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On Mon, 1 May 2006, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > Hi Dan- > > > I am getting the following error message when attempting to read a Grib > > file: > > > > NotSupportedException : ucar.grib.NotSupportedException: table for center: > > 59 subCenter: 0 number: 129 hiya, i don't have the info for table 59 0 129, it's a fsl table. i'll send a message to FSL to see if i can get the table. > > This indicates that the parameter table for that particular grib message > is missing. > > > > > I've attached the results of wgrib on this file. > > > > You will notice a similar looking message there: > > > > Undefined parameter table (center 59-0 table 2), using NCEP-opn > > > > I am told this error is seen all the time but doesn't appear to > > be a show-stopper for our work here. Is it a show-stopper for IDV? > there is no default table, to try to create one would have wrong results as would using a wrong centers table ie NCEP-opn. centers need to publish their tables if they want others to use there data. > Not a show stopper, but an annoyance. The wgrib program must have > a default table that it uses if it can't find the right table. That > may give incorrect results, but at least it doesn't stop the program > dead in it's tracks. That's a feature request for the grib decoder > that the IDV uses. > > > I also did notice from a google search a related email exchange but couldn't > > figure out how this might help me here: > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/support/help/MailArchives/thredds/msg00609.html > the message was about table 57-0-129, the air force weather service not FSL. > What version of the IDV are you using? According to that message, Robb > was going to add it to the grib tables that the IDV uses. If you are > not using the latest, please try that since the table may be in that release. table not in release. robb... > > If you are using the latest and still have problems, I can provide a > work around until we get that table in the distribution. > > Don Murray > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: MPR-281760 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ===============================================================================