# ParaView 5.8.1 - Unable to load in a .dat tecplot file

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-unable-to-load-in-a-dat-tecplot-file/5684
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 29, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-unable-to-load-in-a-dat-tecplot-file/5684 "2020-10-29T20:24:47Z")
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### Author: ![CSMDakota](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@CSMDakota](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CSMDakota)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-unable-to-load-in-a-dat-tecplot-file/5684/6 "2023-08-22T23:44:14Z")

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This is an old topic, but this came up recently in another thread. Linking to my reply there:  
[https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-reading-in-tecplot-dat-file/3755/9?u=csmdakota](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-reading-in-tecplot-dat-file/3755/9)

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