How to give different Basis set to different atoms in molecules using GAMESS-US [closed]








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I am new to GAMESS-US, I am trying to do UHF for DyC10H10 while giving different basis set to Dy, C, H to reduce the computational cast. 
Until I tried with following input using manual.
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EqPm0.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EqPm0.png)
OUTPUT
 \*\*\* ERROR, ILLEGAL BASIS FUNCTION TYPE=SPKRDZC NGAUSS= 0
 ERROR OCCURED READING ATOM NO. 1, INPUT ATOM NO. 1, NAME=DYSPROSIUM
 CHARGE= 66.0 X,Y,Z= 0.66154900 -0.08688200 -0.43858100




It appears you can't access the SPK basis sets in this manner. To quote from the [GAMESS Input Documentation](http://myweb.liu.edu/~nmatsuna/gamess/input/BASIS.html):



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> Because they are stored in an external file supplied with GAMESS, these *(the SPK basis sets)* can only be accessed via GBASIS in this group, not by using them in-line in $DATA. 
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