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Hi Raghu. That file format is not supported by the IDV. Please convert your data to a file format that is supported http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/workshop/toc.html http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/toc.html Thanks. -Julien > Hai > > I have uploaded the RADAR sweep file. > > raghu > > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Unidata IDV Support > <address@hidden> wrote: > > Hi Raghavendra. > > > > Please tell us more about how you arrived at this error. > > > > What data were you trying to load? > > > > If it is your local data file, please upload it here: > > > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload > > > > -Julien > > > >> Full Name: Raghavendra Ashrit > >> Email Address: address@hidden > >> Organization: NCMRWF, Govt of India > >> Package Version: 2.9 build date:2010-05-27 15:48 UTC > >> Operating System: Linux > >> Hardware: Java: home: /home/raghu/IDV_2.9/jre version: 1.6.0_20 j3d:1.5.2 > >> fcs (build4) > >> Description of problem: > >> > >> There was an error loading the data: > >> > >> java.lang.NullPointerException > >> > >> ****************** > >> Stack trace: > >> java.lang.NullPointerException > >> at ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarAdapter.init(CDMRadarAdapter.java:323) > >> at ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarAdapter.<init>(CDMRadarAdapter.java:211) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarDataSource.makeRadarAdapter(CDMRadarDataSource.java:585) > >> at ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource$1.run(RadarDataSource.java:293) > >> 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:315) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.getAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:247) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.getRadarAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:541) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarDataSource.doMakeDataChoices(CDMRadarDataSource.java:314) > >> at > >> ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getDataChoices(DataSourceImpl.java:1842) > >> at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1566) > >> 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.Level2RadarChooser.selectFilesInner(Level2RadarChooser.java:254) > >> 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:1061) > >> at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1089) > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: NJS-971125 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: NJS-971125 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open