{"id":171253,"date":"2023-06-05T07:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T07:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/error-message-saving-a-fluent-project-error-general-car-cdr-invalid-argument-1-improper-list\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:30:12","slug":"error-message-saving-a-fluent-project-error-general-car-cdr-invalid-argument-1-improper-list","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/error-message-saving-a-fluent-project-error-general-car-cdr-invalid-argument-1-improper-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Error message saving a Fluent project \u201cError: GENERAL-CAR-CDR: invalid argument [1]: improper list\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the following message occurs, on Windows, when saving a Fluent project (.cas, .dat files), it may be due to the use of a UNC path (\/\/server\/user\/). It is necessary to map the drive, and use the Drive letter in Fluent (Working Directory, path for saving).  Error: GENERAL-CAR-CDR: invalid argument [1]: improper list Error Object: 0  For information, this is how to map a network drive: 1. Click Windows Start Button > Computer 2. Click \u201cMap network drive\u201d 3. Select the Drive Letter 4. Type the wanted UNC path (for example \\computer_nameshare_name) 5. Click Finish when finished. 6. This drive letter can be used in Fluent, for the Working Directory and to save a Project<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-171253","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-fluent","topic-tag-fluid-dynamics","topic-tag-general-fluent"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_wp_page_template":["default"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2\/6\/2023 20:20"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27796"],"_bbp_author_ip":["209.182.204.162"],"_btv_view_count":["3977"],"siebel_km_number":["2047097"],"product_version":[""],"km_published_date":["2017-02-07T00:00:00.000Z"],"family":["Fluid Dynamics"],"application_name":["FLUENT"]},"test":"articlesansys-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/171253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/171253\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}