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> Yuan, > > I'm not sure, I'm trying to find that out myself. It appears that the ROP4 > works but DAN1 and FOP1 do not, they give the same CDM file error when > polling the data live. > > Now, if I were to download the files to my desktop and load them into my > GRlevel2 program, they open fine. So it's something likely to do with the > header code reading over an http connection perhaps. > I read somewhere that CDM errors can mean a java based OpenDAP issue. Not > sure. > > > Aaron Tuttle > FAA/AJW-144 > TDWR & Meteorological Support > I have checked in the update of the new scan id for this station, it will be available tomorrow. Let us know if you see any more problem. Yuan > FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center > Program Support Facility (PSF) Bldg. 201 > 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd. > OKC, OK 73169 > > Phone: (405) 954-2071 > Email: address@hidden > > > > > From: > "Unidata IDV Support" <address@hidden> > > To: > Aaron Tuttle/AMC/FAA@FAA > Cc: > address@hidden > Date: > 01/27/2012 11:00 AM > Subject: > [IDV #UPU-588770]: CDM error code with radar files > > > > > 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 > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: UPU-588770 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed