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Ben, I don't see what version of GEMPAK you are running, but probably not the laet 2 distributions which gpnexr2_gif would have been installed. Otherwise, it could be built from the source tree if you have a source distribution by: cd $NAWIPS/unidata/programs/gpnexr2 make all make programs_gf make clean Also, you are hardcoding a bunch of envirionmental variables into your csh instead of sourcing a Gemenviron file, so your script will definitely have to be updated for $GEMEXE in 5.8.4 and later since GEMEXE is now $NAWIPS/os/$NA_OS/bin. If the script had been run by hand, check the radar.tmp file permissions to make sure that the script web user can overwrite it. Does the "ipcs" command show anything? Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: Ben Cotton <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200601050243.k052hK7s027981 > This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, > while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. > >--118009413-19704-1136428993=:184 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > >On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, Unidata Support wrote: > >Steve, > >I searched high and low and I couldn't find the gpnexr2_gif executable you >mentioned. Attached are two files: > >1) makepubrad.txt This is the csh script that the CGI invokes to >generate the image. The directory it cd's to is world writeable, so >that's not the problem. > >2) comment_subroutine.txt This is the subroutine from my perl CGI that >invokes makepubrad. > >I'm not too concerned about files getting stepped on, as the idea is that >this will be done once a day by one student. gpnexr2 can write to the >gemglb.nts file in the /project/wxp/.../radar/images directory. > >The system information is: >Linux wxp.eas.purdue.edu 2.4.22-1.2199.nptl #1 Wed Aug 4 12:21:48 EDT 2004 >i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > >Thanks, >Ben > ================== >Ben Cotton, KC9FYX >LDM Administrator >Dept of Earth & Atmos. 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