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Hi Eric- > I uploaded the file in question to the link below and referenced > the ticket number. I do not know if this would have worked with a > previous version as this is the first time I have used IDV for netCDF. This is really a grid file, but is not a convention that the IDV supports. I'm guessing that it's gridded lightning strike data. What's the source of the data? is there any documentation on the format? Don > Unidata IDV Support wrote: > > Hi Eric- > > Did this work with a previous version and doesn't now, or is this the first > time you've tried to load it in the IDV? Does it conform to any conventions? > > If you upload the file to: > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload > > we can look into this further. > > Don Murray > > > > Full Name: Eric Metzger > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: USAF > Package Version: 2.6u2 build date:2009-02-13 19:03 UTC > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.6u2\jre version: 1.6.0_11 > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > Description of problem: There was an error loading the data: > Error creating data source:netcdf.point with: W:\Air Force\NPS\Thesis > work\netCDF sample\20050617_0950.nc > Point obs data source failed making data set: W:\Air Force\NPS\Thesis > work\netCDF sample\20050617_0950.nc > Unable to make a PointObsDataset from W:\Air Force\NPS\Thesis work\netCDF > sample\20050617_0950.nc > Error = **Failed to find Datatype Factory for= W:/Air Force/NPS/Thesis > work/netCDF sample/20050617_0950.nc datatype= STATION > > > ****************** > Stack trace: > ucar.unidata.data.BadDataException: Unable to make a PointObsDataset from > W:\Air Force\NPS\Thesis work\netCDF sample\20050617_0950.nc > Error = **Failed to find Datatype Factory for= W:/Air Force/NPS/Thesis > work/netCDF sample/20050617_0950.nc datatype= STATION > > at > ucar.unidata.data.point.NetcdfPointDataSource.doMakeDataset(NetcdfPointDataSource.java:249) > at > ucar.unidata.data.point.NetcdfPointDataSource.getDataset(NetcdfPointDataSource.java:213) > at > ucar.unidata.data.point.NetcdfPointDataSource.initAfterCreation(NetcdfPointDataSource.java:200) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1470) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1948) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1865) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1799) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1772) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:839) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFilesInner(FileChooser.java:646) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:515) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java:537) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) > at > sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:1010) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1038) > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: ZAD-962547 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Become a Psychologist, Therapist, or Counselor. Click here to earn a > Psychology Degree. > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ZAD-962547 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open