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Dusty, whenever you use an X display, you must set your DISPLAY environmental varaiable, and have access permission to the X server. For example, a simple (non-GEMPAK) program like xterm can be used to test out your connection. If you are not running an X server, then use a device such as PS or GIF which do not rely on an X server connection. Steve Chiswell >From: <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200307152025.h6FKPZLd018994 >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >------_=_NextPart_001_01C34B0F.3DA7B6E0 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Steve, >=20 >I pulled a example of the web about running a sncross like the one you >sent me to try. The example you have was a good example and the info >was good but I new that I could not work that example because I didn't >have that abq.gem file. So I tried it with one of my files, trying to >relate the parameters to mine the best I could and didn't get an output >on the x window. So I pulled one of the web to try and work an >hurricane bob example which I was pretty sure I would have been able to >do since I have ran and seen hurricane bob examples before. Well when I >ran the example I got back some errors, that might have to do with what >is exactly installed or some driver problems, or something of the sort. >=20 >So first off when I type sncross at the command prompt I get=20 >=20 >Creating process gplt for queue 0 >=20 >Now the examples show somewhat the same thing but not 0 its always a >different number, what does that number mean? >=20 >Also after I plug in all my parameters and try to run the example I get >back: >=20 >[IP - 9] the save file Last.NTS is invalid >creating process: xw for queue 32769 >Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server >Xlib: No protocol specified >=20 >[GEMPLT - 83] NDISP - DISPLAY not set or invalid >=20 >If you could help with these errors that would be greatly appreciated. >thanks, >Dusty=20 > >------_=_NextPart_001_01C34B0F.3DA7B6E0 >Content-Type: text/html; > charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ><HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> ><META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = >charset=3Dus-ascii"> ><META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> ><BODY style=3D"COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: "> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial=20 >size=3D2>Steve,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial=20 >size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I = >pulled a example=20 >of the web about running a sncross like the one you sent me to = >try. The=20 >example you have was a good example and the info was good but I new = >that I=20 >could not work that example because I didn't have that abq.gem = >file. So I=20 >tried it with one of my files, trying to relate the parameters to mine = >the best=20 >I could and didn't get an output on the x window. So I pulled = >one of=20 >the web to try and work an hurricane bob example which I = >was=20 >pretty sure I would have been able to do since I have ran = >and=20 >seen hurricane bob examples before. Well when I ran the = >example I got=20 >back some errors, that might have to do with what is exactly = >installed or=20 >some driver problems, or something of the sort.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So = >first off when I=20 >type sncross at the command prompt I get </FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial=20 >size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial = >size=3D2>Creating process=20 >gplt for queue 0</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Now = >the examples=20 >show somewhat the same thing but not 0 its always a different = >number, what=20 >does that number mean?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial=20 >size=3D2>Also after I plug in all my parameters and try to run = >the=20 >example I get back:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>[IP - = >9] the save=20 >file Last.NTS is invalid</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial = >size=3D2>creating process: xw=20 >for queue 32769</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Xlib: = >connection=20 >to ":0.0" refused by server</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Xlib: = >No protocol=20 >specified</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial = >size=3D2>[GEMPLT - 83] NDISP=20 >- DISPLAY not set or invalid</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you = >could help=20 >with these errors that would be greatly = >appreciated.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial=20 >size=3D2>thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D117411220-15072003><FONT face=3DArial=20 >size=3D2>Dusty</FONT> </SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML> >=00 >------_=_NextPart_001_01C34B0F.3DA7B6E0-- >