Warning! ZERO distribution error message

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Seth Grooms

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Jan 28, 2021, 4:55:10 AM1/28/21
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I continue to get this error message. I've checked for common issues that I've found on related posts but no dice. My code is below. Will someone please help me out? Thanks in advance.

Plot()
 {
  Outlier_Model("General",T(5),U(0,4),"t");
  Outlier_Model("Charcoal",Exp(1,-10,0),U(0,3),"t");
  Sequence()
  {
   Boundary("Start 1");
   Phase("Initial")
   {
    R_Date("4. B-252854", 3220, 40)
    {
     Outlier("Charcoal", 1);
    };
    R_Date("5. UGA-38992", 3150, 20)
    {
     Outlier("general", 0.05);
    };
    R_Date("6. UGA-38991", 3150, 20)
    {
     Outlier("general", 0.05);
    };
    R_Date("20. B-156646", 3150, 50)
    {
     Outlier("Charcoal", 1);
    };
    R_Date("21. B-235218", 3260, 40)
    {
     Outlier("Charcoal", 1);
    };
    R_Date("22. B-157421", 3350, 40)
    {
     Outlier("Charcoal", 1);
    };
   };
   Boundary("End 1");
   Boundary("Start 2");
   Phase("surface")
   {
    R_Date("2. B-253789 ", 3120, 40)
    {
     Outlier("Charcoal", 1);
    };
    R_Date("3. UGA-38993", 3110, 20)
    {
     Outlier("general", 0.05);
    };
    R_Date("19. B-236318", 3170, 40)
    {
     Outlier("Charcoal", 1);
    };
   };
   Boundary("End 2");
  };
 };


*This is the exact error message: 
Warning! ZERO distribution - End 2
Warning! ZERO distribution - End 2
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution
Warning! ZERO distribution  

MILLARD, ANDREW R.

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Jan 28, 2021, 5:25:53 AM1/28/21
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You define

  Outlier_Model("General",T(5),U(0,4),"t");

but use

     Outlier("general", 0.05);

on the dates. OxCal is case sensitive, so it has not used the defined outlier model and there it no posterior for it. Changing the dates to

     Outlier("General", 0.05);

seems to make everything work fine

 

 

Best wishes

Andrew

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Seth Grooms

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Jan 28, 2021, 8:00:59 AM1/28/21
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That did it, thank you very much Andrew!
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