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Youssef, Please upload your file here: http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload And let us know when it is there. -Julien > Full Name: Youssef > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: EM5D > Package Version: 2.9u3 build date:2011-01-14 00:05 UTC > Operating System: Linux > Hardware: Java: home: /home/youssef/wrfems/domwiz/libs/jre1.6.0_11 version: > 1.6.0_11 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > Description of problem: > > Hello, > > I get an error when I want to add a topography on the display. > > Reading DEM: /home/youssef/wrfems/data/geog/topo_30s/01201-02400.02401-03600 > Data object "/home/youssef/wrfems/data/geog/topo_30s/01201-02400.02401-03600" > not compatible with "dem" data family > > ****************** > Stack trace: > visad.data.BadFormException: Data object > "/home/youssef/wrfems/data/geog/topo_30s/01201-02400.02401-03600" not > compatible with "dem" data family > at visad.data.FunctionFormFamily.open(FunctionFormFamily.java:444) > at ucar.unidata.data.gis.DemDataSource.makeDemData(DemDataSource.java:273) > at ucar.unidata.data.gis.DemDataSource.getDataInner(DemDataSource.java:208) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getData(DataSourceImpl.java:2238) > at ucar.unidata.data.DirectDataChoice.getData(DirectDataChoice.java:332) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataChoice.getData(DataChoice.java:637) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:243) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:207) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.init(GridDataInstance.java:200) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:157) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:138) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.doMakeDataInstance(PlanViewControl.java:1379) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initializeDataInstance(DisplayControlImpl.java:3084) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.setData(DisplayControlImpl.java:3066) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.setData(PlanViewControl.java:588) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.ContourPlanViewControl.setData(ContourPlanViewControl.java:214) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:439) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1333) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1034) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:986) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:911) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1091) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DXI-711526 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed