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Re: 20020818: sfgram problem

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  • Subject: Re: 20020818: sfgram problem
  • Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 17:15:09 -0400 (EDT)
Dear Steve,

I am running NAWIPS-5.6.F on a SUN Ultra10 workstation (Unix). I
verified the problem again using the example you provide below. Yes, it
must be version specific since I do not have this problem using my old
NAWIPS-5.6.A.

Thanks again for your help.

Brian

____________________________________________________________
Prof. Brian Colle         INTERNET: address@hidden
(631)632-3174
Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres
Marine Sciences Research Center
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000


On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Unidata Support wrote:

> 
> Brian,
> 
> This problem doesn't seem to exist now in the 5.6.h distribution 
> I am preparing. Its possible that the problem was originally introduced
> when the file templates were introduced for plotting data from multiple files,
> but it seems to work OK for me now. If you can tell me what platform you are
> using, I can verify that it does infact work on that platform before
> making the release.
> 
>  SFFILE   = metar
>  DATTIM   = 18/0000-21/0000
>  STATION  = den
>  TRACE1   = TMPF;DWPF:3/2;3
>  TRACE2   = PMSL/4
>  TRACE3   = SKNT;GUST;DARR/1
>  TRACE4   = VSBY/7
>  TRACE5   = CLDS;;WSYM/6
>  NTRACE   = 1
>  TAXIS    = R--3;2;2;1
>  BORDER   = 31
>  MARKER   = 28/15/5/5/sw
>  TITLE    = 1
>  CLEAR    = y
>  DEVICE   = XW
>  PANEL    = 0;.43;1;.78
>  TEXT     = 1/2/1/sw
>  GEMPAK-SFGRAM>r
>  SFGRAM PARAMETERS
> 
>  Surface file:       $GEMDATA/surface/20020818_sao.gem
>  Number of times:     207
>  Time range:         020818/00-20/21                                 
>  Traces: 
>      DEN       TMPF;DWPF:3/2;3
>    
> Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:
>  Parameters requested: SFFILE,DATTIM,STATION,TRACE1,TRACE2,TRACE3,TRACE4,
>  TRACE5,NTRACE,TAXIS,BORDER,MARKER,TITLE,CLEAR,DEVICE,PANEL,TEXT.
>  GEMPAK-SFGRAM>r
>  SFGRAM PARAMETERS
> 
>  Surface file:       $GEMDATA/surface/20020818_sao.gem
>  Number of times:     207
>  Time range:         020818/00-20/21                                 
>  Traces: 
>      DEN       TMPF;DWPF:3/2;3
>    
> Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:
>  Parameters requested: SFFILE,DATTIM,STATION,TRACE1,TRACE2,TRACE3,TRACE4,
>  TRACE5,NTRACE,TAXIS,BORDER,MARKER,TITLE,CLEAR,DEVICE,PANEL,TEXT.
>  GEMPAK-SFGRAM>
> 
> 
> 
> Steve Chiswell
> unidata User SUpport
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Brian Colle <address@hidden>
> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> >Keywords: 200208190108.g7J18uK24740
> 
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >For some reason I can't seem run sfgram twice in a row without getting
> >this file not open message below. This is keeping me from putting multiple
> >panels on a plot. For the example below I simply run the program
> >twice in a row to illustrate my problem. I am using gempak 5.6.F.
> >
> >Thanks for your time and effort.
> >
> >Brian
> >
> >ldm>sfgram
> > SFFILE    Surface data file                 2002081712.gem
> > DATTIM    Date/time                         all
> > STATION   Stations                          okx
> > TRACE1    Parms/colors/range/witness        TMPF;DWPF:3/2;3
> > TRACE2    Parms/colors/range/witness        PMSL/4
> > TRACE3    Parms/colors/range/witness        SKNT;GUST;DARR/1
> > TRACE4    Parms/colors/range/witness        VSBY/7
> > TRACE5    Parms/colors/range/witness        CLDS;;WSYM/6
> > NTRACE    Number of traces                  1
> > TAXIS     Time1-time2-tinc;lbl;gln;tck      R--3;2;2;1
> > BORDER    Background color/dash/width       32
> > MARKER    Marker color/type/size/width/hw   28/15/5/5/sw
> > TITLE     Title color/line/title            1
> > CLEAR     Clear screen flag                 y
> > DEVICE    Device|name|x size;y size|color   gf|test.gif
> > PANEL     Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn   0;.43;1;.78
> > TEXT      Size/fnt/wdth/brdr/N-rot/just/hw  1
> > Parameters requested: SFFILE,DATTIM,STATION,TRACE1,TRACE2,TRACE3,TRACE4,
> > TRACE5,NTRACE,TAXIS,BORDER,MARKER,TITLE,CLEAR,DEVICE,PANEL,TEXT.
> > GEMPAK-SFGRAM>r
> >Creating process: gplt for queue 1894951
> >Creating process: gf for queue 2069503
> > SFGRAM PARAMETERS
> >
> > Surface file:       2002081712.gem
> > Number of times:      61
> > Time range:         020817/12-20/00                                 
> > Traces: 
> >     OKX       TMPF;DWPF:3/2;3
> >   
> >Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:
> > Parameters requested: SFFILE,DATTIM,STATION,TRACE1,TRACE2,TRACE3,TRACE4,
> > TRACE5,NTRACE,TAXIS,BORDER,MARKER,TITLE,CLEAR,DEVICE,PANEL,TEXT.
> > GEMPAK-SFGRAM>r
> > [SF -3]  File is not open.
> > [SFGRAM -9]  There  is no data at station OKX.
> > Parameters requested: SFFILE,DATTIM,STATION,TRACE1,TRACE2,TRACE3,TRACE4,
> > TRACE5,NTRACE,TAXIS,BORDER,MARKER,TITLE,CLEAR,DEVICE,PANEL,TEXT.
> > GEMPAK-SFGRAM>
> >
> >
> >
> 
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