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>From: "Feras" <address@hidden> >Organization: UNB >Keywords: 200512152148.jBFLmhRS028627 IDV Vis5D files Hi- >Institution: UNB >Package Version: 1.3b1 >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_08 > ; java.home:C:\\Program Files\\IDV_1.3B1\\jre; j3d.version:1.3.2 fcs (build12 > ); j3d.vendor:Sun Microsystems, Inc.; j3d.renderer:OpenGL; >Inquiry: An error has occurred: >Could not create map from url: C:\Documents and Settings\feras\Desktop\Satec3V > .v5d >Data object "C:\Documents and Settings\feras\Desktop\Satec3V.v5d" not compatib > le with "IDV maps" data family It looks like you are trying to open the Vis5D file through the Display->Maps and Backgrounds->Add your own map.. menu. Vis5D files need to be added through the Data->New Data Source->From the File System chooser. See the Getting Started section of the IDV User's Guide for more information on loading data. >****************** >Stack trace: >visad.data.BadFormException: Data object "C:\Documents and Settings\feras\Desk > top\Satec3V.v5d" not compatible with "IDV maps" data family > at visad.data.FunctionFormFamily.open(FunctionFormFamily.java:444) > at ucar.visad.MapFamily.open(MapFamily.java:164) > at ucar.unidata.gis.maps.MapInfo.createMapData(MapInfo.java:395) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.MapDisplayControl$MapState.getData(MapDispl > ayControl.java:1158) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.MapDisplayControl$MapState.checkVisibility( > MapDisplayControl.java:1181) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.MapDisplayControl$MapState.init(MapDisplayC > ontrol.java:1217) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.MapDisplayControl.addMap(MapDisplayControl. > java:474) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.MapDisplayControl.selectMap(MapDisplayContr > ol.java:616) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.MapDisplayControl.init(MapDisplayControl.ja > va:362) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl. > java:1093) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl. > java:897) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.jav > a:792) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.addMap(IdvUIManager.java:1879) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.access$300(IdvUIManager.java:119) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager$14.actionPerformed(IdvUIManager.jav > a:1509) > at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.AbstractButton$ForwardActionEvents.actionPerformed(Unkno > wn Source) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$MouseInputHandler.mouseReleas > ed(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source > ) > at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source) > > > 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.