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James, Here's a list of same commands: java -Xmx256m ucar/grib/grib1/Grib1Dump data/grib1/RUC.wmo > ruc.dump java -Xmx256m ucar/grib/grib2/Grib2Dump data/grib2/ndfd.wmo > ndfd.dump java -Xmx256m ucar/grib/grib2/Grib2Indexer data/grib2/ndfd.wmo ndfd.idx java -Xmx256m ucar/grib/grib1/Grib1Indexer data/grib1/RUC.wmo RUC.wmo.gbx java -Xmx256m ucar/grib/grib1/Grib1IndexExtender data/grib1/RUC.wmo java -Xmx256m ucar/grib/grib2/Grib2IndexExtender data/grib2/NDFD.wmo java -Xmx256m ucar/grib/grib2/Grib2GetData data/grib2/ndfd.wmo 498193 498274 > ndfd.data java -Xmx256m ucar/grib/grib1/Grib1GetData data/grib1/RUC.wmo 110 1 true > ruc.data java -Xmx256m ucar/grib/GribChecker data/grib2/ndfd.wmo The Grib(1|2)GetData command parameters are mention in the java-docs. The is a file in the dist home called IndexFormat.txt that shows the position of the needed parameters from the index file. Grib2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.0 255 -0.0 2004-11-11T17:00:00Z 10 3526205851 101754 101835 ^^^^^ ^^^^^ Grib1 0 0 -1 39 105 100 700.0 255 0.0 2005-01-05T00:00:00Z 0 1389400638 21526 47178 2 false 7 0 2 7th from end 21526 5th from end 2 4th from end false Robb... Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ZBW-703708 Department: Support netCDF Decoders Priority: Normal Status: Open