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Gerry, The problem here is exactly what the error message says. "Content is not allowed in prolog." There is a hidden 38c character at the start of the file. You get the same message just by navigating to the URL in your browser. I would contact the admin at NCSU. Best Regards, Unidata IDV Support > Hi Gerry, > > Gerry Creager wrote: > > I don't, yet, have a contact but will see what I can promote. > > I just checked the /thredds/serverInfo.html page on the NCSU server and got > some contact info. I'll check with them and see what we can dig up on the bad > characters at the top of the catalog. I'll split that into another ticket. > > > While I've got you guys, though, what's the correct incantation to snag > > data from a RAMADDA instance, such as http://scoopdata.tamu.edu/repository ? > > > > I know we covered that, I just can't find it in my notes.. > > gc > > OK, I'm going to pass this back to the IDV folks for an answer on the > IDV/RAMADDA question. > > Good seeing you last week. > > Ethan > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: PIY-417313 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed