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What does this error mean? – ‘.’, hexadecimal value 0x00, is an invalid character. Line 1, position 1.

Tagged: 18.2, General, mechanical, structural-mechanics
    • June 5, 2023 at 7:05 am
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      Regarding the error message, it appears that the error is quite rare. It has been reported on average a couple of times a year. And unfortunately, each time the customer rebuilt the project. Different line numbers and positions are reported in each case so it looks like a random copy/write error. For the error message as above it is reporting a problem with line 1 position 1, which suggests that the whole file has been corrupted. If this error happens too often then contact your ANSYS Support to investigate further and narrow down the issue.

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