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  • Subject: 20010911: 20010910: : Question concerning Gempak (fwd)
  • Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 08:19:01 -0600
Mike,

As described below, each user wishing to run GEMPAK programs
should source the Gemenviron file ito their csh environment.
The environmental variables I have described are used to define where
to look fopr data.

Steve Chiswell


>From: "Archick, Michael (InfoServ)" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200109111229.f8BCT6107061

>I have all of this working fine. I'm guessing the order is:
>
>       LDM data arrives
>       Hits the pqact.conf file
>       decodes/builds data based on decoders in pqact.conf file
>       data is placed in specified directory.
>
>       My question is, how does the gempak program know to look in these
>directories to get the data in order to use it?
>
>       
>Thanks,
>       
>       Mike
>       
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Unidata Support [mailto:address@hidden]
>Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 5:54 PM
>To: Archick, Michael (InfoServ)
>Cc: 'Unidata Support'
>Subject: 20010910: : Question concerning Gempak (fwd) 
>
>
>
>The variables mentioned below in the Gemenviron file.
>
>If you follow the pqact.conf examples at:
>http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/GEMPAK5.6/configuration.html
>
>Then you do not need to modify:
>http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/tutorial/filetemplates.html
>
>
>Steve Chiswell
>Unidata User Support
>
>
>>From: "Archick, Michael (InfoServ)" <address@hidden>
>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>>Keywords: 200109102047.f8AKlN111514
>
>>Are there certain variables that must be defined?  Any examples would be
>>great.  Or a web page that has the docs?
>>
>>Thank you
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Unidata Support [mailto:address@hidden]
>>Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 4:22 PM
>>To: Archick, Michael (InfoServ)
>>Cc: address@hidden
>>Subject: 20010910: Question concerning Gempak (fwd) 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 14:23:18 -0400
>>>From: "Archick, Michael (InfoServ)" <address@hidden>
>>>To: 'Jeff Weber' <address@hidden>
>>>Subject: Question concerning Gempak
>>>
>>>I have both Gempak and the LDM w/ decoders installed.  I was wondering
>what
>>>environment variables need to be defined in order for Gempak to get at the
>>>decoded data.
>>>
>>>Any help you can offer is appreciated.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>
>>
>>
>>Mike,
>>
>>The GEMPAK environmental variables are defined in the $NAWIPS/Gemenviron
>>file. This file must be sourced into the csh environment of
>>all users that wish to use GEMPAK as described in the
>>GEMPAK setup and configuration documents.
>>
>>Typically, if you follow the pqact.conf examples posted on the
>>GEMPAK web pages, you must define in your Gemenviron file the
>>local settings for:
>>
>>GEMDATA, SAT, RAD, MODEL, HDS
>>
>>These environmental variables are used by the NMAP and GARP configuration
>>files in $GEMTBL/config/datatype.tbl and $GARPHOME/config/Garp_defaults
>>respectively. If you use the pqact.conf examples I provide, then
>>you will not have to changes the gui configuration files.
>>
>>Most of the variables mentioned above are relative to the $GEMDATA
>>location which is the top of your GEMPAK data tree (typically under
>>the ~ldm/data link you use for the LDM). 
>>
>>Steve Chiswell
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