©2005,2006 Carolina Environmental Program SMOKE Problem Solving  Examining log files  Common problems  Smkreport program  SMOKE support

©2005,2006 Carolina Environmental Program Examining Log Files  Every program outputs a log file  Check for normal completion of program  Fix any errors –Check file formats –Confirm locations of files –Internal errors are not usually fixable by the user  Check any warnings –May not be a problem, but need to confirm

©2005,2006 Carolina Environmental Program Common Problems (1)  Problem: Program is reporting that an output file cannot be opened  Solution: –Check that the directory listed in the log file is valid and exists –Delete the existing output file listed in the log file and rerun; the I/O API library will not overwrite files with different header information than the new file

©2005,2006 Carolina Environmental Program Common Problems (2)  Problem: Output file is not in the expected location after the program finishes  Solution: –Check that the program completed successfully –Check the log file to find out the logical file name of the output file –Ensure that the logical file name is defined in the Assigns file or scripts

©2005,2006 Carolina Environmental Program Common Problems (3)  Problem: Program is ending because an input file is not available  Solution: –Check the log file to learn the logical file name of the input file –Ensure that the logical file name is defined in the Assigns file or scripts –Check that the directory and file name of the input file is correct –If the input file is generated by another program, make sure that program completed successfully

©2005,2006 Carolina Environmental Program Smkreport  Can compare emissions at each stage of processing and with inventory totals  Output files can be imported into spreadsheet programs for further analysis –For example, regression plots  Able to select and group inventory sources –By road class, SCC, source characteristics, etc.

©2005,2006 Carolina Environmental Program SMOKE Support  User’s Manual  CMAS Help Desk (  Support contract  Emissions modeling list