Error with Switches and Flags When Running on Linux

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Dear people of the forum,

I am having difficulty running my simulations on Linux. It seems that the ‘Feature Switches and Flags’ are incorrect. They are currently numbers but I get the error " FAST_InitializeAll:FAST_Init:FAST_ReadPrimaryFile:Invalid numerical input for file
“367_FASTinput.fst” occurred while trying to read MHK" for example. Does anyone know what the switches when using Linux should be here and if there are any other changes I need to make to any of my input files the I originally wrote for Windows. I have attached a screenshot of the top of an .fst file. (I have tried with and without the space before each switch/flag).

Many thanks,
Charlotte

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Dear @Charlotte.Atkinson,

I doubt your issue is related to Linux.

I’m not sure which version of OpenFAST you are running, but I suspect you are missing a line, e.g. CompSeaSt on Line 17, which means subsequent lines, including MHK, are read incorrectly. Input file changes with each release of OpenFAST are documented here: 4.1.2. API changes between versions — OpenFAST v4.0.5 documentation. And you can always enable the Echo option to debug issues with input file formatting.

Best regards,