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> FYI- The problem appears to be on the server side. I'm guessing that > the old web site returned the name of the file. The new website returns > the name of the script (getshapefile.tcl). ShapefileDataSource does not > add in the attributes unless the file ends with .zip or .shp. If you > save the data locally and rename the file to something.zip and then load > it back in, it shows the tabs correctly. > > Don Don, I would close this ticket for now, we may come back to this issue later. Yuan > > On 6/3/11 3:36 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > > > > Don Murray, > > > > Your Ticket has been received, and a Unidata staff member will review it > > and reply accordingly. Listed below are details of this new Ticket. Please > > make sure the Ticket ID remains in the Subject: line on all correspondence > > related to this Ticket. > > > > Ticket ID: DVC-165882 > > Subject: shapefile access and display > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > Please let us know how we can assist you further. > > > > Unidata User Support > > > > -- > Don Murray > NOAA/ESRL/PSD and CIRES > 303-497-3596 > http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/don.murray/ > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DVC-165882 Department: Support IDV Priority: High Status: Closed