In general yes. In this instance, the only standard reader for ".cas" files is vtkFLUENTReader. Unless you've loaded some plugin then, vtkFLUENTReader is what considers your file to be corrupt.
David E DeMarle Kitware, Inc. R&D Engineer 28 Corporate Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Fred Fred <[email protected]> wrote: > Should I understand your answer, esp. the CanReadFile Method, as follows: my > fluent file with extension .cas may be corrupt and since there are several > formats with .cas extension, the CanReadFile method associated with all of > these formats returned false and them the file name disappeared from the > list? > >> From: [email protected] >> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:53:53 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [Paraview] How PV detects valid file formats? >> To: [email protected] >> CC: [email protected] >> >> The choice works like this: >> >> ParaView has an internal list for the initial file extension to reader >> mapping. >> The default list is in >> Qt/Components/Resources/XML/ParaViewReaders.xml. When you load a >> reader type plugin that list is extended by any new extensions from >> the reader's xml. >> When there is more than one reader that recognizes the same file >> extension, the reader that comes last in the list is used, or more >> specifically tried, first. >> I say tried because readers _can_ have a CanReadFile method, in which >> the reader snoops the file to determine if it really can read it. If >> that call returns false, the next reader gets a chance and so on. >> >> David E DeMarle >> Kitware, Inc. >> R&D Engineer >> 28 Corporate Drive >> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 >> Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Fred Fred <[email protected]> wrote: >> > My problem is I have a Fluent data file with extension .cas and this >> > file is >> > not displayed in the list of available files if I select Fluent in the >> > list. >> > I have another file that is detected though, so I wonder if PV reads the >> > header of all files suspected of being read before decidig to offer them >> > as >> > valid choices to the user? Or is the issue anywhere else? >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > Achetez un nouveau PC et bénéficiez de Windows 7 dès sa sortie ! En >> > savoir >> > plus >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Powered by www.kitware.com >> > >> > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> > >> > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> > >> > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> > >> > > > ________________________________ > Nouveau Windows 7 : Trouvez le PC qui vous convient. En savoir plus. _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
