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19990324: Using nagrib from crontab

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  • Subject: 19990324: Using nagrib from crontab
  • Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 11:25:03 -0700
Steve,

In your script running from cron, make sure you source Gemenviron.
If it works when run from your shell, it is probably inheriting
values for GEMTBL from your environment. When run from cron, the
shell will not have your .cshrc environment.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Steven L. Mullen wrote:

> Steve,
> 
> A quick one where your insight would be valuable.
> I am trying to use nagrib in a script to degrib some
> some files downloaded from NCEP. When I maually
> invoke the script, it runs flawlessly. But when I
> schedule crontab to run the script, nagrib chokes
> with errors shown below. My question: any hints
> why the script/nagrib when run from cron can't
> open GRIB decoding tables? This one baffles me.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
>  GBFILE   = grib_1999032412
>  INDXFL   =
>  GDOUTF   = 1999032412_mos.gem
>  PROJ     =
>  GRDAREA  =
>  KXKY     =
>  MAXGRD   = 9999
>  CPYFIL   = gds
>  GAREA    = grid
>  OUTPUT   = t
>  GBTBLS   = ;tdlgrib2.tbl
>  GBDIAG   =
>  GEMPAK-NAGRIB> Changing center table to cntrgrib1.tbl
>  Changing vertical coord table to vcrdgrib1.tbl
>  Changing WMO parameter table to wmogrib2.tbl
>  Changing center parameter table to tdlgrib2.tbl
>  [NA -1]  The table tdlgrib2.tbl cannot be opened.
>  [NAGRIB 3]  No valid parameter found for 220.
> .
> .
> .
> etc
> 
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