# Open .pvd file

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-pvd-file/4046
**Category:** Web Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-pvd-file/4046 "2020-04-13T11:30:27Z")
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### Author: ![Maria\_Perez](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/maria_perez/32/3444_2.png) [@Maria\_Perez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Maria_Perez)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-pvd-file/4046/1 "2020-04-13T11:30:27Z")

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Hi,  
Im using for the first time Paraview, I did some simulations and I would like to open in Paraview.  
I have a .pvd file (animation.pvd) and a set of .vtu files. When I try to run the .pvd file I have the next errors:

ERROR: In C:\bbd\ecd3383f\build\superbuild\paraview\src\VTK\IO\XMLParser\vtkXMLParser.cxx, line 379  
vtkXMLDataParser (000002745E340C80): Error parsing XML in stream at line 1105, column 5, byte index 132231: not well-formed (invalid token)

ERROR: In C:\bbd\ecd3383f\build\superbuild\paraview\src\VTK\IO\XML\vtkXMLReader.cxx, line 510  
vtkPVDReader (000002744DA2C9E0): Error parsing input file. ReadXMLInformation aborting.

ERROR: In C:\bbd\ecd3383f\build\superbuild\paraview\src\VTKExtensions\IOCore\vtkPVDReader.cxx, line 134  
vtkPVDReader (000002744DA2C9E0): Could not read file information

ERROR: In C:\bbd\ecd3383f\build\superbuild\paraview\src\VTK\Common\ExecutionModel\vtkExecutive.cxx, line 753  
vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (000002745EC05A80): Algorithm vtkPVDReader(000002744DA2C9E0) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (000002746246E450)  
Debug: Off  
Modified Time: 310333  
Reference Count: 1  
Registered Events: (none)  
Request: REQUEST\_DATA\_OBJECT  
FORWARD\_DIRECTION: 0  
ALGORITHM\_AFTER\_FORWARD: 1

ERROR: In C:\bbd\ecd3383f\build\superbuild\paraview\src\VTKExtensions\IOCore\vtkPVDReader.cxx, line 134  
vtkPVDReader (000002744DA2C9E0): Could not read file information

Could somebody tell me which kind of error I have?.  
Thanks

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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: [April 14, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-pvd-file/4046/2 "2020-04-14T03:14:49Z")

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duplicate of [Error opening .pvd file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-opening-pvd-file/4047), closing.

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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: [April 14, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-pvd-file/4046/3 "2020-04-14T03:14:51Z")

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