Applies To
	Product(s):	STAAD.Offshore
	Version(s):	All
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	STAAD.Offshore
	Subarea:	Syntax Errors
	Original Author:	Sudip Narayan Choudhury Bentley Technical Support Group

When I try to open my STAAD.Pro model in offshore, I receive the error: “Structure file has syntax errors. check the <filename>.err file for reasons”. What is the cause of this error?
The error indicates that there is some problem in the command input in the .std that you are trying to open. A (filename).err file is created inside the same folder from where you are trying to open the .std file. This file can be opened using Wordpad or notepad and should indicate specifically where the software is failing to read the input.