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> Hi, > > Thanks for replying. It is a grib1 file from the Spanish Met Office > (AEMET). IDV recognises the variables contained within the file, but when I > try loading them visually it comes up with that error. Interestingly, IDV > will load the analysis file (eg an00) for precipitation, but is blank and > so I'm assuming the only reason why IDV loads it fine is because there is > no data for the analysis precip? (since precip is a forecast for a 3-hour > period). > > The file was downloaded here: > ftp://ftpdatos.aemet.es/modelos_numericos/hirlam016/06/ > > Many thanks for your help, > > Dan > Dan, I verified that the problem is missing the grib table, the netcdf library could not find table for center:214. What you can do is to add a local grib table in your machine if you have the table, here is the instruction: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/data/GribTables.html Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: RLH-830014 Department: Support IDV Priority: High Status: Closed