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> Hi. I am using IDV to view some flight track data. I'm interested in > extracting GRIB2 grid data along the flight track. I know I can do this in > flythrough mode - If I use flythrough for my flight track I can see the > GRIB2 parameter for each flight track point in the "values" tab. This value > changes as I move through the track. If I select "collect data" and then go > through the flight track, and then go to file>write data, I can save this as > a .csv file. The only problem is that it is saving the first GRIB2 > parameter value for all of the flight track locations. In other words, the > "write data" feature isn't working. > > Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to extract the GRIB2 data along > my track? thanks. Hi Seth, You are right. It is a bug in the writting, I will fix it soon. Yuan > > -Seth > > > ---- > Seth Lyman > University of Washington-Bothell > 425.352.3533 > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: SSL-131391 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open