19991004: Gempak problem - no map backgrounds

Greg,

In addition to $MAPFIL, you also have: 
[IP -7]  AREA is an unrecognized parameter

Your $GEMPAKHOME directory has the pdf and parm subdirectories
which must be readable, and after sourcing your Gemenviron, the
$GEMPDF variable must be pointing you the proper location.
Check the gdplot.pdf file and make sure it isn't corrupted.
Also check to make sure your GEMMAPS directory is readable and has the
hipowo.gsf file in it.

Does the gdplot work ok when run interactively?
Check to make sure you don't inadvertantly have something strange in
your work directory, and make sure the gemglb.nts and last.nts files
in that directory are writable and aren't corrupted.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support



On Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Greg Stossmeister wrote:

> Chiz,
> 
>    I am in the field for a project. My scripts which I'm running to plot
> the model data suddenly stopped plotting map backgrounds on the plot.
> I'm stumped. Apparently I'm now getting the message that $MAPFIL is an
> unrecognized parameter. Below is the output from a run, along with the
> file that generated the output:
> 
> #! /bin/csh
> source /opt/gempak5.4/Gemenviron
> setenv DISPLAY localhost:1
> gdplot <<END_OF_CMDS
> \$RESPOND=yes
> \$MAPFIL=hipowo.gsf
> MAP=1/1/2
> GAREA=20;-122; 47; -47;
> AREA=20;-122; 47; -47;
> PROJ=str/90;-100;0
> GDFILE=/ldm/data/gempak/hds/1999100403_ruc_grid211.gem
> TITLE=5/-1/RUC Model Run  ~ 200 mb Ht (m)/Isotachs (m/s)
> TEXT=1.0/2//hw
> CLEAR=yes
> DEVICE=gf|/home/stoss/cases99/ruc.199910040300.012_uv200.gif|768;576|||NP
> GLEVEL=200GDATTIM=991004/0300f012
> CTYPE=f!c
> CONTUR=1
> LINE=29/-3/3/2
> FINT=5/10/45
> FLINE=32;4;26;6;22;20;10;13;14;11
> CLRBAR=1/h/lc/.5;.03
> LATLON=0
> run
> 
> END_OF_CMDS
> gpend
> storm/home/stoss/gempak_plot/mdl_plot 97->indoex_test.tmp
> Creating process: gplt for queue 37152
>  GDFILE    Grid file                        
> /ldm/data/gempak/hds/1999100403_ruc_grid211.gem
>  GDATTIM   Grid date/time                    991004/0300f012
>  GLEVEL    Grid level                        200
>  GVCORD    Grid vertical coordinate          pres
>  PANEL     Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn
>  SKIP      Skip_cntr/skip_plt_x;skip_plt_y   /2;2
>  SCALE     Scalar scale / vector scale       0!0
>  GFUNC     Scalar grid                      
> sped!hght                         
> GVCORD=pres
> GFUNC=sped!hght
> GVECT=wnd
> WIND=BK18/1/1/112
> SKIP=/2;2
> SCALE=0!0
>  CTYPE     Contour type:  C/F                f!c
>  CONTUR    Subbox/smooth                     1
>  CINT      Contour interval/min/max          60//5880
>  LINE      Line color/type/width/label       29/-3/3/2
>  FINT      Fill interval/min/max             5/10/45
>  FLINE     Fill colors                       32;4;26;6;22;20;10;13;14;11
>  HILO      Color/symbol/rng/rad/cnt/intp
>  HLSYM     HILO txt size/posn/font/wdth/hw
>  CLRBAR    Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq    1/h/lc/.5;.03
>  GVECT     Vector grid                        STNPLT   
> Txc|mkc/mkt/mks/mkwd/hwfl|stnfil
>  WIND      Wind symbol/siz/wdth/typ/hdsz     BK18/1/1/112
>  REFVEC    Mag;x;y;txtsiz/font/wdth/HW;labl
>  TITLE     Title color/line/title            5/-1/RUC Model Run  ~ 200
> mb Ht (m)/Isotachs (m/s)
>  TEXT      Text size/font/width/hw flag      1.0/2//hw
>  CLEAR     Clear screen flag                 yes
>  GAREA     Graphics area                     20;-122; 47; -47;
>  PROJ      Map projection/angles/margins|dr  str/90;-100;0
>  MAP       Map color/dash/width              1/1/2
>  LATLON    Line color/dash/width/label/inc   0
>  DEVICE    Device|name|x size;y size|color  
> gf|/home/stoss/cases99/ruc.199910040300.012_uv200.gif|768;576|||NP 
>  SATFIL    Satellite image filename(s)
>  RADFIL    Radar image filename(s)
>  LUTFIL    Enhancement lookup table filenam
>  Parameters requested:
> GDFILE,GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,PANEL,SKIP,SCALE,GFUNC,
> 
> CTYPE,CONTUR,CINT,LINE,FINT,FLINE,HILO,HLSYM,CLRBAR,GVECT,WIND,REFVEC,TITLE,
>  TEXT,CLEAR,GAREA,PROJ,MAP,LATLON,DEVICE,STNPLT,SATFIL,RADFIL,LUTFIL.
>  GEMPAK-GDPLOT> GEMPAK-GDPLOT> [IP -7]  $MAPFIL is an unrecognized
> parameter.
>  GEMPAK-GDPLOT> GEMPAK-GDPLOT> GEMPAK-GDPLOT> [IP -7]  AREA is an
> unrecognized parameter.
> 
> 
> What am I doing wrong???
> 
>    Greg
>