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Hi David- > >> Don, no problem.. thanks for the update. dy > > > > So, just after I sent that, I got word of the update. Download > > the following file: > > > > ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf-java/v2.2.22/nc2.2.jar > > > > and place it in the IDV installation directory (make a backup > > of the existing nc2.2.jar first). It will also be in the > > nightly build of the IDV tomorrow. > > > > BTW, John Caron says:\ > > Thanks Don.... John, can you suggest what is bolloxed up > in that file.. ? Also, I can't find the station file > protocol web page that I have used in the past to define. > I am wondering if I really even need to follow this standard, > since these points aren't really stations. dy The station obs convention docs are located at: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/UnidataObsConvention.html John, can you please answer David's question on what you found? Don > > > > >>However, the file that was sent is seriously bolloxed up: the links are > >> >incorrect, creating infinite loops. > >>also, it has a global attribute: > >> > >>:missing_value = -8.9999998E15f; // float > >> > >>which is ignored, which may or may not be a problem. > > > > This doesn't seem to affect the display in the IDV, but just FYI. > > > > Don > > > > > >> > Hi David- > >> > > >> >> Hi guys, I am trying to read times in this obs file, > >> >> but the newest release IDV2.3 doesn't seem to recongize > >> >> the time. I loaded an old version, IDV2.1, and it worked > >> >> fine. Thanks for any help. dy > >> > > >> > I was waiting for a fix before responding. This is a bug > >> > and I'm just waiting on a update to the netCDF-Java library > >> > for the fix. > >> > > >> > Sorry for the problems. > >> > > >> > Don > >> > > >> > > >> > Ticket Details > >> > =================== > >> > Ticket ID: XLP-640349 > >> > Department: Support IDV > >> > Priority: Normal > >> > Status: Open > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: XLP-640349 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: XLP-640349 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open