# \*ERROR in openfile?

**URL:** <https://calculix.discourse.group/t/error-in-openfile/2808>\
**Category:** Getting started\
**Created:** [July 17, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/error-in-openfile/2808 "2025-07-17T10:30:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Disla](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/disla/32/3548_2.png) [@Disla](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/Disla)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/error-in-openfile/2808/1 "2025-07-17T10:30:38Z")

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Hi,

ccx is unable to manage a file named

Тест\_7\_6\_Temperature\_and\_gap.inp

Simple cube input file as example. If saved an named like shown above gives error message

\*ERROR in openfile: could not open file ???\_7\_6\_Temperature\_and\_gap.dat

```auto
** Generated by Mecway 28
*NODE
1,0,0,0
2,0.001,0,0
3,0.001,0.001,0
4,0,0.001,0
5,0,0,0.001
6,0.001,0,0.001
7,0.001,0.001,0.001
8,0,0.001,0.001
*ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D8I
1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
*ELSET,ELSET=DEFAULT
1
*MATERIAL,NAME=MATERIAL
*ELASTIC,TYPE=ISOTROPIC
210000000000,0
*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=DEFAULT,MATERIAL=MATERIAL
*STEP
*STATIC
*NODE FILE,GLOBAL=YES
U,RF
*EL FILE
S,NOE,E,ENER
*END STEP

```

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**Author:** ![JuanP74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JuanP74](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/JuanP74)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/error-in-openfile/2808/2 "2025-07-17T10:47:05Z")

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Is written in Russian despite looks like English

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**Author:** ![Calc\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Calc\_em](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/Calc_em)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/error-in-openfile/2808/3 "2025-07-17T10:58:16Z")

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> [@JuanP74](#):
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> Is written in Russian despite looks like English

Right, this is clearly Russian letter:

> [@Disla](#):
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> т

But the rest of that word has to be removed too.

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**Author:** ![Disla](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/disla/32/3548_2.png) [@Disla](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/Disla)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/error-in-openfile/2808/4 "2025-07-17T11:28:24Z")

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Makes sense.  
I copy/paste it from the header of a webpage. There must be some Russian background on the title.  
Just wanted to document it in the forum in case someone finds this error message.

[https://www.liraland.com/lira/verif/1692/6533/](https://www.liraland.com/lira/verif/1692/6533/)

Thanks