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>From: "Karen A. Kosiba" <address@hidden> >Organization: Purdue >Keywords: 200412071606.iB7G6RlI026103 IDV Jython Hi Karen- >Sorry to bother... No bother, I got sidetracked. >When I try to save the code in the Jython library, I keep >getting this error (in the terminal) and I am not quite sure what it means: > > >ERROR ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor - An error has occurred: >ControlDescriptor.Creating display >org.python.core.PyException >Traceback (innermost last): > File "<string>", line 1, in ? >NameError: printField Do you get this just when you paste the Jython code into the editor and press save, or through some other action after you've done this. What displays do you have when this error occurs. I'm at a loss as to what is going on if it's just the save action that is doing this. Don 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.