# Error "cannot read points array from Points in piece 0. The data array in the element may be too short"

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-cannot-read-points-array-from-points-in-piece-0-the-data-array-in-the-element-may-be-too-short/354
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-cannot-read-points-array-from-points-in-piece-0-the-data-array-in-the-element-may-be-too-short/354 "2018-07-24T17:39:42Z")
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### Author: ![Francois](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Francois](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francois)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-cannot-read-points-array-from-points-in-piece-0-the-data-array-in-the-element-may-be-too-short/354/1 "2018-07-24T17:39:42Z")

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Hello everyone,  
I face an error (cf. joined image) with the joined pvd files when i try to open them (when i click on “apply”): “cannot read points array from Points in piece 0. The data array in the element may be too short”.  
I do not know why i have this error, as it appears quite randomly in my program.  
Could someone check the files and indicate me what is the issue and how to fix it?

[Pvd\_files.rar](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/1X/11181e91949c18bbec5930681220490bed3b89c6.rar) (133.0 KB)

 ![Text_error](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/1X/5553f7da1506e9016afd5635568e98b40fb96597.png)

Best,  
Francois.