20020314: GPACK on OSF machines in GEMPAK 5.6.A and later

David,

I don't see this behavious in my current development tree for 5.6.f
under Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1 (Rev. 732);.

Certainly, gpack isn't used for that program. I'll look around.

Steve Chiswell


>From: David Ovens <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200203150014.g2F0ECa17210

>Hello,
>
>We are having trouble creating packed files using gdcfil, no matter
>how gpack is set.  In Gempak 5.6.D.1 and 5.6.A, the following settings
>
>  gpack = NONE
>  gpack = NONE/32
>  gpack = GRIB/16
>  gpack = DEC/2
>  gpack = 
>  gpack = DIF/2
>
>all produce the same error message as you see below.  I think there
>might be some file missing or corrupted.  Do you have any ideas?
>
>
>% source /home/disk/ldm/NAWIPS-5.6.D.1/Gemenviron
>% gdcfil
> GDOUTF    Output grid file                  test
> PROJ      Map projection/angles/margins|dr  ced
> GRDAREA   Area covered by grid              0;0;90;0
> KXKY      Number of grid points in x;y      289;73
> MAXGRD    Maximum number of grids           10000
> CPYFIL    Grid file whose navigation is to   
> ANLYSS    Grid analysis block               4/2;2;2;2
> Parameters requested: GDOUTF,PROJ,GRDAREA,KXKY,MAXGRD,CPYFIL,ANLYSS.
> GEMPAK-GDCFIL>gpack = GRIB/16
> GEMPAK-GDCFIL>r
> [GR 4]  Invalid input for GPACK.  Defaults being used.
>
> GDCFIL PARAMETERS: 
>
> New grid file:         test                                                  
>                                                                           
> Grid projection:       CED                     
> Lower left corner:          0.00     0.00
> Upper right corner:        90.00     0.00
> KX, KY:                      289       73
> X/Y grid spacing:           1.25     1.25
> DELTAN =     4.000       EXTEND =   0;  0;  0;  0
> Maximum number of grids that can be added to file10000
>Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:e
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>David
>-- 
>
>David Ovens            e-mail: address@hidden
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>Research Meteorologist
>Dept of Atmospheric Sciences, Box 351640
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>