topic Failed to open a Document.File not found in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238361#M1332720 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Pls check that document is deployed in proper folder.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:57:26 GMT suniljain 2011-01-28T11:57:26Z Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238355#M1332697 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P>When Iam trying to access the report through the access point, Iam getting the following error</P><P><STRONG>"Failed to open a Document.File not found"</STRONG></P><P>I can find the document in the location, In spite of this, I have got this error.</P><P>What I need to do now?</P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238355#M1332697 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238356#M1332701 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Larymano,</P><P>What client are you trying to open the QVW with?</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:41:27 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238356#M1332701 Bill_Britt 2009-04-21T07:41:27Z Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238357#M1332705 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It is IE</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:25:18 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238357#M1332705 2009-04-23T21:25:18Z Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238358#M1332711 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What events are listed in the event log?</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:15:00 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238358#M1332711 2009-04-26T16:15:00Z Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238359#M1332714 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a similiar problem with this. I cant open the document if i click through the link in the document list. But if open the document by tiping directly to the file (qvp....) then the document is open.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:52:48 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238359#M1332714 2010-02-04T21:52:48Z Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238360#M1332717 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I had the same problem. And it was caused by me, because I as admin change account that was running the QV services.</P><P>Than I changed it back to domain account (belongs to QV Aministrators group).</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:56:13 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238360#M1332717 2011-01-28T11:56:13Z Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238361#M1332720 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Pls check that document is deployed in proper folder.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:57:26 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238361#M1332720 suniljain 2011-01-28T11:57:26Z Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238362#M1332723 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you are using NTFS authentication, you should check the folder and file have the correct permissions set.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:52:53 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238362#M1332723 2011-01-28T15:52:53Z Re: Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238363#M1332726 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I had the same Problem with the IE Plugin and "solved" / bypassed it.</P><P></P><P>If the file name or the folder name contains special characters like a "#" you will be able to see the QVW in QEMC and set it up, you will as well be able to see respectively to list it in the QV access point, but when you try to open it the link will / can not be resolved propperly and so you will get your <STRONG>"Failed to open a Document. File not found".</STRONG></P><P></P><P>Just take out the special characters (I replaced the "#" with a "_") and you will see that it works.</P><P></P><P>It is a bug in QlikView, and in Version 10 it is still there.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:07:04 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238363#M1332726 2011-11-11T13:07:04Z Re: Failed to open a Document.File not found https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238364#M1332728 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>in the same folder that you have the .qvw's please delete the .meta and .shared files.</P><P></P><P>It worked for me.</P><P></P><P>HTH</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P></P><P>André Gomes</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:18:50 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Failed-to-open-a-Document-File-not-found/m-p/238364#M1332728 agomes1971 2017-07-27T14:18:50Z