20010613: getting kicked out of sflist

>From: Janine Goldstein <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/JOSS
>Keywords: 200106131744.f5DHi8p05306 $respond

Hi Janine-

>I am new to using GEMPAK and am being kicked out of sflist.
>
>To get set up to use GEMPAK, I added the line:
>
>source /opt/gempak5.6/Gemenviron
>
>to my .cshrc.  I have the following setting in sflist:
>
>SFFILE    Surface data file                 sa20010504.gem
>AREA      Data area                         co
>DATTIM    Date/time                         010504/0100
>SFPARM    Surface parameter list            stid;stnm;slat;slon;selv;palt;
>OUTPUT    Output device/filename            t
>IDNTYP    STNM or STID                      stid
>
>When I type run, I get a list of stations to my screen, and then I am
>kicked out of sflist to the unix prompt, i.e.
>
> GEMPAK-SFLIST>run
> PARM = STID;STNM;SLAT;SLON;SELV;PALT                                         
>    
>
>    STN    YYMMDD/HHMM      STID     STNM     SLAT     SLON     SELV     PALT
>    9V9    010504/0100       9V9    72653    43.80   -99.32   530.00   961.32
>    ABQ    010504/0100       ABQ    72365    35.05  -106.62  1620.00   830.65
>    AEG    010504/0100       AEG    99999    35.14  -106.80  1779.00   815.62
>    .
>    .
>    .
>    VEL    010504/0100       VEL    99999    40.43  -109.52  1608.00   838.29
>    VTN    010504/0100       VTN    72567    42.87  -100.55   792.00   930.56
>    WRL    010504/0100       WRL    99999    43.97  -107.95  1294.00   875.82
> 
> 
>tornado:/home/janine/gempak_test>
>
>Am I missing something in my setup?  I have a coworker who ran the same set of
>params on the same file, but logged in as himself, and after the listing, he
>got a "params requested" line, and then the GEMPAK-SFLIST> prompt back.  He do
> es
>not recall doing anything to get set up other than sourcing the Gemenviron fil
> e
>in his .cshrc, so we are at a loss.

The $respond variable (a hidden variable for all programs) is set to no in 
your default .nts file.  When you enter sflist, type "$respond=yes", then run
the program.  You shouldn't get kicked out after that.  $respond is usually
set to no so you don't have to hit the extra return when using programs 
like gdcntr at the "are you sure?" message.  However, in sflist, since there
is no "are you sure" message, the effect is just to exit.  Your coworker
has $respond=yes, that's why he didn't get kicked out.

If you are running scripts where the $respond variable is set to no during
it's running, make sure you set it back at the end, or make sure it runs
where the .nts files are written in a place that no other user will find
them.

Don Murray


From:      Janine Goldstein <address@hidden>
Date:      Wed, 13 Jun 2001 15:13:38 -0600

> The $respond variable (a hidden variable for all programs) is set to no in 
> your default .nts file.

Ah Ha!  Thanks.

Janine