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>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 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.