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• How do I Create Scripts to run MOVES3 from the Command Line?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . While the easiest way to interact with MOVES3 is via its graphical user interface (GUI), it is sometimes useful to process MOVES RunSpecs in batches via the Windows command line. To this end, MOVES3 has a set of commands that…

  • Last published: April 10, 2024

• Is There Any Documentation Available for Installing MOVES on Linux?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed for the Windows operating system and the EPA MOVES Team only tests and supports MOVES in Windows environments. However, users have reported successfully installing and running MOVES in Linux. The instructions for Running MOVES from the Windows…

  • Last published: October 23, 2024

• Can I Install MOVES on a Server so More than One User Can Access It?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . No, MOVES is not a multi-user product. MOVES is primarily intended for use on a Windows10 64-bit personal computer. In addition, we have run MOVES2014a, MOVES2014b and MOVES3 on Windows Server 2012 R2 very successfully for years as a single…

  • Last published: January 6, 2025

• How do I automate MOVES installation (for example, with Microsoft Endpoint Manager)?

  The MOVES installer typically requires user interaction to make various selections. However, if the default installation options are acceptable for your needs, the installer can be run without user interaction on the command line using the /VERYSILENT flag. If this is a first time installation you will need to create…

  • Last published: October 23, 2024

• What are the Computer Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing and Running MOVES?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed to run on a single personal computer with a Windows 10 or 11 operating system. The recommended minimum hardware for a desktop or laptop computer running MOVES are: 64-bit CPU with 4 or more cores: Intel i7…

  • Last published: December 19, 2024

• Does MOVES work with the Apple Macintosh operating system (iOS)?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed for the Windows operating system and EPA tests it only on Windows. We do not have the capability to adapt MOVES for iOS or test its use in an Apple environment. We expect MOVES can be used…

  • Last published: April 10, 2024

• Are the Java Source Code and Supporting Files for Compiling MOVES Available to Users?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . EPA’s MOVES source code files and code documentation are available on GitHub . Please note that any changes to the code may affect the operation of MOVES in unintended ways. For State Implementation Plan (SIP) and conformity purposes, the only…

  • Last published: June 4, 2024

• What should I do if I’m having problems with MOVES and my computer uses non-Latin characters?
  

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES may fail to run if the operating system and MariaDB server are not both set to use UTF-8 character coding. This problem is seen most often on computers that are set to use languages other than English. MOVES does…

  • Last published: June 4, 2024

• When I Click on Produce Summary Report Following an Emission Rates Run, Why Do I Get An Error Message that says "Database Error Occurred Trying to Produce Report Header Table"?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The Summary Reporter does not work when you choose the Emission Rate calculation in the Scale panel. It only works with the Inventory calculation selection. The emission rates that you generated are found in the RatePerDistance, RatePerProfile and RatePerVehicle tables…

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• What Should I Do About this Warning: "Warning: A Work File Failed. Calculations will be Retried. No data has been lost."?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . This is just a warning message not an error message so there is nothing to fix. This is a internal timing issue when the MOVES worker tries to access a file and there is a lock on it. This lock…

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• If I certify a nonroad flexible-fuel engine under 40 CFR Part 1054, are owners and operators prohibited from using gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing greater than 10 volume percent ethanol under 80.1504(a)(1) in my nonroad flexible-fuel engine?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No, owners and operators of nonroad engines, vehicles, and equipment where the nonroad engine is certified under 40 CFR Part 1054 as a flexible-fuel engine are not prohibited from using gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing greater than 10 volume…

  • Last published: July 12, 2024

• If I certify a nonroad flexible-fuel engine under 40 CFR Part 1054, are owners and operators prohibited from using gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing greater than 10 volume percent ethanol under 40 CFR 80.1504(a)(1) in my nonroad flexible-fuel engi

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No, owners and operators of nonroad engines, vehicles, and equipment where the nonroad engine is certified under 40 CFR Part 1054 as a flexible-fuel engine are not prohibited from using gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing greater than 10 volume…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• What are Possible Causes of MySQL Query Errors?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . You need to make sure the character set in the MySQL my.ini file is set to UTF-8. MOVES does not recognize other character sets and this will result in incorrect or incomplete output.

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• Can I Create a Portable Version of MOVES to Use on Multiple Computers?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Yes, you can create a portable version of MOVES. This may be helpful if you need to easily shift your modeling analyses from one computer to another without copying files back and forth. If your organization’s computer policy allows it…

  • Last published: March 20, 2024

• Can Non-database Files be Stored in a MySQL Database Folder Without Causing MySQL Errors? For Example, Can Users Store the Spreadsheet(s) Containing County-Level Input Data in the Same Folder as the County Input Database?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . In MYSQL, each table in a database is stored as a set of three files with the table suffixes .frm, .MYI and .MYD. Generally, MySQL will ignore non-database files contained in the MySQL database folder; however, any script commands to…

  • Last published: July 11, 2024