# Error in smkinven while reading the inventory

**URL:** <https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-in-smkinven-while-reading-the-inventory/855>\
**Category:** Emissions Inventory\
**Created:** [August 1, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-in-smkinven-while-reading-the-inventory/855 "2019-08-01T19:24:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![gaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@gaga](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/gaga)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-in-smkinven-while-reading-the-inventory/855/1 "2019-08-01T19:24:31Z")

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I use the NEI2014 emission inventory, the header information is as “#FORMAT=FF10\_NONPOINT”.  
When I run the script of area, there is the following error.

```
     Value for SMKINVEN_MONTH not defined; returning default: 0
 Processing Annual inventory....
 Reading inventory sources...
 Value for SMK_MAXWARNING: 100
 Value for SMK_TMPDIR: '/glade/work/yugu/SMK_HOME/data/run_nei2010_out/static/tmp'
 Value for SMK_TMPDIR: '/glade/work/yugu/SMK_HOME/data/run_nei2010_out/static/tmp'
 ERROR: Could not determine inventory file format due to missing or bad header information.
            Valid headers are:
            #LIST, #EMS-95, #FF10, #MEDS, #GRID,#ORL, or #CEM

 *** ERROR ABORT in subroutine GETFORMT
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**Author:** ![gaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@gaga](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/gaga)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-in-smkinven-while-reading-the-inventory/855/2 "2019-08-01T19:56:36Z")

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my smoke version is V4.6

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**Author:** ![bbaek](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.cmascenter.org/bbaek/32/22_2.png) [@bbaek](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/bbaek)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-in-smkinven-while-reading-the-inventory/855/3 "2019-08-05T19:30:44Z")

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Looks like your ARINV list input file may not have a proper header like “#LIST”. Can you check your Smkinven log file and look for ARINV file and check whether there is a header line “#LIST” or not.

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**Author:** ![gaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@gaga](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/gaga)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-in-smkinven-while-reading-the-inventory/855/4 "2019-08-05T20:43:32Z")

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Thank you very much.  
It is exactly right.