Unable to open a vpmx file on Vensim PLE v8.1.1 for Mac

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geraldmashange
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Unable to open a vpmx file on Vensim PLE v8.1.1 for Mac

Post by geraldmashange »

I'm trying to open a vpmx file that I downloaded. I'm using Vensim PLE v8.1.1. I get this error: Unable to open the package "/my file path/file.vpmx" (blocked for this application).

What could the issue be? I'm able to open other files in the same format.
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Re: Unable to open a vpmx file on Vensim PLE v8.1.1 for Mac

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Could be a number of things.

1. The author of the model when publishing might not have not ticked PLE as an application that can open it.
2. The model might contain subscripts/external data.
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Re: Unable to open a vpmx file on Vensim PLE v8.1.1 for Mac

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It sounds like that vpmx was blocked by the publisher from opening in PLE, perhaps because it contains subscripts or other things that won't work in PLE.
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Re: Unable to open a vpmx file on Vensim PLE v8.1.1 for Mac

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If you can give us the link to the model, we can check.
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Re: Unable to open a vpmx file on Vensim PLE v8.1.1 for Mac

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Re: Unable to open a vpmx file on Vensim PLE v8.1.1 for Mac

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Try using the Vensim model reader instead of PLE.
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Re: Unable to open a vpmx file on Vensim PLE v8.1.1 for Mac

Post by geraldmashange »

Administrator wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:13 pm Try using the Vensim model reader instead of PLE.
Thank you. It worked with model reader.
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