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Steve the problem was the prof did not have the box checked :) Thanks for the help tom On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, Unidata Support wrote: > > Thomas, > > Auto update woks for me here. Things you might want to double check are > by pulling up the auto update panel under "time", is the auto update box > checked? > > Also, check the time on your system clock, since a discrepancy there would > certainly cause problems. > > Any other information would help. For instance, are you using the > naming convention such as IR_YYYYMMDD_HHNNfor your files which > is how the distribution is configured when it leaves here, or > have you changed it locally. > > What version of GEMPAK are you using, and on what platform? > Are you running under 8 or 24 bit color (if you are using the 5.6.h > distribution). > > How many files do you have in the data directory? > > Steve Chiswell > Unidata User Support > > >From: Thomas Don Aratari <address@hidden> > >Organization: UCAR/Unidata > >Keywords: 200210021344.g92Dis102437 > > > > > > >Hello.. > > > >A prof here at the Univ of Michgan has this question... any input? > > > >Thanks > >Tom > > > >--------- > > > >From: Dennis G. Baker <address@hidden> > >To: address@hidden > >Subject: garp > > > >Tom: the satellite pictures do not update themselves on garp ( i.e., each > >hour). I notice on the gempak discussion that this problem was been > >noticed on the latest version which just came out. Had you updated to the > >latest or is there another source for this problem and can anything be > >done? this is certainly a nice feature of garp and maybe I just don't have > >something set correctly. (I haven't tried the radar yet) Dennis > > > > > > > > > > **************************************************************************** < > Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program < > (303)497-8643 P.O. Box 3000 < > address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 < > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- < > Unidata WWW Service http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ < > **************************************************************************** < >