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From: "Joseph Han" <josephh[at]stanford.edu>
To: "'Connie Chang'" <cc236[at]cornell.edu>, <chemistry[at]ccl.net>
Subject: RE: Gaussian checkpoint files
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:00:41 -0700
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Would entering the initial guess into the input file and using
guess=cards work?

http://www.gaussian.com/g_ur/k_guess.htm

Joseph


> Hi -- 
>   
> Is there any way to get an initial orbital guess > from a checkpoint
> file using Guess=Read and at the same time *not* write to a checkpoint
> file?
> 
>   
> I have many jobs reading from the same checkpoint file and 
> would rather
> not have to make 420 copies of the same large checkpoint file for each
> job.
> 
>   
> Thanks! 
> Connie 
> 
>