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From the command line: cd ~ that means change directory to your home directory. There you should be able to see your .unidata directory: ls -arlt Then move it out of the way like described earlier. -Julien > Where is this directory located? Did an ls -a and couldn't find it in my > IDV directory. > > Stefan > -- > Stefan Cecelski > Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant > AOSC Department: University of Maryland College Park > 2343 Computer and Space Sciences Building(CSS #224) > 703.801.1370 > address@hidden > > On Wed, May 18, 2011 4:36 pm, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > > I think something in your ~/.unidata/ directory is corrupt. > > > > Shutdown the IDV > > > > I would move the .unidata directory out of the way: > > > > mv ~/.unidata ~/.unidata.bak > > > > Restart the IDV. > > > > Now try the projection stuff. > > > > What happens? > > > > -Julien > > > >> Fresh version. > >> > >> Stefan > >> -- > >> Stefan Cecelski > >> Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant > >> AOSC Department: University of Maryland College Park > >> 2343 Computer and Space Sciences Building(CSS #224) > >> 703.801.1370 > >> address@hidden > >> > >> On Wed, May 18, 2011 2:59 pm, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >> > Hmmm..... Yet another odd problem. Is this happening with a "fresh" > >> > version of the IDV or has it been "adulterated" somehow. > >> > > >> > Thanks. > >> > > >> > -J > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >> Full Name: Stefan Cecelski > >> >> Email Address: address@hidden > >> >> Organization: University of Maryland > >> >> Package Version: 2.9u4 build date:2011-05-17 16:18 UTC > >> >> Operating System: Mac OS X > >> >> Hardware: Java: home: > >> >> /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home > >> >> version: 1.6.0_24 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > >> >> Description of problem: Error in makeActionListener calling:doNew > >> >> java.lang.NullPointerException > >> >> > >> >> I am at it again. Issue trying to make new projection from projection > >> >> manager. All I did was click the "New" button on the manager and this > >> >> error came up. I still cant see any map in the projection manager map > >> >> window either. That window just shows a blank white screen. > >> >> > >> >> V/R, > >> >> > >> >> Stefan > >> >> > >> >> ****************** > >> >> Stack trace: > >> >> java.lang.NullPointerException > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.gis.GisFeatureRenderer.getShapes(GisFeatureRenderer.java:170) > >> >> at > >> ucar.unidata.gis.GisFeatureRenderer.draw(GisFeatureRenderer.java:135) > >> >> at > >> ucar.unidata.view.CompositeRenderer.draw(CompositeRenderer.java:90) > >> >> at ucar.unidata.view.NPController.draw(NPController.java:251) > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.view.NPController.setProjectionImpl(NPController.java:226) > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.ProjectionManager$NewProjectionDialog.setProjection(ProjectionManager.java:1005) > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.ProjectionManager$NewProjectionDialog$2.actionPerformed(ProjectionManager.java:961) > >> >> at javax.swing.JComboBox.fireActionEvent(JComboBox.java:1240) > >> >> at javax.swing.JComboBox.setSelectedItem(JComboBox.java:567) > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.ProjectionManager$NewProjectionDialog.setFieldsWithClassParams(ProjectionManager.java:1161) > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.ProjectionManager$NewProjectionDialog.setProjectionClass(ProjectionManager.java:1134) > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.ProjectionManager$NewProjectionDialog.setProjection(ProjectionManager.java:1004) > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.ProjectionManager$NewProjectionDialog.setDefaultProjection(ProjectionManager.java:1041) > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.ProjectionManager.edit(ProjectionManager.java:669) > >> >> at > >> >> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.ProjectionManager.doNew(ProjectionManager.java:652) > >> >> at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > >> >> at > >> >> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) > >> >> at > >> >> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) > >> >> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) > >> >> at ucar.unidata.util.GuiUtils$15.actionPerformed(GuiUtils.java:4728) > >> >> at > >> >> javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2028) > >> >> at > >> >> javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2351) > >> >> at > >> >> javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387) > >> >> at > >> >> javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:242) > >> >> at > >> >> javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236) > >> >> at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6374) > >> >> at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3267) > >> >> at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6139) > >> >> at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2085) > >> >> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4736) > >> >> at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2143) > >> >> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4566) > >> >> at > >> >> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4621) > >> >> at > >> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4282) > >> >> at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4212) > >> >> at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2129) > >> >> at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2478) > >> >> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4566) > >> >> at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:680) > >> >> at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:86) > >> >> at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:639) > >> >> at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:637) > >> >> at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) > >> >> at > >> >> java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87) > >> >> at > >> >> java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:98) > >> >> at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:653) > >> >> at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:651) > >> >> at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) > >> >> at > >> >> java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87) > >> >> at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:650) > >> >> at > >> >> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:296) > >> >> at > >> >> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:211) > >> >> at > >> >> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:201) > >> >> at > >> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:196) > >> >> at > >> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:188) > >> >> at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122) > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > Ticket Details > >> > =================== > >> > Ticket ID: CCM-951431 > >> > Department: Support IDV > >> > Priority: Normal > >> > Status: Closed > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: CCM-951431 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CCM-951431 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open