20030304: mod_res.tbl

>From: Clint Rowe <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200303042252.h24Mqd316047

>Chiz 
>
>1) is it possible to "personalize" the gempak gui programs (esp. nmap/nmap2)
>   so that a user can have his/her own set of restore scripts?  That is, can
>   a user have their own mod_res.tbl pointing to their own restores?
>   
>Clint
>
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>Clinton M. Rowe
>Associate Professor 
>Meteorology/Climatology Program                  phone:(402)472-1946
>Department of Geosciences                          fax:(402)472-4917
>University of Nebraska-Lincoln                        address@hidden
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>

Clint,

Yes, the order in which the program searches for most tables (including 
mod_res.tbl) is:

 *      1. filename (local)                                             *
 *      2. path/filename (table as given)                               *
 *      3. $NCDESK/type/filename                                        *
 *      4. $NCSITE/type/filename                                        *
 *      5. $GEMTBL/type/filename 

(above, path/filename is mod_res.tbl, and type is nmap for the grid pulldown)
)
So, the mod_res.tbl file in the local directory will always take precedence.
The least precedence will be given to $GEMTBL/nmap/mod_res.tbl.
You can also use the $NCDESK and $NCSITE environmental variables
for certain application specific (eg case study, class project) tables.

The mod_res.tbl typically references the files under $NMAP_RESTORE,
which can also be changed by the environmental variable...or users can
use their own variables, or hardcoded paths in their local mod_res.tbl file.

Steve Chiswell