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<div>Sorry for the late response. </div>
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<div>Yes, I get output when I run the example mentioned by Barry. </div>
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<div>The output directory should not be an issue since with the exact same configuration works for hdf5 but not for vtk/vts/vtu. </div>
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<div>I’ve been doing some tests and now I think this issue might be related to the fact that the output vector was generated using a SWARM discretization. Is this possible? </div>
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<div>On Jun 27, 2024, at 4:59 AM, Matthew Knepley <knepley@gmail.com> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Do you get output when you run an example with that option? Is it possible that your current working directory is not what you expect? Maybe try putting in an absolute path.
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<div>  Thanks,</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM MIGUEL MOLINOS PEREZ <<a href="mailto:mmolinos@us.es">mmolinos@us.es</a>> wrote:<br>
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Sorry, I did not put in cc petsc-users@ mcs. anl. gov my replay. Miguel On Jun 24, 2024, at 6: 39 PM, MIGUEL MOLINOS PEREZ <mmolinos@ us. es> wrote: Thank you Barry, This is exactly how I did it the first time. Miguel On Jun 24, 2024, at 6: 37
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<div>Sorry, I did not put in cc <a href="mailto:petsc-users@mcs.anl.gov" target="_blank">petsc-users@mcs.anl.gov</a> my replay.
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<div>Thank you Barry,
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<div>This is exactly how I did it the first time.
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<div>On Jun 24, 2024, at 6:37 PM, Barry Smith <<a href="mailto:bsmith@petsc.dev" target="_blank">bsmith@petsc.dev</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>On Jun 24, 2024, at 8:47 PM, MIGUEL MOLINOS PEREZ <<a href="mailto:mmolinos@us.es" target="_blank">mmolinos@us.es</a>> wrote:</div>
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<span>I can’t find any similar example on the petsc website and I don’t see what I am doing wrong. Could somebody point me to the right direction?</span></div>
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