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20040526: Gempak - Reed Hat Linux - Exporting the GDATTIM Variable (Gempak)

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  • Subject: 20040526: Gempak - Reed Hat Linux - Exporting the GDATTIM Variable (Gempak)
  • Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 16:54:38 -0600
Mark,

You can redirect the output of a gempak program to a file, and parse that 
output.
eg from a script using:
gdplot2 << EOF > prognam.$$
....
DEVICE = gif|outfile.$$

EOF

Then rename the gif file (outfile.$$) to something relevant after
parsing the prognam.$$ output.


Otherwise, there isn't a convenient way to specify the filename using a template
that gets replaced within GEMPAK.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support




>From: "Mark Lilly" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200405270102.i4R12RTb011868

>Institution: Sonoma Technology
>Package Version: I believe the newest version of Gempak is installed (5.7?)
>Operating System: Reed Hat Linux
>Hardware Information: 1.7 GHZ AMD Athlon Processor/1024 MB memory
>Inquiry: To Whom It May Concern,
>
>I am trying to automate the process of creating plots with EDAS data using Gem
> pak.  I was wondering if it were possible to export any of the variables used
>  by Gempak (ie. GDATTIM) to a variable so it can be used later in the script 
> (outside of Gempak).  The reason I ask is because the EDAS files are labeled 
> by time from 00Z or 12Z and this makes constructing an output .gif filename h
> ard, especially switching from one day/month/year to the next.  Gempak accoun
> ts for this time shift when labeling the plot, so if it make constructing out
> put gif filenames more straight forward if this was possible.  Any help is gr
> eatly appreciated.  Thanks for your time.
>
>Mark Lilly (address@hidden)
>
>
>
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