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> Sure, we¹ll use the stable release for now. No worries. > > pls let us know when you have a fix in the nightly buildsŠ > > Btw, any plans to build the IDV using JAVA 7? > > Tyn The nightly build should be ok now, we backed out a recent release of the ncIDV library which causing this kind of error. Yuan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden> > Reply-To: "address@hidden" <address@hidden> > Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 22:24:20 +0200 > To: Valentijn Venus <address@hidden> > Cc: Joseph Maina <address@hidden> > Subject: [IDV #UMQ-152106]: bug in he nightly builds? trying to load a > netCDF-formatted GRID > > >Greetings Tyn, > > > >Thank you for reporting this. We recommend not using the nightly build > >for now, as there is a bug. > > > >Cheers, > > > >Sean > > > >> Dear support, > >> > >> Probably you have seen it already, but is this a bug in he nightly > >>builds? > >> > >> When trying to load a netCDF-formatted GRID I get the following: > >> > >> ERROR: There was an error loading the data: > >> Error creating data source:netcdf.grid with: > >>/Users/venus/Documents/Research/Coral/subset_filterGlobColourSeq_CHL_2002 > >>.nc > >> > >>ucar.unidata.util.StringUtil.makeValidCdmObjectName(Ljava/lang/String;)Lj > >>ava/lang/String; > >> java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: > >>ucar.unidata.util.StringUtil.makeValidCdmObjectName(Ljava/lang/String;)Lj > >>ava/lang/String; > >> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.makeValidCdmObjectName(NetcdfFile.java:260) > >> at ucar.nc2.Group.setName(Group.java:394) > >> at ucar.nc2.Group.<init>(Group.java:374) > >> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.makeRootGroup(NetcdfFile.java:1779) > >> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.<init>(NetcdfFile.java:852) > >> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:841) > >> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:478) > >> at > >>ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openOrAcquireFile(NetcdfDataset.java:692) > >> at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:424) > >> at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.acquireDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:520) > >> at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.GridDataset.open(GridDataset.java:101) > >> at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.GridDataset.open(GridDataset.java:87) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.doMakeDataSet(GeoGridDataSource. > >>java:1094) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataset(GeoGridDataSource.jav > >>a:1116) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.initAfterCreation(GeoGridDataSou > >>rce.java:478) > >> at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1554) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataView > >>er.java:1998) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer > >>.java:1915) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer > >>.java:1849) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer > >>.java:1822) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:943) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFilesInner(FileChooser.java:65 > >>6) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:525) > >> at > >>ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java:547) > >> at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > >> at > >>sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java > >>:39) > >> at > >>sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorI > >>mpl.java:25) > >> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) > >> at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:1063) > >> at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1091) > >> > >> > >> Cheers, Tyn > >> > >> > >> From: Valentijn Venus <address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>> > >> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 14:01:26 +0200 > >> To: Joseph Maina <address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>> > >> Subject: Re: itcidv > >> > >> Funny, it doesn¹t work with netCDF-formatted files and Unidata¹s does? > >> > >> Maybe they upgraded the netCDF-library. You could try to empty your > >>java-cache from the Java Preferences app: > >> > >> And delete them all. > >> > >> [cid:E274E7CD-269F-43FD-8A80-A54DAEA475A5] > >> > >> This will empty /Users/venus/Library/Caches/Java/cache > >> > >> Relaunch the ITC-IDV. > >> > >> Tyn > >> > >> From: Joseph Maina <address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>> > >> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 12:48:11 +0200 > >> To: Valentijn Venus <address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>> > >> Subject: Re: itcidv > >> > >> Thanks; all from ITC IDV not working..but the Unidata installation > >>works.. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Maina > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Valentijn Venus > >><address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>> wrote: > >> > >> http://www.itc.nl/personal/venus/ > >> > >> Click here to start loading the latest stable release of IDV using JAVA > >>Webstart<http://www.itc.nl/personal/venus/IDV/IDV_ITC.jnlp> > >> > >> > >> From: Joseph Maina <address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>> > >> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 09:28:30 +0200 > >> To: Valentijn Venus <address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>> > >> Subject: Re: itcidv > >> > >> web address? > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Valentijn Venus > >><address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>> wrote: > >> See my personal webpage (Download), the first couple of urls are for > >>the stable release. > >> > >> On Aug 4, 2011, at 9:12, "Joseph Maina" > >><address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>> wrote: > >> > >> > this is what I am using > >> > IDV_ITC_R6_lm_amd64_eaJava3D.jnlp > >> > > >> > Opens fine but is not reading any file... > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Valentijn Venus > >><address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden><mailto:address@hidden<mailto:venus@itc.n > >>l>>> wrote: > >> > Nightly-builds? Try the the stable release to see if things still > >>work there as expected. Then send a bug report (help->submit support > >>request) for them to fix the issue in the nightly. > >> > > >> > Cheers, Tyn > >> > > >> > On Aug 4, 2011, at 7:37, "Joseph Maina" > >><address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden><mailto:address@hidden<mai > >>lto:address@hidden>>> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hey Valentijn, > >> >> > >> >> Is there something wrong with ITC IDV? > >> >> It doesn't seem to like any files..which previously opened just > >>file.. > >> >> > >> >> Cheers > >> >> Maina > >> > > >> > Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) > >> > University of Twente > >> > Chamber of Commerce: 501305360000 > >> > > >> > E-mail disclaimer > >> > The information in this e-mail, including any attachments, is > >>intended for the addressee only. 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ITC accepts no > >>liability for any error or omission in the message content or for damage > >>of any kind that may arise as a result of e-mail transmission. > >> > >> > > > > > >Ticket Details > >=================== > >Ticket ID: UMQ-152106 > >Department: Support IDV > >Priority: Normal > >Status: Open > > > > > Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) > University of Twente > Chamber of Commerce: 501305360000 > > E-mail disclaimer > The information in this e-mail, including any attachments, is intended for > the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or action in relation to > the content of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this e-mail by mistake, please delete the message and any attachment and > inform the sender by return e-mail. ITC accepts no liability for any error or > omission in the message content or for damage of any kind that may arise as a > result of e-mail transmission. > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: UMQ-152106 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed