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I'm not sure if you attached the mesonet obs grid (dev.grd?) or if it was stripped by our mail server, which happens occasionally. Can you upload the file for me at the GEMPAK support repository? http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/gempakuploads/ Thanks, Michael James Unidata > Can y'all help? I tried our local authority....Gilbert....but no luck. > We want to print rainfall values of our Mesonet sites using a gempak > script... > but all we can get to print is interger values of rainfall. Is that one > of the parameters > in the script? Any help is appreciated. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Fwd: KY PM 7 Days data and map > Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:52:03 -0500 > From: Tom Priddy <address@hidden> > To: Gilbert Sebenste <address@hidden>, wwang > <address@hidden> > > > > From: Tom Priddy > > Hey, Gilbert. Here's a question we've been scratching our heads on.... > > We want to print rainfall values of our Mesonet sites using a gempak > script... > but all we can get to print is interger values. Is that one of the > parameters > in the script? > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: KY PM 7 Days data and map > Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:44:22 -0500 > From: Wang, Wanhong <address@hidden> > To: Priddy, Kenny T <address@hidden> > > > > > > > how to change parameters to print a number(1.22) as decimal > fraction(1.22 or 1.2) not as integer(1)? > > > The maps: > > > > > > the programs used for creating maps: > > gdcntr << EOF6 > \$RESPOND = no > \$MAPFIL = hipowo.cia + hicnus.gsf > GDATTIM = /0800 > GLEVEL = 0 > GVCORD = none > GFUNC = ptot > GDFILE = dev.grd > CINT = ${int} > LINE = 2/1 > MAP = 10/1/2 + 10/10/1 > TITLE = 24/-2/${ddate2} - ${titleinfo} (inches) > DEVICE = ${device} > SATFIL = > RADFIL = > PROJ = mer > GAREA = 36;-90;39.25;-81.75 > CLEAR = yes > PANEL = > TEXT = 1/21//hw > SCALE = 0 > LATLON = 0 > HILO = 0 > HLSYM = 0 > CLRBAR = 24/H/LL//.80;.02 > CONTUR = 0 > SKIP = > FINT = ${int} > FLINE = 101;21-30;4 > CTYPE = c/f > LUTFIL = 0 > STNPLT = 0 > run > > exit > EOF6 > > sfmap << EOF5a > \$RESPOND = no > \$MAPFIL = hipowo.cia + hicnus.gsf > AREA = 36;-90;39.25;-81.75 > GAREA = 36;-90;39.25;-81.75 > SATFIL = 0 > RADFIL = 0 > SFPARM = ptot > DATTIM = /0800 > SFFILE = dev.gem > COLORS = > MAP = 10/1/2 + 10/10/1 > LATLON = > MARKER = 0 > TITLE = 24/-1/${titleinfo2} > CLEAR = no > PANEL = 0 > DEVICE = ${device} > PROJ = mer > FILTER = no > TEXT = 1/21//hw > SKPMIS = 0 > LUTFIL = 0 > STNPLT = 0|31/5/1.25/1.25|${tbl} > run > > exit > EOF5a > > > attached data file > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ZGN-126493 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Open