20010719: 20010718: GEMPAK map fill? Support Archive search doesn't work also...

Sorry about the confusion. The GEMPAK 5.6.D distribution has the BND
parameter in GPMAP. Our license servber for the new distribution will be up 
soon.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User SUpport




>From: Christian Page <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200107190845.f6J8jQ111997

>
>Hi again,
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>> >From: Christian Page <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> >Keywords: 200107181143.f6IBhJ110700
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>> >
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >Is it possible to draw, using GEMPAK, a map filled with one color for earth
>  an
>> > d
>> >one color for water?
>>
>> Yes, using the BND parameter in gpmap. For example:
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>> BND      = bg/4+WORLD_BNDS/23
>>
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>When I try it in gpmap, I get:
> GEMPAK-GPMAP>BND      = bg/4+WORLD_BNDS/23
> [IP -7]  BND is an unrecognized parameter.
>
>I am running GEMPAK 5.6.C.1
>In the doc, BND is only documented in the parameters, but not in any program. 
> In
>the parameters doc, it is not said in which program BND is used.
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>> >
>> >Also, is it possible to draw a map for only one country (by example only Fr
> anc
>> > e
>> >or only Canada)?
>>
>> Not at this time. The filling is based on the $GEMTBL/bnds files.
>> You would have to create a separate bounds file of just the map region
>> you wanted.
>>
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>In my version, bounds file are in $GEMTBL/bounds and in this directory there i
> s
>only these files:
>-rw-r--r--    1 gempak   meteo      9635234 Oct 20  2000 countybnds.tbl
>-rw-r--r--    1 gempak   meteo       742710 Oct 20  2000 countybnds.tbl.info
>-rw-r--r--    1 gempak   meteo      5380272 Sep 29  2000 cwabnds.tbl
>-rw-r--r--    1 gempak   meteo       187967 Sep 29  2000 cwabnds.tbl.info
>-rw-r--r--    1 gempak   meteo      5184085 Aug 25  2000 statebnds.tbl
>-rw-r--r--    1 gempak   meteo       181664 Aug 25  2000 statebnds.tbl.info
>-rw-r--r--    1 gempak   meteo     24014129 Sep 12  2000 zonebnds.tbl
>-rw-r--r--    1 gempak   meteo       914623 Sep 12  2000 zonebnds.tbl.info
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>It doesn't seem that there is any bounds outside US?
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Christian Page
>UQAM
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