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# PetscViewerVTKOpen
Opens a `PETSCVIEWERVTK` viewer file. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerVTKOpen(MPI_Comm comm, const char name[], PetscFileMode type, PetscViewer *vtk)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***comm -*** MPI communicator
- ***name -*** name of file
- ***type -*** type of file


```none
    FILE_MODE_WRITE - create new file for binary output
    FILE_MODE_READ - open existing file for binary input (not currently supported)
    FILE_MODE_APPEND - open existing file for binary output (not currently supported)
```



## Output Parameter

- ***vtk -*** `PetscViewer` for VTK input/output to use with the specified file





## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PETSCVIEWERVTK`, `PetscViewerASCIIOpen()`, `PetscViewerPushFormat()`, `PetscViewerDestroy()`,
`VecView()`, `MatView()`, `VecLoad()`, `MatLoad()`,
`PetscFileMode`, `PetscViewer`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/vtk/vtkv.c.html#PetscViewerVTKOpen">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/vtk/vtkv.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex42.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex42.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex15.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex15.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex16.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex16.c</A><BR>


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