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Charles, The grid library had a substantial rewrite beginning with 5.8.1 to better handle file templates/times etc. with better management for opening/closing, ensembles, etc., so unless you have reasons for not upgrading, that would be the best route since code snippets would require going through the library routines to match up changes and any differences related to that rewrite. Steve Chiswell >From: "Charles J. Alonge" <address@hidden> >Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center >Keywords: 200506091616.j59GGpZu014984 >Steve, > > Thanks for the fast reply. I tried the GDATTIM=fall, and it didn't >work. I should have sent you the OS info in the last email sorry. I too >am using GNU/Linux Fedora Core 2 like Ron. However, I'm using GEMPAK >version 5.6.m. >Should I download a new version to fix this problem or do you have a >snippet of source code I can insert to fix this problem? Thanks for >your help. > >Charles > >Unidata Support wrote: > >>Charles, >> >>Your symptoms sound like problems noted in a previous version of GEMPAK: >>http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/getfile?file=/content/support/help/MailArc > hives/gempak/msg03558.html >>In the above, using templates worked, but not explicit file names. >> >>Can you tell me what version/OS you are using? >> >>I did a test with 5.8.2a and it now works for me, though I believe that you >>will have to use GDATTIM=fall rather than "all" as you show below. >> >>Steve Chiswell >>Unidata User Support >> >> >> >> >>>From: "Charles J. Alonge" <address@hidden> >>>Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center >>>Keywords: 200506082201.j58M1MZu009034 >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>Hello Support, >>> >>> I am trying to open multiple files in gdplot2 and am receiving the >>>following error: >>> >>>GEMPAK-GDPLOT2>gdfile=2003050200egrdof069.grd + 2003050200egrdof072.grd >>>GEMPAK-GDPLOT2>r >>>[FL -1] Cannot open file 2003050200egrdof069.grd+2003050200egrdof072.grd. >>>[DM -2] File 2003050200egrdof069.grd+2003050200egrdof072.grd cannot be >>>opened. >>>[GD -2] File 2003050200egrdof069.grd+2003050200egrdof072.grd cannot be >>>opened. >>>[FL -1] Cannot open file 2003050200egrdof069.grd+2003050200egrdof072.grd. >>>[DM -2] File 2003050200egrdof069.grd+2003050200egrdof072.grd cannot be >>>opened. >>>[GD -2] File 2003050200egrdof069.grd+2003050200egrdof072.grd cannot be >>>opened. >>>[TG -4] No times in input file. >>>[TG -4] No times in input file. >>>[GR -20] No times selected. >>>Unable to process GDATTIM = >>>all > >>> >>> >>> >>>Each file works individually, however when I try to open both of them >>>at once, the >>>above error ensues. Any help you can provide me will be greatly >>>appreciated. >>> >>>Charles >>> >>>P.S. Here is a listing of input parameters: >>>GEMPAK-GDPLOT2>l >>>GDFILE = 2003050200egrdof069.grd + 2003050200egrdof072.grd >>>GDATTIM = all >>>GLEVEL = 2 >>>GVCORD = hght >>>PANEL = 0 >>>SKIP = /-1 >>>SCALE = 999 >>>GDPFUN = relh >>>TYPE = z >>>CONTUR = 0 >>>CINT = 0 >>>LINE = 3 >>>FINT = 0;10;20;30;40;50;60;70;80;90;100 >>>FLINE = 29;27;25;23;21;19;17;16;15;14;13 >>>HILO = >>>HLSYM = >>>CLRBAR = 1 >>>WIND = BM1 >>>REFVEC = >>>TITLE = 1 >>>TEXT = 1 >>>CLEAR = YES >>>GAREA = 25 ;-105;40;-90 >>>IJSKIP = >>>PROJ = >>>MAP = 1 >>>LATLON = >>>DEVICE = XW >>>STNPLT = >>>SATFIL = >>>RADFIL = >>>LUTFIL = >>>STREAM = >>>POSN = 0 >>>COLORS = 1 >>>MARKER = 0 >>>GRDLBL = 0 >>>FILTER = no >>>IMBAR = >>> >>>-- >>> >>>Charles J. Alonge >>>NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - SAIC >>>Hydrological Sciences Branch >>>NASA-GSFC Mail Code 614.3 >>>Greenbelt, MD 20771 >>> >>>Office: Building 22, Room 008 >>>Phone: (301) 286-8272 >>>Fax: (301) 286-8624 >>>Email: address@hidden >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>**************************************************************************** >>Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program >>(303)497-8643 P.O. Box 3000 >>address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Unidata WWW Service http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/support >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the >>Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available >>through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made >>available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us. >> >> >> > >-- > >Charles J. Alonge >NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - SAIC >Hydrological Sciences Branch >NASA-GSFC Mail Code 614.3 >Greenbelt, MD 20771 > >Office: Building 22, Room 008 >Phone: (301) 286-8272 >Fax: (301) 286-8624 >Email: address@hidden > > -- NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.