# Unable to open XDMF files

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-xdmf-files/15220
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [August 13, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-xdmf-files/15220 "2024-08-13T08:48:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![juneyounglim](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/juneyounglim/32/12631_2.png) [@juneyounglim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/juneyounglim)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-xdmf-files/15220/1 "2024-08-13T08:48:25Z")

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Hi,

I’m encountering the same problem (errors appear when I open .h5, .xmf files)  
So, in which reader do I need to open each files??

I got Visit\*\*\*\* reader options when I try to open .h5 files,  
and error message appears when I try to open .xmf file with XDMF reader

[tetheredwing-example\_pfield.6.xmf](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/4N2qt94fpzXggZLTfC4YfD7A0a.xmf) (1.6 KB)  
[tetheredwing-example\_pfield.6.h5](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/sKlU2FrtFlFfopsFs6Paypfejml.h5) (243.3 KB)

regards,

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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: [August 13, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-xdmf-files/15220/2 "2024-08-13T08:51:40Z")

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> and error message appears when I try to open .xmf file with XDMF reader

You should use this one, which errors do you get ?

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### Author: ![juneyounglim](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/juneyounglim/32/12631_2.png) [@juneyounglim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/juneyounglim)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-xdmf-files/15220/3 "2024-08-13T08:55:19Z")

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```auto
XdmfReader (000001C57EFDEE00): Failed to read data.

ERROR: In vtkExecutive.cxx, line 741
vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (000001C506871870): Algorithm vtkFileSeriesReader (000001C5064E97F0) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (000001C516A8BCE0)
  Debug: Off
  Modified Time: 488439
  Reference Count: 1
  Registered Events: (none)
  Request: REQUEST_DATA
  FORWARD_DIRECTION: 0
  ALGORITHM_AFTER_FORWARD: 1
  FROM_OUTPUT_PORT: 0

```

This is the error message I got.

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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: [August 13, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-xdmf-files/15220/4 "2024-08-13T08:55:37Z")

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Please share your data

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### Author: ![juneyounglim](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/juneyounglim/32/12631_2.png) [@juneyounglim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/juneyounglim)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-xdmf-files/15220/5 "2024-08-13T08:58:05Z")

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.xmf file is on my original thread (One of sequantial files I tried to open)

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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: [August 13, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-xdmf-files/15220/6 "2024-08-13T09:00:33Z")

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Works fine using ParaView 5.12.0 on Linux:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/641dc2c6c81167f09f88aa61701bec28db45ac25.png)

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### Author: ![juneyounglim](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/juneyounglim/32/12631_2.png) [@juneyounglim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/juneyounglim)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-xdmf-files/15220/7 "2024-08-13T09:06:45Z")

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Thank you, I’ll try other paraview version.