HD96063: PART: OPENING OF FILE FAILS AND AN ERROR MESSAGE IS THROWN "OPEN FAILED DUE TO INVALID OR INCONSISTENT EXTENSION TYPE"

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• .
  Scenario:
  On opening of a file,an error message is thrown "Open failed
  due to invalid or inconsistent extension type" and file
  cannot be opened.
  .
  Expected Result:
  The file should open without error message.
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• .
  Scenario:
  On opening of a file,an error message is thrown "Open failed
  due to invalid or inconsistent extension type" and file
  cannot be opened.
  .
  Expected Result:
  The file should open without error message.
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT RESTRICTION IN CATIA
  Additional Closure Information:
  Incident Diagnosis:
  Opening of file fails and an error message is thrown "Open
  failed due to invalid or inconsistent extension type"
  Restriction Explanation:
  In the reported file the header format is missing.
  The reason for this can be that the file has been truncated
  externally.
  Some  operations like file save or overwritting of the file
  might have been performed on the reported file externally
  (not in CATIA session).
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

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