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> Full Name: ziqiang jiang > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: nanjing university, china > Package Version: 2.9u1 build date:2010-09-02 19:36 UTC > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.9u1\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.grid with: > ftp://jzq:111111@172.16.52.213/urban/WRFV3/run/ > Unable to open grid: > ftp://jzq:111111@172.16.52.213/urban/WRFV3/run/ Hi Jaing, It is not a good idea to load a ftp link, you should download the file locally first and then load it to the IDV, the data source type can be specified as "Grid files". Yuan > > when I chose data source type 'I'm feeling lucky' , only specification of all > data files appeard. > > additionally, I can enter this directory from internet. > > ****************** > Stack trace: > ucar.unidata.data.BadDataException: Error creating data source:file.grid > with: ftp://jzq:111111@172.16.52.213/urban/WRFV3/run/ > Unable to open grid: > ftp://jzq:111111@172.16.52.213/urban/WRFV3/run/ > > at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1601) > 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.handleAction(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1691) > at ucar.unidata.idv.DefaultIdv.handleAction(DefaultIdv.java:114) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.handleAction(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1623) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.UrlChooser.loadURLInner(UrlChooser.java:267) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.UrlChooser.loadURL(UrlChooser.java:239) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.UrlChooser.doLoadInThread(UrlChooser.java:286) > at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor122.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 =================== Ticket ID: LVS-214737 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed