Problem Description

STAAD.Pro is not able to read the external user table files and is generating errors like
*** ERROR : FILE NOT FOUND C:\...\...
**ERROR- IN READING MEMBER PROPERTIES. CHECK DATA FORMAT CAREFULLY.

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Steps to Reproduce

Run analysis on a model which refers to an external user table file.
Above errors appear during analysis.

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Workaround

Ensure that the upt file is in the same folder as the STAAD.Pro model.
Provide the full path name to the file. For example instead of specifying
START USER TABLE
TABLE 1 wf1.txt
END

specify the input as shown next

START USER TABLE
TABLE 1 C:\Model_folder\wf1.txt
END

Solution

The issue is addressed in 20.07.11.50

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