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Hi Rabindra Jena. The IDV does not know how to read this data format. It only knows how to read: U.S. NEXRAD SIGMET format Chinese CINRAD Universal Format Thanks. -Julien > Full Name: Rabindra Jena > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: NCMRWF > Package Version: 2.9u3 build date:2011-01-14 00:05 UTC > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.9u3\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.radar with: > [C:\IMD-bin-DATA\T_HAHA00_C_VIDP_20110203052221_RC010_0640PZ.RAW, > C:\IMD-bin-DATA\T_HAHA00_C_VIDP_20110203052221_RC010_1280PZ.RAW, > C:\IMD-bin-DATA\T_HAHA00_C_VIDP_20110203052221_RC010_2560PZ.RAW, > C:\IMD-bin-DATA\T_HAHA00_C_VIDP_20110203052221_RC030_0640PZ.RAW, > C:\IMD-bin-DATA\T_HAHA00_C_VIDP_20110203052221_RC030_1280PZ.RAW, > C:\IMD-bin-DATA\T_HAHA00_C_VIDP_20110203052221_RC030_2560PZ.RAW] > null > > Cant read C:/IMD-bin-DATA/T_HAHA00_C_VIDP_20110203052221_RC010_0640PZ.RAW: > not a valid CDM file. > > Please find the attached file, let me know how to view these data > > ****************** > Stack trace: > visad.VisADException: Cant read > C:/IMD-bin-DATA/T_HAHA00_C_VIDP_20110203052221_RC010_0640PZ.RAW: not a valid > CDM file. > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarAdapter.init(CDMRadarAdapter.java:496) > 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$1.run(ThreadManager.java:292) > at visad.util.ThreadPool$ThreadMinnow.run(ThreadPool.java:136) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: NBO-293322 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed