20040907: 20040907: 20040831: 20040831: 20040831: 20040830: gpnexr2 problem

Mike,

I have reported the preview linux 5.7.3 distribution so that you
can get nexr2rhi that works for the old format data.

Steve Chiswell


>From: Unidata Support <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata

>
>Mike,
>
>Yes, that would be the same problem, only localized to that program rather tha
> n
>the general library. I'm rebuilding the linux 5.7.3 preview tarfile
>at this time and will let you know when its posted.
>
>Steve Chiswell
>
>>From: Michael Brennan <address@hidden>
>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>>Keywords: 200409071948.i87JmKvq012303
>
>>Hi Steve,
>>
>>The new gpnexr2 works great.  Now I'm having issues with nexr2rhi for 
>>the older files.  Would the same issue pose a problem there?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Mike
>>
>>Michael J. Brennan
>>Graduate Research Assistant
>>Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
>>North Carolina State University
>>Email: address@hidden
>>Phone: (919) 515-1447
>>
>>Unidata Support wrote:
>>> Mike,
>>> 
>>> I have posted a pre-release of 5.7.3 binary for Linux:
>>> http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/214/gempak_upc5.7.3_linux.tar.gz
>>> 
>>> This includes the fix for the older NCDC Level II products.
>>> 
>>> Steve Chiswell
>>> Unidata User SUpport
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>From: Michael Brennan <address@hidden>
>>>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>>>>Keywords: 200408312138.i7VLc78E013128
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>Hi Steve,
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for checking that out.  I'm using pre-compiled binaries for Linux 
>>>>now.  So a temporary upgrade would be great.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Mike,
>>>>>
>>>>>I found a fairly simple difference between your old
>>>>>file and what was more recent.
>>>>>
>>>>>The bytes 21-24 of the old file are 4 space characters, whereas the
>>>>>newer files that I have are 4 null characters. The build 5.0 files
>>>>>will have the 4 character station ID in those bytes.
>>>>>
>>>>>My program checks for the null characters and the station ID, but not the
>>>>>station ID being 4 spaces instead, so it is looking for a station "    "
>>>>>in the $GEMTBL/stns/wsr88d_locations.dat file.
>>>>>
>>>>>The fix is simple, in 2 places:
>>>>>$GEMPAK/source/gemlib/im/imrnex2.c
>>>>>$GEMPAK/source/driver/active/gn/crnex2.c
>>>>>
>>>>>Changing:
>>>>>if ( ( nbin < 4 ) || ( callid[0] == 0 ) )
>>>>>to
>>>>>if ( ( nbin < 4 ) || ( callid[0] == 0) || ( callid[0] == ' ' ) )
>>>>>
>>>>>If you compiled locally, you can make those modifications and:
>>>>>cd $GEMPAK/source/gemlib/im
>>>>>make all
>>>>>cd $GEMPAK/source/driver/active
>>>>>make all
>>>>>make install
>>>>>cd $NAWIPS/unidata/programs/gpnexr2
>>>>>make all
>>>>>make install
>>>>>
>>>>>If you have a binary release, I can put together a temporary
>>>>>upgrade for you until 5.7.3.
>>>>>
>>>>>Steve CHiswell
>>>>>Unidata User Support
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-- 
>>>>Michael J. Brennan
>>>>Graduate Research Assistant
>>>>Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
>>>>North Carolina State University
>>>>Email: address@hidden
>>>>Phone: (919) 515-1447
>>>>
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