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Hi Jess- > Thanks for the information! This should be fixed in the latest nightly build. Don > Unidata IDV Support wrote: > > Hi Jessica- > > > > Ah, life on the bleeding edge. ;-) > > > > This is a known issue, but before it can be fixed, there are some > > other bugs in the grib decoder that need to be cleared up. We're > > hoping to get that cleared up in the next week or so. > > > > Don > > > > > >> There is a recent change to loading grib files that I have a question > >> about that is in the nightly build. If I load a grib file I noticed > >> that in the same directory the grib file is in a *.gbx file is created. > >> Is there a reason for this file? I am asking because this could cause > >> several problems for anyone trying to load a grib file in a shared > >> directory as I received a permissions error because the *.gbx file can > >> not be created. > >> > >> java.io.IOException: Permission denied > >> at java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method) > >> at java.io.File.createNewFile(Unknown Source) > >> at > >> ucar.nc2.iosp.grib.GribGridServiceProvider.getIndex(GribGridServiceProvider.java:209) > >> at > >> ucar.nc2.iosp.grib.GribGridServiceProvider.open(GribGridServiceProvider.java:95) > >> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.<init>(NetcdfFile.java:1260) > >> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:721) > >> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:376) > >> at > >> ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openOrAcquireFile(NetcdfDataset.java:648) > >> at > >> ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:400) > >> at > >> ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.acquireDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:483) > >> at > >> ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.acquireDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:460) > >> at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.GridDataset.open(GridDataset.java:87) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.doMakeDataSet(GeoGridDataSource.java:1056) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataset(GeoGridDataSource.java:1078) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.initAfterCreation(GeoGridDataSource.java:447) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1481) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1954) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1871) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1805) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1778) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:839) > >> at > >> edu.wisc.ssec.mcidasv.chooser.PollingFileChooser.selectFilesInner(PollingFileChooser.java:323) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:515) > >> at > >> edu.wisc.ssec.mcidasv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java:221) > >> at > >> edu.wisc.ssec.mcidasv.chooser.PollingFileChooser.doLoadInThread(PollingFileChooser.java:225) > >> 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$2.run(Misc.java:1032) > >> at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1060) > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> ~Jess > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: OAA-253203 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: OAA-253203 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed