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Hi- > Institution: Canadian Weather Services > Package Version: 2.1 > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware Information: Java: home: C:\\IDV_2.1\\jre version: 1.5.0_06 > j3d:1.3.2 fcs (build12) > Inquiry: I seem to be having a lot of problems ingesting CMC grib datasets. > It`s pretty much hit and miss. I can try a few hours later and find the grib > data will ingest just fine, then another time > I will get the below error. Thanks. > > An error has occurred: > There was an error loading the data: > Error creating data source:netcdf.grid with: C:\Documents and > Settings\Administrator\My > Documents\grib\CMC_reg_SNOD_SFC_0_ps15km_2007030512_P000.grib > Grid data source failed making data set: C:\Documents and > Settings\Administrator\My > Documents\grib\CMC_reg_SNOD_SFC_0_ps15km_2007030512_P000.grib > C:\Documents and > Settings\Administrator\.metapps\DefaultIdv\tmp\nj22\C%3A%2FDocuments+and+Settings%2FAdministrator%2FMy+Documents%2Fgrib%2FCMC_reg_SNOD_SFC_0_ps15km_2007030512_P000.grib.gbx > (The system cannot find the path specified) This may be a windows file system thing, but I have a few questions: - How are you getting the grib file? Are you downloading it and then trying to open it? - does it contain multiple grib products? - is the grib file being written to while you are trying to access it or is it opened by another process? - when you say it works later, is this after an exit and restart of the IDV? Thanks. Don Murray > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Documents and > Settings\Administrator\.metapps\DefaultIdv\tmp\nj22\C%3A%2FDocuments+and+Settings%2FAdministrator%2FMy+Documents%2Fgrib%2FCMC_reg_SNOD_SFC_0_ps15km_2007030512_P000.grib.gbx > (The system cannot find the path specified) > at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method) > at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) > at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) > at > ucar.nc2.iosp.grib.GribServiceProvider.writeIndex(GribServiceProvider.java:143) > at > ucar.nc2.iosp.grib.GribServiceProvider.getIndex(GribServiceProvider.java:129) > at ucar.nc2.iosp.grib.GribServiceProvider.open(GribServiceProvider.java:64) > at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.<init>(NetcdfFile.java:860) > at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:400) > at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:254) > at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openFile(NetcdfDataset.java:341) > at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:175) > at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDatasetCache.acquire(NetcdfDatasetCache.java:203) > at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDatasetCache.acquire(NetcdfDatasetCache.java:183) > at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDatasetCache.acquire(NetcdfDatasetCache.java:171) > at ucar.nc2.dataset.grid.GridDataset.open(GridDataset.java:71) > at ucar.nc2.dataset.grid.GridDataset.factory(GridDataset.java:80) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.doMakeDataSet(GeoGridDataSource.java:444) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataset(GeoGridDataSource.java:460) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.initAfterCreation(GeoGridDataSource.java:338) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1086) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1603) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1522) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1500) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1481) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:612) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFilesInner(FileChooser.java:627) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:497) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java:519) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$1.run(Misc.java:903) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:931) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: SVV-224705 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open