topic Can't open qvw files in QlikView

Can't open qvw files

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:41:36 GMT

Hi all!

I can't open qvw files generated on my machine. If I create a new QlikView document, load some data, place some objects, and then close and reopen the qvw file, I get something like "Access denied. File was created by an user with QlikView license, and as long as you're using a QlikView Personal Edition, you won't be able to open this file". I have no QlikView licenses. Have tried QlikView v11.00.11271.0 SR1 64-bit Edition on my desktop machine (running a 64-bit Windows 7) and 32-bit Edition on my netbook (running Windows XP). Fresh install on both cases (no older/same version installed before). Note I'm trying to reopen the file on the same machine. Any workaround?

Thanks in advance.

Can't open qvw files

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:12:42 GMT

Answer to myself: deleting the -prj folder fixes the problem.

Re: Can't open qvw files

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:00:20 GMT

Hi jlsantana,

How did you delete the prj file? I'm running into an issue where I've got a new computer and can access my coworkers qvw files without any problems, but can't open my own files I've saved on my previous computer. I'm running Windows 8 and have Qlikview 11 newly installed.

Thanks in advance!

Re: Can't open qvw files

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:45:00 GMT

That sound quite odd... looks like some kind of bug...

I mean, How could a set of files inside a .prj directory prevent to open a .qvw file made on the same machine?

Nevertheless I have the same problem and I'm going to try this fix.

Hope that solve the problem.

Re: Can't open qvw files

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 01:29:17 GMT

Wow !

It really worked !! Removing the .prj directory allowed me to open the qvw file again.

If anyone know the reason I want to know it.

And BTW thanks jlsantana for the trick: it simply render Qlikview useful.

Re: Can't open qvw files

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 03:39:19 GMT

can you explaine more about this?where is the loacation of .prj file?I have same problem

regards

Behnaz

Re: Can't open qvw files

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 04:29:41 GMT

Well .prj refers to a directory (instead of a file... my mistake):

I mean: If you named your document as Qdoc.qvw look at the folder in which you created it and you'll see a file named Qdoc.qvw along with a directory with name Qdoc-prj that is the -prj folder jlsantana refers as the one you need to delete in order to be able to open the Qdoc.qvw again once it is closed.

In fact you don't have to delete it; you can just rename it (_Qdoc-prj for example) to the same effect.

That's it.

Re: Can't open qvw files

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 04:49:45 GMT

Thanks for your replay Jean

Re: Can't open qvw files

qlikpahadi07 — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 06:22:56 GMT

Are you using a Licensed version or Personal edition.

This issue is valid with Personal Edition but is this how we can overcome with the limitation ?

Re: Can't open qvw files

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:32:25 GMT

Hi Rohit,

I'm using personal edition so I suppose creating a qlikview document should be opened any time but that is not the case. As @jlsantana pointed out deleting the xxx-prj directory enables the opening of the document.

That's why I think this is some kind of bug in personal edition.

Re: Can't open qvw files

qlikpahadi07 — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:51:05 GMT

yes, then it is a BUG what i thought was in personal edition you can't share your application but yes you can open that application N times ...

Happy Qliking then

Re: Can't open qvw files

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 05:25:46 GMT

Hi,

I also faced same problem and it was resolved by two ways

Either do the steps suggested by Jean i.e. remove -PRJ folder in the same location where you have saved .qvw file
Or while saving .QVW file, don't use SAVE AS option , just use SAVE option

Regards

Abhi

Re: Can't open qvw files

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:42:59 GMT

What if there is no prj folder (it was deleted already to gain access once) I am working on 4 different projects and every time I switch from one to another it eats another "recovery" so now I am locked out AGAIN and i need the script source from one file to place into another file...

The downfall is I am trying to present this as a corporate dashboard solution on Monday and at this rate it is going to look like crap

Thoughts?

Re: Can't open qvw files

elixirsol — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 04:10:38 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I have a QV personal edition 2017 SR1 12.20.20200.0 on a VM. I have created 8 files on the VM and am unable to open them now. I get this message "Access denied. File was created by an user with QlikView license, and as long as

you're using a QlikView Personal Edition, you won't be able to open this file".

I read through this post but unfortunately, I do not have any -prj directory for these QVWs. Recently, I have restarted the AWS VM. Could that be a problem ? A change in the IP of the VM. If so, how can I fix it.

Please advise.