# Error message after opening Automation Scripts **URL:** \ **Category:** Toad Data Point & Toad Intelligence Central\ **Created:** [October 10, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/error-message-after-opening-automation-scripts/60062 "2024-10-10T14:12:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tennis\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@tennis\_champion](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/tennis_champion)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/error-message-after-opening-automation-scripts/60062/1 "2024-10-10T14:12:29Z")
I am receiving the popup window with the following error message when openining any automation script. "toad data point failed to open the setting for module automation due to error attempting to deserialize an empty string. Reverting to defaults" Please advise how to resolve. Version 6.1.2.24 (64-bit) ---
**Author:** ![Gary.Jerep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/gary.jerep/32/205_2.png) [@Gary.Jerep](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Gary.Jerep)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/error-message-after-opening-automation-scripts/60062/2 "2024-10-10T14:34:46Z")
Welcome back to the forums. I haven't encountered this error personally, but did find a [TDP knowledge base article](https://support.quest.com/toad-data-point/kb/4296184/unable-to-start-tdp-error-failed-to-open-the-settings-for-module-analystsettings-due-to-error) regarding it on Quest's Support site. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![tennis\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@tennis\_champion](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/tennis_champion)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/error-message-after-opening-automation-scripts/60062/3 "2024-10-10T14:53:32Z")
Thank you so much. Let me try (I might not have permissions to execute those steps but I know people who do :). )