[Pw_forum] Xcrysden

[Uttam Paliwal]

the error message is

couldn't execute "xcrysden": no such file or directory
couldn't execute "xcrysden": no such file or directory
    while executing
"exec xcrysden --pwi $tmpFile &"
    (procedure "::pwscf::view::structByXcrysden" line 71)
    invoked from within
"::pwscf::view::structByXcrysden ::gUI0"
    invoked from within
".gui0.shellchildsite.menubar.menubar.view.menu invoke active"
    ("uplevel" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"uplevel #0 [list $w invoke active]"
    (procedure "tk::MenuInvoke" line 50)
    invoked from within
"tk::MenuInvoke .gui0.shellchildsite.menubar.menubar.view.menu 1"
    (command bound to event)


KINDLY HELP

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Tone Kokalj <tone.kokalj at ijs.si> wrote:

> On Thu, 2016-11-17 at 15:47 +0530, Uttam Paliwal wrote:
> > Kindly forget previous mail
> > Now it is active but when i click
> > " structure with xcrysden" then following error message displayed
> > Exec couldn't find xcrysden : no such file or directory
>
> According to this error it seems that you do not have xcrysden on the
> PATH and in addition that you have XCRYSDEN_TOPDIR variable defined,
> but pointing to a wrong directory (perhaps to an old no-more-existing
> version of xcrysden). Try this:
>
> unset XCRYSDEN_TOPDIR
> pwgui
>
>
> Is now the "View-->Structure with XCrySDen" menu active? If not then
> the above is very likely the problem.
>
> Best regards, Tone
> --
> J. Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
> (tel: +386-1-477-3523 // fax: +386-1-251-9385)
>
> > Please help
> >
> > On Nov 17, 2016 12:44 PM, "Uttam Paliwal" <uttamphy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > sorry it didn't work
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 5:35 PM, Matic Poberznik <matic.poberznik at g
> > > mail.com> wrote:
> > > > I'm sorry I made a slight error in the previous email, the path
> > > > should
> > > > point to the xcrysden shell script (which is used to run
> > > > xcrysden).
> > > > Simply add the directory where the ./xcrysden command works to
> > > > the $PATH
> > > > variable and it should work.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > >
> > > > Matic
> > > > --
> > > > Matic Poberznik
> > > > J. Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
> > > >
> > > > > I' assuming you have to be in the xcrysden binary directory for
> > > > that to
> > > > > work;
> > > > >
> > > > > so if you have not done so already I suggest you add the path
> > > > to
> > > > > xcrysden installation folder where you have to add xcrysden to
> > > > the $PATH
> > > > > variable in .bashrc. This file is located in your home
> > > > directory, open
> > > > > it with an editor and add the line:
> > > > >
> > > > > export PATH=/path/to/xcrysden/bin/:$PATH
> > > > >
> > > > > Where /path/to/xcrysden/bin/ is the full path to the folder
> > > > where you
> > > > > have the xcrysden binary. When you finish editing type
> > > > >
> > > > > source ~/.bashrc
> > > > >
> > > > > in the terminal to implement the changes. If it works you
> > > > should be able
> > > > > to run xcrysden by simply typing:
> > > > >
> > > > > xcrysden
> > > > >
> > > > > in any directory and PWgui should be able to find it.
> > > > > I hope this helps,
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Matic
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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-- 
Uttam Paliwal
*Assistant Professor*
Department of Physics
J.N.V. University
Jodhpur (India)
Phone- 7597908441
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