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>From: "address@hidden" <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200409201643.i8KGh4Nb001978 IDV point data source Hi Mohan- >Institution: Unidata >Package Version: 1.1 >Operating System: os.name:Windows XP; os.arch:x86; os.version:5.1; >Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; java.version:1.3.1_07 > ; java.home:C:\\Program Files\\JavaSoft\\JRE\\1.3.1_07; >Inquiry: An error has occurred: >Error connecting to: cacimbo.ggy.uga.edu >String index out of range: -1 This error pops up when something has been typed into the Data Type portion of the point data selector. If you click on the dropdown arrow for the "Data Type" widget and select one of the predefined names, you should be able to connect. I will put a check for illegal input in the next release. If this does not solve your problem, let me know. Don Murray 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. >****************** >Stack trace: >java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1 > at java.lang.String.substring(Unknown Source) > at ucar.unidata.ui.point.AddePointDataChooser.getGroup(AddePointDataCho > oser.java:171) > at ucar.unidata.ui.point.AddePointDataChooser.getTimesRequest(AddePoint > DataChooser.java:231) > at ucar.unidata.ui.point.AddePointDataChooser.readTimes(AddePointDataCh > ooser.java:266) > at ucar.unidata.ui.point.AddePointDataChooser.access$100(AddePointDataC > hooser.java:68) > at ucar.unidata.ui.point.AddePointDataChooser$2.run(AddePointDataChoose > r.java:215) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$1.run(Misc.java:1448) > > >