no ".txt" file
> > > extension on Target10. I.e., "C:\ResNet\Target10" should be
> > > "C:\ResNet\Target10.txt". You might try adding the extension to see if
> this
> > > fixes the error.

> > > > The file info etc. looks like this:

> > > > C:\ResNet\InputFileData.txt

> > > > 213

> > > > C:\ResNet\Target10

> > > > 162

> > > > However, I am not sure whether the log and GIS require any
> > > > information?
> > > [>] This is to confirm that the log file and the basic GIS output file
> are
> > > created by ResNet and do not need to be created by you. I always use
> the
> > > ".txt" extension for the log file, so .txt is OK. Note that "the log
> file"
> > > is different from "logfile.txt". "The log file" describes the events in
> the
> > > ResNet run and can have any arbitrary file name. "Logfile.txt" is a
> file
> > > that describes the settings for the ResNet run. It is created by the
> GUI
> > > and
> > > always has the name "logfile.txt". Make sure to name "the log file"
> > > something other than "logfile.txt".

> > > I simply set a path name, as above and the program
> > > > generates the files automatically. Also, is it imperative that the
> the
> > > > logfile is .log or is okay if it is a .txt? I have it in .txt format.

> > > > In any case, once that is done, I get the normal 'ResNet is about to
> > > > execute the place prioritization algorithm' message. I clkick okay,
> > > > and then get the following message (fatal error):

> > > > 'Interface MFC Application has encountered a problem and needs to
> > > > close.'

> > > [>] This error could happen for many reasons. We'll help you sort this
> out.
> > > The error could be because ResNet can't find the target file because it
> > > lacks the ".txt" extension or because the number of species or cells in
> the
> > > ResNet input file
> > > is different from the values listed in logfile.txt. If you send us the
> > > files
> > > that I mentioned, we should be able to figure this out pretty quickly.
> > > > I am not too sure what to make of this. I have tried the program on
> > > > another computer (that is somewhat older than my own machine) but had
> > > > the same problem.

> > > > With best regards,

> > > > John.- Hide quoted text -

> > - Show quoted text -