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> Full Name: Aaron Tuttle > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: FAA > Package Version: 2.9u3 build date:2011-01-14 00:05 UTC > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.9u3\jre version: 1.6.0_20 > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > Description of problem: There was an error loading the data: > Error creating data source:opendap.radial with: > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/native/radar/level2/FOP1/20120127/Level2_FOP1_20120127_1424.ar2v > null > Cant read > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/native/radar/level2/FOP1/20120127/Level2_FOP1_20120127_1424.ar2v: > not a valid CDM file. > > I'm trying to access the KCRI test bed NEXRAD from Norman. They have 3 > operating RPGs sending the data, on a rotating basis. The orther day it was > set to ROP4. The data loaded fine. Today it is set to FOP1 and I'm getting > this error. Can you figure out why and if it's fixable? Thanks! -AT > Aaron, Thanks for this information. I believe there is something need to be updated in the library to deal with the FOP1 mode. Could you provide some information related to these operation mode? Thanks, Yuan > ****************** > Stack trace: > visad.VisADException: Cant read > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/native/radar/level2/FOP1/20120127/Level2_FOP1_20120127_1424.ar2v: > not a valid CDM file. > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarAdapter.init(CDMRadarAdapter.java:496) > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarAdapter.<init>(CDMRadarAdapter.java:211) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarDataSource.makeRadarAdapter(CDMRadarDataSource.java:585) > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource$1.run(RadarDataSource.java:293) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:273) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:245) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:212) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.makeAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:315) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.getAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:247) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.getRadarAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:541) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarDataSource.doMakeDataChoices(CDMRadarDataSource.java:314) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getDataChoices(DataSourceImpl.java:1844) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1561) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.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.handleAction(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1691) > at ucar.unidata.idv.DefaultIdv.handleAction(DefaultIdv.java:114) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.handleAction(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1623) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.TextDisplayControl$10.run(TextDisplayControl.java:1408) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1091) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: UPU-588770 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open