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Why does Mechanical APDL crash when I type PRN, COM1, COM2, LPT1, LPT2, or CON in the input window?

Tagged: 17, General, mechanical-apdl, structural-mechanics
    • March 17, 2023 at 9:00 am
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      In the Windows environment, some devices/ports have specific names, such as PRN, COM1, COM2, LPT1, LPT2, and CON. The device/port names resemble files in that they can be opened, read from, written to, and closed. Entering the names of these devices/ports in APDL, however, causes unpredictable behavior, including system freezes or fatal error conditions. Therefore, do not issue PC device/port names as commands.

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