0.000 2020-08-06 15:16:13; Factorio 0.17.79 (build 47865, win64, steam)
0.000 Operating system: Windows 10 (build 18363)
0.001 Program arguments: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Factorio\bin\x64\Factorio.exe"
0.001 Read data path: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common ...

Loewchen wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:05 pm So if you,
Create a simple blueprint in game
Export its string to the clipboard
Delete the blueprint
Import the string from the clipboard

it will give the error as well?

I tested it here, yes it also happens

Loewchen wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:12 pm Well, post the string and tells us were you got it from...

It happens with any blueprint, this for example:

https://factorioprints.com/view/-KnQ865j-qQ21WoUPbd3

I tried to import any string, but it gave me an error: "Failed to import string: Decompression failed: input invalid or incomplete"
In version 0.18.x and version 0.17.79