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[IDV #QWZ-460082]: Text (ASCII) Point Data Format Fails

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  • Subject: [IDV #QWZ-460082]: Text (ASCII) Point Data Format Fails
  • Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:42:00 -0600
Hi Steven,

That cryptic error message is indicating that the altitude field is missing 
from the CSV file. 

Regards,

-Julien

> Full Name: Steven Skubis
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: SUNY Oswego
> Package Version: 2.9u2 build date:2010-10-04 19:14 UTC
> Operating System: Windows XP
> Hardware: Java: home: H:\IDV_2.9u2\jre version: 1.6.0_20 j3d:1.5.2 fcs 
> (build4)
> Description of problem: There was an error loading the data:
> Error creating data source:file.pointtext with: 
> H:\20090116\4th\lonlat-50pctdBZwght.csv
> Making grid parameters
> Error making component array:visad.UnitException: Real: Unit "m" must be 
> convertable with Type default Unit "null"
> 
> The Text (ASCII) Point Data Format data in file lonlat-50pctdBZwght.csv is 
> enclosed.
> This works in version 2.9 but not 2.9u2.
> 
> ******************
> Stack trace:
> java.lang.IllegalStateException: Error making component 
> array:visad.UnitException: Real: Unit "m" must be convertable with Type 
> default Unit "null"
> at visad.DoubleTuple.getComponents(DoubleTuple.java:205)
> at visad.Tuple.getComponents(Tuple.java:220)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.makePointObs(TextPointDataSource.java:2281)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.makeObs(TextPointDataSource.java:652)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.makeObs(TextPointDataSource.java:479)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.getSample(TextPointDataSource.java:2515)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.point.PointDataSource.doMakeDataChoices(PointDataSource.java:932)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.doMakeDataChoices(TextPointDataSource.java:2523)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getDataChoices(DataSourceImpl.java:1844)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1561)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1998)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1915)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1849)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1822)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:943)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFilesInner(FileChooser.java:656)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:525)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java:547)
> 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:1062)
> at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1090)
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QWZ-460082
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed