# Invalid StatePoiint File! File does not contain mesh tallies!

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**Category:** User Support\
**Created:** [June 10, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/invalid-statepoiint-file-file-does-not-contain-mesh-tallies/279 "2017-06-10T09:58:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shawn\_Wachter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@Shawn\_Wachter](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/Shawn_Wachter)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/invalid-statepoiint-file-file-does-not-contain-mesh-tallies/279/1 "2017-06-10T09:58:35Z")

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I have recently installed the new OpenMC (ver 0.9.0). I have been able to correctly configure the NNDC files. I am able to run eigenvalue calculations from the /examples subdirectory (but not view their tallies).

I am not able to run the python script, ‘openmc-plot-mesh-tally statepoint.\*\*\*.h5’.

When I run this command, a window opens with the information show in the the subject heading of this post:

Invalid StatePoiint File!  
File does not contain mesh tallies!

Can you please tell me what I need to do to view tallies using the XML files? _ **I do not use the Python API, instead editing XML files directly.** _

I have included a copy of the XML files I am trying to run. Also included are the three output files: statepoint.\*\*.h5, tallies.h5, and tallies.out.

Respectfully,

Shawn Wachter

PS - Note that I recently also had trouble with the neutron temperatures. I placed a previous post asking why the XML files were not working at all, and it turned out that I had to change the neutrons from MeVs to eVs. The previous post can be considered closed.

[geometry.xml](https://openmc.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/wfrTFwTBtjhsvGU8J35pZpKD8il.xml) (4.02 KB)

[materials.xml](https://openmc.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/bKrrIJ28CqjAvXZQ29yc1p88e1h.xml) (2.81 KB)

[plots.xml](https://openmc.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/2gApQmn79TU7Fn7wjnxnccfzwff.xml) (1.92 KB)

[settings.xml](https://openmc.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/vNwXYhFOXhWBowiFdGSshqU2PBW.xml) (1.72 KB)

[tallies.xml](https://openmc.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/iT3BqasO1YgNDs0K3bmEXYbCLZs.xml) (1.85 KB)

[statepoint.100.h5](https://openmc.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/uWmwi56PoK8nNUHZYyY75L6pv8M.h5) (95.3 KB)

[summary.h5](https://openmc.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/6wPGh96Oc4WY3nuyeWK8fo6E8wl.h5) (71.7 KB)

[tallies.out](https://openmc.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/5WDOhsyEpybEMJEuQhxRaGFmHO0.out) (166 Bytes)

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**Author:** ![Shawn\_Wachter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@Shawn\_Wachter](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/Shawn_Wachter)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/invalid-statepoiint-file-file-does-not-contain-mesh-tallies/279/2 "2017-06-10T15:36:28Z")

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**Author:** ![Shawn\_Wachter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@Shawn\_Wachter](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/Shawn_Wachter)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/invalid-statepoiint-file-file-does-not-contain-mesh-tallies/279/3 "2017-06-10T15:39:09Z")

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