Subject: GAMESS no $DATA found

From: Rudy Gostowski <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 15:03:22 -0500

I received the error message:
 **** ERROR, NO $DATA GROUP WAS FOUND

The following input file was used:
$CONTRL EXETYPE=CHECK MULT=2 COORD=CART UNITS=ANGS $END
$DATA
9phflr3.gam 9-PHENYL FLUORENYL RADICAL
Cs

Carbon      6.0     0.00000   0.00000   0.00000 
Carbon      6.0     1.45210   0.00000   0.00000 
Carbon      6.0     1.87100   1.38620   0.00000 
Carbon      6.0     3.13330   1.97110   0.02490 
Carbon      6.0     0.71080   2.24100   0.00220 
Carbon      6.0     0.82590   3.61510   0.01050 
Carbon      6.0    -0.46680   1.37030   0.00170 
Carbon      6.0     2.11040   4.17520   0.02430 
Carbon      6.0     3.24470   3.36590   0.03220 
Carbon      6.0     2.30380  -1.15170   0.00030 
Carbon      6.0     3.49260  -1.17260  -0.75100 
Carbon      6.0     1.97210  -2.29760   0.74920 
Carbon      6.0     4.31810  -2.29100  -0.75250 
Carbon      6.0    -1.82050   1.65300  -0.01070 
Carbon      6.0    -0.92770  -1.03650  -0.03470 
Carbon      6.0     3.97770  -3.41700  -0.00250 
Carbon      6.0     2.80200  -3.41490   0.74910 
Carbon      6.0    -2.29160  -0.72800  -0.04420 
Carbon      6.0    -2.73650   0.59180  -0.02940 
Hydrogen    1.0    -0.59740  -2.08560  -0.06350 
Hydrogen    1.0    -3.02640  -1.54770  -0.06870 
Hydrogen    1.0    -3.81540   0.80820  -0.03870 
Hydrogen    1.0    -2.18180   2.69190  -0.01170 
Hydrogen    1.0     4.03960   1.34780   0.05230 
Hydrogen    1.0    -0.06500   4.25970   0.01160 
Hydrogen    1.0     2.22090   5.27040   0.03150 
Hydrogen    1.0     4.24660   3.82060   0.04960 
Hydrogen    1.0     5.24200  -2.28820  -1.35090 
Hydrogen    1.0     4.63170  -4.30150  -0.00220 
Hydrogen    1.0     2.52740  -4.29690   1.34670 
Hydrogen    1.0     1.05390  -2.29830   1.35740 
Hydrogen    1.0     3.76070  -0.29490  -1.36090 
$END

The following output file was given:
1         ******************************************************
          *            GAMESS VERSION = 18 MAR 1997            *
          *             FROM IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY             *
          * M.W.SCHMIDT, K.K.BALDRIDGE, J.A.BOATZ, S.T.ELBERT, *
          *   M.S.GORDON, J.H.JENSEN, S.KOSEKI, N.MATSUNAGA,   *
          *          K.A.NGUYEN, S.J.SU, T.L.WINDUS,           *
          *       TOGETHER WITH M.DUPUIS, J.A.MONTGOMERY       *
          *         J.COMPUT.CHEM.  14, 1347-1363(1993)        *
          ********Intel x86 (DOS32, OS/2, WIN32) VERSION********
          *      PC GAMESS version 4.4, build number 1360      *
          *   Compiled on    Saturday,  21-02-1998, 21:21:05   *
          *        Partial Copyright (c) 1994, 1998 by         *
          *   Alex. A. Granovsky, Moscow State University  -   *
          *     Intel specific optimization, enhancements,     *
          *               and multiple bug fixes.              *
          * This program should not be distributed in any form *
          *   without special permission of its maintainers.   *
          ******************************************************

 EXECUTION OF GAMESS BEGUN 14:47:23 LT  22-MAY-1998

            ECHO OF THE FIRST FEW INPUT CARDS -
 INPUT CARD>$CONTRL EXETYPE=CHECK MULT=2 COORD=CART UNITS=ANGS $END        
                
 INPUT CARD>$DATA                                                          
                
 INPUT CARD>9phflr3.gam 9-PHENYL FLUORENYL RADICAL                         
                
 INPUT CARD>Cs                                                             
                
 INPUT CARD>                                                               
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     0.00000   0.00000   0.00000                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     1.45210   0.00000   0.00000                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     1.87100   1.38620   0.00000                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     3.13330   1.97110   0.02490                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     0.71080   2.24100   0.00220                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     0.82590   3.61510   0.01050                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0    -0.46680   1.37030   0.00170                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     2.11040   4.17520   0.02430                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     3.24470   3.36590   0.03220                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     2.30380  -1.15170   0.00030                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     3.49260  -1.17260  -0.75100                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     1.97210  -2.29760   0.74920                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     4.31810  -2.29100  -0.75250                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0    -1.82050   1.65300  -0.01070                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0    -0.92770  -1.03650  -0.03470                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     3.97770  -3.41700  -0.00250                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0     2.80200  -3.41490   0.74910                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0    -2.29160  -0.72800  -0.04420                
                
 INPUT CARD>Carbon      6.0    -2.73650   0.59180  -0.02940                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0    -0.59740  -2.08560  -0.06350                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0    -3.02640  -1.54770  -0.06870                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0    -3.81540   0.80820  -0.03870                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0    -2.18180   2.69190  -0.01170                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0     4.03960   1.34780   0.05230                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0    -0.06500   4.25970   0.01160                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0     2.22090   5.27040   0.03150                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0     4.24660   3.82060   0.04960                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0     5.24200  -2.28820  -1.35090                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0     4.63170  -4.30150  -0.00220                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0     2.52740  -4.29690   1.34670                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0     1.05390  -2.29830   1.35740                
                
 INPUT CARD>Hydrogen    1.0     3.76070  -0.29490  -1.36090                
                
 INPUT CARD>$END                                                           
                
    2000000 WORDS OF MEMORY AVAILABLE
 **** ERROR, NO $DATA GROUP WAS FOUND

 EXECUTION OF GAMESS TERMINATED ABNORMALLY AT 14:47:23 LT  22-MAY-1998

        STEP CPU TIME =    0.27  TOTAL CPU TIME =       0.3   (   0.0 MIN)
IS100.00 PERCENT OF REAL TIME OF       0.3
           0 WORDS OF    DYNAMIC MEMORY USED
 STOP IN ABRT

Please indicate what part of the INPUT file is not correct.
thank you,

Rudy Gostowski
Department of Chemistry
Austin Peay State University
Box 4547
Clarksville, TN  37044
931-648-7624
FAX 931-648-5996
[email-masked]