Parallel: ERROR (in config file): Options should be formatte

[ajhubb]

I'm trying to set up parallel on Mac OS X Mavericks with Matlab R2014a Student Edition and Dynare 4.4.3.

The call I use is: dynare test_small_base2.mod conffile='/Applications/Dynare/4.4.3/dynare_parallel.txt' parallel_test

When I run it I get this error: ERROR (in config file): Options should be formatted as 'option = value'.

Any suggestion on how to fix this would be great. Thanks!

[HoutanBastani]

Your dynare_parallel.txt file was made by some program that added a bunch of other text to it. Here's what it looks like when you open it with a text editor:

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{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf1265\cocoasubrtf210
{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;\f1\froman\fcharset0 Times-Roman;}
{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;}
\margl1440\margr1440\vieww10800\viewh8400\viewkind0
\pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\pardirnatural

\f0\fs24 \cf0 [cluster]\
Name=local\
Members=n1\
\
[node]\
Name=n1\
ComputerName=localhost\
CPUnbr=4\
\
\pard\pardeftab720

\f1\fs30 \cf0 \
}


Try using a plain text editor (TextEdit.app should work, but you may need to follow the setup instructions in this video if it isn't http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Create-A-Plain-Text-File-On-A-Mac/...NB I haven't tested this)

[ajhubb]

Thanks for the help, really appreciate it.