This archive contains answers to questions sent to Unidata support through mid-2025. Note that the archive is no longer being updated. We provide the archive for reference; many of the answers presented here remain technically correct, even if somewhat outdated. For the most up-to-date information on the use of NSF Unidata software and data services, please consult the Software Documentation first.
Hi Scott- > Full Name: Scott Stephens > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: NOAA/NCDC > Package Version: 2.6 build date:2008-12-24 16:39 UTC > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6 version: 1.6.0_11 j3d:1.5.2 > fcs (build4) > Description of problem: Initializing after unpersistence > Invalid version number - probably not an AREA file > > ----received this error after loading a GINI satellite file which was part of > a saved bundle. Thanks. Can you send me the bundle? The "include bundle" option doesn't end up including what I need. If it's a favorite bundle, you can use the Display->Favorite Bundles->Manage menu, find the bundle in the tree, right click on it and select Export. Then attach it to the reply to this note. Thanks. Don > ****************** > Stack trace: > edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.AreaFileException: Invalid version number - probably not > an AREA file > at edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.AreaDirectory.<init>(AreaDirectory.java:245) > at > edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.AreaDirectoryList.readDirectory(AreaDirectoryList.java:226) > at edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.AreaDirectoryList.<init>(AreaDirectoryList.java:136) > at > ucar.unidata.data.imagery.ImageDataSource.makeImageSequence(ImageDataSource.java:1251) > at > ucar.unidata.data.imagery.ImageDataSource.getDataInner(ImageDataSource.java:891) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getData(DataSourceImpl.java:2112) > at ucar.unidata.data.DirectDataChoice.getData(DirectDataChoice.java:332) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataChoice.getData(DataChoice.java:633) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:239) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:203) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.init(GridDataInstance.java:204) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:161) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:142) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.doMakeDataInstance(PlanViewControl.java:1225) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initializeDataInstance(DisplayControlImpl.java:2949) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.setData(DisplayControlImpl.java:2931) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.setData(PlanViewControl.java:512) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.ImagePlanViewControl.setData(ImagePlanViewControl.java:101) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:421) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1259) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:966) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initAfterUnPersistence(DisplayControlImpl.java:1230) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initAfterUnPersistence(DisplayControlImpl.java:1134) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.instantiateFromBundle(IdvPersistenceManager.java:3566) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.decodeXmlInner(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2996) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager$11.run(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2819) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1038) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VRB-525594 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open