# bug in save data non scientific data

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-save-data-non-scientific-data/7129
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 3, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-save-data-non-scientific-data/7129 "2021-05-03T10:37:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![swornom](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@swornom](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/swornom)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-save-data-non-scientific-data/7129/1 "2021-05-03T10:37:16Z")

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When I save data and do NOT select the scientific format  
I get  
“Density”,“Pressure”,“Energy”,“LogFR”,“Points:0”,“Points:1”,“Points:2”  
-0.00057223,99503,179.16,-3,3.0616e-17,-0.5,0  
where the e-17 is written in the scientific format  
Is this a bug?

I ask this I sort the data file and have not found a successful sort method for data in the scientific format.

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-save-data-non-scientific-data/7129/2 "2021-05-03T14:58:45Z")

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please provide data and steps to reproduce.

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### Author: ![swornom](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@swornom](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/swornom)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-save-data-non-scientific-data/7129/3 "2021-05-03T19:07:21Z")

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I am new, how do I upload the data? Is there an e-mail that I could use to send you the data files that you requested?  
Thanks,  
Stephen

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-save-data-non-scientific-data/7129/4 "2021-05-04T08:24:09Z")

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Small data: use the discourse upload button : ![a](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/298913cb7d2c6ed5219179df08f775521b50bed5.png)  
Big data: use a service like wetransfer