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Hi Alan- > I just tried this again and still get a crash. (sorry, I'm still on 2.6u1). > Anyway, I thought that I'd send along a screen grab of the program > window and the log file that's generated. > > I'll upgrade and see if that fixes anything. I didn't get the screen grab or log file. Would you please send them again. I doubt 2.6u2 or 2.7a1 will change anything. Don > Alan Bol wrote: > > I wasn't watching memory... > > > > When I say Poof!, all the idv windows close and go away. > > I'm running w/ 1024 mb memory. > > We're running windows XP pro, v5.1 SP3 > > > > I'll add PAUSE and try again. > > > > alan > > > > Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >> Hi Alan- > >> > >>> ncom_reg1_gulfstream.xidv (attached) > >>> > >>> 1. only the plan view visible (other displays are off) > >>> 2. In the dashboard display tab > >>> 3. Contour: click Change button > >>> 4. Contour Interval: change from 0.5 to 0.1 > >>> > >>> thinking...thinking...Poof! > >> > >> When you say "Poof" does that mean that the windows go away? I didn't > >> have that happen on my system, but it does eat up a lot of memory. > >> > >> How much memory are you running the IDV with? What system are you > >> running on (Windows, Linux, etc)? > >> > >> If you are on windows and the application goes away, edit the > >> runIDV.bat script and add: > >> > >> PAUSE > >> at the end. That way, when the application crashes, the startup window > >> won't go away. > >> > >> Don Murray > >> > >>> Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >>>> Hi Alan- > >>>> > >>>>> I encountered a bug the other day that killed IDV. It happened when I > >>>>> tried to put in a small contour interval (like 0.1C). It worked > >>>>> fine for > >>>>> 0.2C. I'd have sent in a support form, but it didn't throw off an > >>>>> error, > >>>>> it just killed the app. > >>>>> > >>>>> If you'd like, I'll send along the exact sequence of commands that led > >>>>> to this, along with the bundle. If you're already aware of the bug, I > >>>>> won't bother. > >>>> Send the steps and a bundle and I'll take a look. It shouldn't kill > >>>> the IDV. :-( > >>>> > >>>> Don > >>>> > >>>>> Don Murray wrote: > >>>>>> Hi- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> We put out a revised version of IDV 2.6 update 1 (2009-01-29) > >>>>>> with a couple more bug fixes. If you already downloaded 2.6u1, > >>>>>> please download it again. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sorry for the inconvenience. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Don Murray > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> idvusers mailing list > >>>>>> address@hidden > >>>>>> For list information, to unsubscribe, visit: > >>>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Alan Bol > >>>>> Project Lead | Scientist | Instructional Designer > >>>>> The COMET Program | www.comet.ucar.edu > >>>>> 303.497.8334 voice | 8491 fax > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Ticket Details > >>>> =================== > >>>> Ticket ID: DWN-163524 > >>>> Department: Support IDV > >>>> Priority: Normal > >>>> Status: Open > >>>> > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> Alan Bol > >>> Project Lead | Scientist | Instructional Designer > >>> The COMET Program | www.comet.ucar.edu > >>> 303.497.8334 voice | 8491 fax > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> Ticket Details > >> =================== > >> Ticket ID: DWN-163524 > >> Department: Support IDV > >> Priority: Normal > >> Status: Open > >> > >> > > > > -- > Alan Bol > Project Lead | Scientist | Instructional Designer > The COMET Program | www.comet.ucar.edu > 303.497.8334 voice | 8491 fax > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DWN-163524 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open