error message

[J.g_johnson]

Dear all,
   When I run a complete .VNL file using Virtual nanoLab 13.8.0, there was always an error message:

   The following error message was generated when attempting to read a file:
The format of the file C:/Users/think/Desktop/1.vnl cannot be determined
If the message does reveal the cause of the error, please report the issue to QuantumWise, and make sure to include the traceback (click "Show Details...").
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ".\zipdir\NL\GUI\DnD\MimeData.py", line 253, in _urlTypes
  File ".\zipdir\NL\IO\ConfigurationsImporter.py", line 151, in __init__
  File ".\zipdir\NL\IO\ConfigurationsImporter.py", line 254, in inspect
NLIOError: The format of the file C:/Users/think/Desktop/1.vnl cannot be determined

   The file cannot be open. Is this the reason of different computer system or anything else. How to deal with it.
   Thanks in advance!

[J.g_johnson]

I now know the file may be  created by using Virtual NanoLab 2008.2. But i didn

[Nordland]

Virtual Nanolab has no support for the old VNL Sample format (or any other file named .vnl)

[J.g_johnson]

Where can I get the old VNL software! Is there any website link?

[Anders Blom]

No, these old versions are not distributed by QuantumWise any more. And even if they were, we would have no technical way to make licenses for them.

[J.g_johnson]

But I really need to open these files edited by the old version software. They are very important. Is there any other methods any more?

[Anders Blom]

Are these files that you created yourself in ATK? Do you currently have a license valid for the old software version?

[J.g_johnson]

They were created by other person at least one year ago and the both software and licence were lost. So just the files were left. Now I want to use the files for some data. Can I email these files to your company to use the old verson software opening these files or translating them to the new verson files?

[Anders Blom]

We don't have access to the old code developed by Atomistix, so no, that would not help. If you are only looking to extract structures, maybe you have the Python files? Those are usually possible to import in the new version.

[Nordland]

You can also try to post the file here or send it to me - and I can see what I can do about it.