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Hi- > Full Name: tushigee > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Morin Uul > Package Version: 2.7u2 build date:2009-08-26 16:33 UTC > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.7u2\jre version: 1.6.0_13 > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > Description of problem: There was an error loading the data: > Error creating data source:FILE.RADAR with: [Ljava.lang.String;@ae86 > null > Cant read C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/My Pictures/Sample > Pictures/raw/RC2091015114911.RAWFMBA: not a valid NetCDF file. What is the format of this file? Given the path, it looks like it's just a picture, not a radar file. We support NEXRAD Level II and III, DORADE and UF formatted files. Apparently, this file is a different format. If you know the format, please send some documentation on it's structure. Thanks for your interest in the IDV. Don Murray > ****************** > Stack trace: > visad.VisADException: Cant read C:/Documents and Settings/All > Users/Documents/My Pictures/Sample Pictures/raw/RC2091015114911.RAWFMBA: not > a valid NetCDF file. > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarAdapter.init(CDMRadarAdapter.java:498) > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarAdapter.<init>(CDMRadarAdapter.java:213) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarDataSource.makeRadarAdapter(CDMRadarDataSource.java:533) > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource$1.run(RadarDataSource.java:291) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:273) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:245) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:212) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.makeAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:310) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.getAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:249) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.getRadarAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:520) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarDataSource.doMakeDataChoices(CDMRadarDataSource.java:262) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getDataChoices(DataSourceImpl.java:1760) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1527) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1968) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1885) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1819) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1792) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:907) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.Level2RadarChooser.selectFilesInner(Level2RadarChooser.java:257) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:517) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java:539) > 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:1033) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1061) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: YLF-396635 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed