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[IDV #EFV-636880]: ISL setfiles tag working?

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  • Subject: [IDV #EFV-636880]: ISL setfiles tag working?
  • Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:49:17 -0700
Hans,
Just playing catchup on some old support that slipped through the cracks.
I don't think we changed anything that would have affected the setfiles isl 
command.
If you see this problem anymore drop us a line.

Thanks,
Jeff


> I think I have figured this one out. Maybe.
> 
> It looks like bundles created before the September 12 build (the one with 
> your fix) does not work. They seem to keep remembering the old data source 
> even if you change it with a datasource tag within the bundle tag.
> 
> What I did when Build Sep 12 was released was, I reused the bundles that I 
> already had defined (before build Sep 12), and changed the data source from a 
> local file to an online catalog link. And then I tested Build Sep 12 with the 
> modified bundles, trying to switch between online data and local data using 
> the datasource tag. And that did not work apparently. And it did not occur to 
> me that the bundle itself might have something to do with it.
> 
> I have now defined a number of new (identical) bundles using Build Sep 12, 
> and they seem to actually work as intended with the datasource tag. At least 
> I think so. I had a "period" in the data source name when I first tested the 
> new bundles, which IDV did not like, and that made me believe they did not 
> work either. After changing that, it looks like they do work.
> 
> I probably should try this some more before I claim success, though.
> 
> I have attached a couple of bundles for you to look at if you like. The first 
> one, bundle_test.xidv, is produced by Build Sep 12, and this one, as far as I 
> can see, works with the datasource tag as expected.
> The second bundle, named bundle_test_oldbuild.xidv, is a copy of a modified, 
> already existing (pre-Sep12Build) bundle, which appears not to work as 
> expected with the datasource tag. The ISL file I used for testing this is a 
> pretty simple one, I used it for both bundles, just changed the first two 
> properties in the ISL file accordingly.
> 
> 
> So, what do you think?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Hans
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 7:27 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #EFV-636880]: ISL setfiles tag working?
> 
> > Jeff,
> >
> > But, that is what I am doing, i.e. using the setfiles and datasource tags 
> > within the bundle tag. So I would think it should work as I had expected(?) 
> > Am I missing something here, perhaps? Hmm...
> >
> >
> Hi Hans,
> Can you send in your current isl file?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> 
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: EFV-636880
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: EFV-636880
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Critical
Status: Closed