# Importing .dat files exported from Tecplot causes Paraview to crash
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-dat-files-exported-from-tecplot-causes-paraview-to-crash/15075
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [July 18, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-dat-files-exported-from-tecplot-causes-paraview-to-crash/15075 "2024-07-18T11:29:15Z")
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### Author:  [@Xiu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Xiu)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-dat-files-exported-from-tecplot-causes-paraview-to-crash/15075/1 "2024-07-18T11:29:15Z")
I am a student new to learning ParaView. I have a .dat file that was exported from Tecplot, but I want to open it in ParaView. When I import it, ParaView crashes. Can someone help me? Below is some information from my .dat file:
TITLE = “OUTPUT”
VARIABLES = “X”
“Y”
“U”
“V”
“P”
“Vor”
“Solid”
“phils”
ZONE T=“ZONE 001”
STRANDID=0, SOLUTIONTIME=0
I=481, J=490, K=1, ZONETYPE=Ordered
DATAPACKING=BLOCK
VARLOCATION=([3-8]=CELLCENTERED)
DT=(SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE )
-6.666666828E-03 0.000000000E+00 6.666666828E-03 1.333332993E-02 1.999999955E-02
2.666666918E-02 3.333333135E-02 3.999999911E-02 4.666667059E-02 5.333333090E-02
5.999999866E-02 6.666667014E-02 7.333333045E-02 7.999999821E-02 8.666667342E-02
9.333332628E-02 1.000000015E-01 1.066666991E-01 1.133332998E-01 1.199999973E-01
1.266666949E-01 1.333332956E-01 1.400000006E-01 1.466667056E-01 1.533333063E-01
1.599999964E-01 1.666667014E-01 1.733333021E-01 1.800000072E-01 1.866666973E-01
1.933332980E-01 2.000000030E-01 2.066666931E-01 2.133332938E-01 2.199999988E-01
2.266667038E-01 2.333333045E-01 2.399999946E-01 2.466666996E-01 2.533333004E-01
2.599999905E-01 2.666667104E-01 2.733333111E-01 2.800000012E-01 2.866666913E-01
2.933332920E-01 3.000000119E-01 3.066667020E-01 3.133333027E-01 3.199999928E-01
3.266667128E-01 3.333333135E-01 3.400000036E-01 3.466666937E-01 3.533332944E-01
3.600000143E-01 3.666667044E-01 3.722397089E-01 3.768985868E-01 3.807932138E-01
3.840489089E-01 3.867706060E-01 3.890458047E-01 3.909476995E-01 3.925377131E-01
3.938668072E-01 3.949778974E-01 3.960891068E-01 3.972001970E-01 3.983112872E-01
3.994224072E-01 4.005334973E-01 4.016445875E-01 4.027557075E-01 4.038667977E-01
4.049778879E-01 4.060890973E-01 4.072001874E-01 4.083113074E-01 4.094223976E-01
4.105334878E-01 4.116446078E-01 4.127556980E-01 4.138667881E-01 4.149779081E-01
4.160890877E-01 4.172002077E-01 4.183112979E-01 4.194223881E-01 4.205335081E-01
Google drive link：[.dat file](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pOPL16brVo_Zp_X1ULcOIZebsa4yQhhX/view?usp=sharing)
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-dat-files-exported-from-tecplot-causes-paraview-to-crash/15075/2 "2024-07-18T15:19:07Z")
Welcome to ParaView, @Xiu!
I am able to open this file in ParaView 5.13.0-RC1 on macOS, but I get two warnings:
```auto
Warning: In vtkTecplotReader.cxx, line 1942
vtkTecplotReader (0x7f965178c9a0): /Users/cory.local/Desktop/test.dat; Tecplot zone record parameter 'STRANDID' is currently unsupported.
Warning: In vtkTecplotReader.cxx, line 1948
vtkTecplotReader (0x7f965178c9a0): /Users/cory.local/Desktop/test.dat; Tecplot zone record parameter 'SOLUTIONTIME' is currently unsupported.
```
Also, the geometry looks like this
which looks like either points or cell ordering information is being read wrong.
Would you mind opening an issue at [gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview](http://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview)?
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### Author:  [@Xiu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Xiu)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-dat-files-exported-from-tecplot-causes-paraview-to-crash/15075/3 "2024-07-18T15:37:31Z")
Thank you for your reply! This is how the .dat file is imported in Tecplot. I am honored to be able to raise questions on GitLab. Ths again.
