20001110: 20001023: radar problems in nmap/garp - gempak5.6

Bryan,

Can you elaborate on this:

> >Here is an example of what a radar file is named:
> >MTXVEL1200010231525

I'm having trouble matching that with what you have below.


In Garp_defaults,
nids            : $(RADDIR)/NIDS

where RADDIR is defined at the top of the file as $RAD.
The structure is the same as before.

Steve Chiswell
>From: "Bryan G. White" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200011101744.eAAHiaD07317

>> For the GUIs to read the time from the file name, you should use a file name
>  like:
>> 
>> $RAD/NIDS/MTX/VEL1/VEL1_20001023_1525
>
>It already is in this type of format
>It currently says $RAD/MTX/VEL1/VEL1_20001023_1525
>
>It works just fine under under older versions of garp.  
>
>Does that mean the new version of gempak changed so you
>have to add an extra directory level, ie NIDS?
>
>
>Looking at the log file in garp and using truss for nmap, it appears
>it is reading the radar files just fine.  I see it opening the radar
>file to look for the dates.  It is having problems in getting the
>correct dates. 
>
>
>
>> In particular, for NMAP, the directory name (eg VEL1 must match the
>> first part of the filename, eg VEL1_20001023_1525).
>> 
>> Gpmap of course doesn't look at the file name at all.
>> 
>> pqact.conf exaples are available at:
>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/tutorial/pqact/images.tbl
>> 
>> 
>> Steve Chiswell
>> Unidata User Support
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >From: "Bryan G. White" <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> >Keywords: 200010231559.e9NFx3407261
>> 
>> >I'm having problems displaying radar products in nmap and garp.
>> >
>> >I'm using gempak 5.6, solaris 7 on a sparc machine.
>> >
>> >
>> >GARP:
>> >
>> >I copied over the Garp_defaults file from older version of gempak
>> >to the new 5.6 version.  Everything works just fine except radar.
>> >Garp dies and I get this error when garp is reading what date/time
>> >are available:
>> >
>> >ch_to_int_time: Invalid year, 33
>> >
>> >Line in Garp_defaults file:
>> >  nidsT  : $(nids)/%(site)/%(product)/*@(YYYYMMDDHHNN)
>> >
>> >When I use truss,  It looks like it doesn't open any files, but
>> >I get this at the end:
>> >
>> >time()                                          = 972316519
>> >    Incurred fault #6, FLTBOUNDS  %pc = 0xFEDC5558
>> >      siginfo: SIGSEGV SEGV_MAPERR addr=0x353500F8
>> >    Received signal #11, SIGSEGV [default]
>> >      siginfo: SIGSEGV SEGV_MAPERR addr=0x353500F8
>> >        *** process killed ***
>> >
>> >
>> >NMAP:
>> >
>> >Doesn't report any times are available.
>> >using truss, it does show nmap is opening up all the radar files
>> >in the directory.
>> >
>> >Line in datatype.tbl:
>> >
>> >RAD          $RAD                      *YYYYMMDDHHNN             CAT_IMG  S
> CAT
>> > _NIL
>> >
>> >
>> >------
>> >
>> >gpmap works just fine with radar files.
>> >
>> >Here is an example of what a radar file is named:
>> >MTXVEL1200010231525   
>> >
>> >
>> >So what stupid little thing am I messing up?
>> >
>> >
>> >Bryan        
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> 
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