# Import vds in hail 0.2

**URL:** https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-vds-in-hail-0-2/758
**Category:** Hail Query & hailctl
**Created:** [November 9, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-vds-in-hail-0-2/758 "2018-11-09T13:47:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Mathias\_Hansen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mathias\_Hansen](https://discuss.hail.is/u/Mathias_Hansen)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-vds-in-hail-0-2/758/1 "2018-11-09T13:47:00Z")

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What is the equivalent to read() from Hail 0.1 in ver. 0.2?  
I need to import a vds file and cant find any methods to do just that.  
KR

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### Author: ![tpoterba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.hail.is/tpoterba/32/61_2.png) [@tpoterba](https://discuss.hail.is/u/tpoterba)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-vds-in-hail-0-2/758/2 "2018-11-09T15:13:20Z")

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`hl.read_matrix_table`

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### Author: ![tpoterba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.hail.is/tpoterba/32/61_2.png) [@tpoterba](https://discuss.hail.is/u/tpoterba)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-vds-in-hail-0-2/758/3 "2018-11-09T15:13:51Z")

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also note that you can’t read 0.1 VDSes in 0.2 – see the release announcement here: [Announcing Hail 0.2!](http://discuss.hail.is/t/announcing-hail-0-2/702)