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> > Hi?Yuan > if I start http service in local linux server, can I load a http link for > choosing a url ? thanks. > Jiang > Jiang, The answer is no for most dataset, especially, the grid dataset. You need to run a data server, such as TDS, in your machine if you want to link the IDV to the remote machine through the heep service. Yuan > > To: address@hidden > > Subject: [IDV #LVS-214737]: There was an error loading the data from local > > ftp > > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:45:03 -0600 > > CC: address@hidden > > From: address@hidden > > > > > 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 > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: LVS-214737 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed