20040921: IDV - how to run IDV under windows

>From: "netcdf" <address@hidden>
>Organization: EMA
>Keywords: 200409211036.i8LAaiN5006682 IDV problem

Hi-

>Institution: EMA
>Package Version: 1.1
>Operating System: os.name:Windows 2000; os.arch:x86; os.version:5.0; 
>Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; java.version:1.4.2_01
> ; java.home:C:\\Program Files\\IDV_1.1\\jre; 
>Inquiry: An error has occurred:
>ControlDescriptor.Creating display
>java.lang.NullPointerException

Please describe the problem in more detail.  What dataset were you
trying to load?  What field where you trying to display?  

Are you running the OpenGL version or the Direct-X version.  If the
latter, do you have Direct-X version 8.0 or later installed on your system?
From the limited information, it looks like there was a problem
creating the map display.

Don Murray
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>Stack trace:
>java.lang.NullPointerException
>       at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:2
> 61)
>       at ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.
> java:805)
>       at ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.
> java:731)
>       at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.jav
> a:740)
>       at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:697)
>       at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$1.run(Misc.java:1448)
>
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