# Failure to read or request data out of an .xdmf file generated from fenics
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-read-or-request-data-out-of-an-xdmf-file-generated-from-fenics/4564
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-read-or-request-data-out-of-an-xdmf-file-generated-from-fenics/4564 "2020-06-12T15:03:49Z")
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### Author:  [@Quinn\_B](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Quinn_B)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-read-or-request-data-out-of-an-xdmf-file-generated-from-fenics/4564/1 "2020-06-12T15:03:50Z")
Well like the topic said I am getting errors on paraview 5.8.0 reading data out of an xdmf file. I’m very new to paraview so I don’t know if there is something I need to add or change. These are the error messages that keep popping up.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-read-or-request-data-out-of-an-xdmf-file-generated-from-fenics/4564/2 "2020-06-15T04:24:50Z")
Can you share the failing file ?
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### Author:  [@Quinn\_B](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Quinn_B)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-read-or-request-data-out-of-an-xdmf-file-generated-from-fenics/4564/3 "2020-06-15T15:50:58Z")
[velocity.xdmf](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/qkN8vrlH2aUYXX8oqX7WjA2eKrn.xdmf) (32.8 KB) [pressure.xdmf](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/arQPtmDbVQnxNGUYbzHmE8aU8XM.xdmf) (32.8 KB)
these are the two files that I’ve been trying to get work
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-read-or-request-data-out-of-an-xdmf-file-generated-from-fenics/4564/4 "2020-06-16T01:35:22Z")
What about the .h5 files ?
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### Author:  [@Quinn\_B](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Quinn_B)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-read-or-request-data-out-of-an-xdmf-file-generated-from-fenics/4564/5 "2020-06-16T01:40:18Z")
Did not know that you needed those so that’s definitely the issue
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### Author:  [@Quinn\_B](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Quinn_B)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-read-or-request-data-out-of-an-xdmf-file-generated-from-fenics/4564/6 "2020-06-16T01:54:05Z")
yeah that was the problem