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20050501: IDV - An error occurred

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  • Subject: 20050501: IDV - An error occurred
  • Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 07:50:28 -0600

>From: "Landon Nelson" <address@hidden>
>Organization: University of North Dakota
>Keywords: 200505011710.j41HAPFZ006962 IDV

Hi Landon-

>Institution: University of North Dakota
>Package Version: 1.2b2
>Operating System: os.name:Windows XP; os.arch:x86; os.version:5.1; 
>Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; java.version:1.4.2_01
> ; java.home:C:\\Program Files\\IDV_1.2b2\\jre; 
>Inquiry: An error has occurred:
>making shapes
>unknown cloud coverage symbol: 5081


>This error occurred when I was trying to make a point data plot for synoptic d
> ata

Was this from the Point data from an ADDE server?   What station model
were you using?

>******************
>Stack trace:
>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown cloud coverage symbol: 5081
>       at visad.meteorology.WeatherSymbols.getCloudCoverageSymbol(WeatherSymbo
> ls.java:243)
>       at ucar.unidata.ui.symbol.WeatherSymbol.getLines(WeatherSymbol.java:260
> )
>       at ucar.unidata.ui.symbol.WeatherSymbol.getLines(WeatherSymbol.java:228
> )
>       at ucar.visad.display.StationModelDisplayable.makeShapes(StationModelDi
> splayable.java:718)
>       at ucar.visad.display.StationModelDisplayable.makeShapesFromPointObsFie
> ld(StationModelDisplayable.java:555)
>       at ucar.visad.display.StationModelDisplayable.makeNewDataWithShapes(Sta
> tionModelDisplayable.java:458)
>       at ucar.visad.display.StationModelDisplayable.setStationData(StationMod
> elDisplayable.java:302)
>       at ucar.unidata.idv.control.StationModelControl.loadData(StationModelCo
> ntrol.java:832)
>       at ucar.unidata.idv.control.StationModelControl$14.run(StationModelCont
> rol.java:2498)
>       at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:773)

Don Murray
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