# Paraview reading of Ensight Gold files.
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [October 14, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764 "2019-10-14T21:53:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@DDdC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DDdC)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/1 "2019-10-14T21:53:59Z")
I am trying to use ParaView to read ensight gold files, but unfortunately, the software always crashes on my mac when attempting to open the file. I am not sure, but this seems a bug. Could anyone help me in this regard? Here is a link for the files: [https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qpg34ok2nk901me/AAA-NvWSNgd3jM0g-CQFULrMa?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qpg34ok2nk901me/AAA-NvWSNgd3jM0g-CQFULrMa?dl=0)
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/2 "2021-02-12T06:55:23Z")
Hi @DDdC,
Sorry for the very late reply. ParaView was not handling binary files written from fortran properly in EnSight Gold Binary files. I have a fix for the issue. Would it be possible to include your data file in VTK’s suite of regression tests to ensure the reader works on fortran-written files?
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### Author:  [@DDdC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DDdC)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/3 "2021-02-24T12:10:50Z")
Hello. I am happy to share some files, what is the best way to do it?
Best regards
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/4 "2021-02-24T13:42:00Z")
Thanks, @DDdC. I have the data file you originally shared. I just need your permission to include it in VTK’s testing data collection.
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### Author:  [@DDdC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DDdC)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/5 "2021-02-24T21:22:50Z")
You may include it. Please let me know if you need anything else. Does the new paraview version support this already? Thank you so much
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/6 "2021-02-25T14:25:34Z")
Thanks for allowing inclusion of the file.
> [@DDdC](#):
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> Does the new paraview version support this already?
The new version of ParaView does not yet support this, but hopefully we can get it in for 5.9.1 due out sometime in April.
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/7 "2021-03-31T14:49:28Z")
The EnSight Gold reader is now updated in VTK and should make it into ParaView 5.9.1, due out sometime next month.
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### Author:  [@DDdC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DDdC)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/8 "2021-04-02T10:57:38Z")
Thank you so much!
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### Author:  [@DDdC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DDdC)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/9 "2021-05-19T13:50:32Z")
I have tested the new version. While it does open ensight gold format, it crashes when I click to visualise the mesh (the closed eye icon on the top left). So it seems I am unable to visualise the files, at least with the Mac version. Would you like me to send you another sample file to test?
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/10 "2021-05-19T14:04:29Z")
Sorry to hear that. Yes, if you could send the file causing the crash, that makes it easier to debug.
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### Author:  [@DDdC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DDdC)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2021, 11:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/11 "2021-05-23T11:17:05Z")
Hello. Please find attached a compressed file containing the ensight data.
Paraview can open it, but not show the mesh. If I click on the ‘eye’ icon to show it, the program immediately closes/crashes. Please let me know if you need anything else.
[Archive.zip](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/uxMw4mpcFit7tc1SbmxTd72MQoR.zip) (1000 KB)
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### Author:  [@DDdC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DDdC)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-reading-of-ensight-gold-files/2764/12 "2021-07-13T12:10:39Z")
Hello, just a quick note showing my interest in whether there have been any developments in this bug.
I recently moved to another mac machine and the problem was also found there.
Thank you