[IDV #HDW-845195]: Exporting data from IDV to a text file

> Hi Yuan -
> I tried your suggested procedure, and still need help with the following 
> issues:
> 
> 
> *   IDV still seems to be taking several minutes to create the Excel file. I 
> have the following questions: when I execute Step 3, am I supposed to make a 
> selection in the menu that opens up at the very last choice (Export Grid to 
> Excel)? Or just wait for it to start creating the xls file using default 
> selections for the data?

When you execute the step 3, the first window prompted is for excel output file 
name and location, and then the IDV will prompt a window for you to select the 
grid data, and you should choose the caching dataset that should be in the 
list. I am suppose the performance is related to your machine, it is pretty 
quick when I tried a model output in my machine.


Yuan

> *   Also, I wasn't prompted for a file location and it seems to be writing 
> the file under the name of the original file (with the .xls extension). This 
> is not a problem exactly, but is there a way to have control of the naming 
> and location of the output file?
> *   Also in the window where the report of the process was being generated, 
> if I hit OK it seems to terminate the process. Is there a way to recover the 
> process?
> 
> Thanks -
> Uma
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> Uma Shankar
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> 
> Hi Uma,
> I need to know what kind of data you were trying to export. If possible, 
> upload a small sample file here:
> http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload
> Thanks,
> Yuan
> 
> Ok, let me assume your data is gridded dataset and you want to export one 
> parameter in the dataset to xls format. Use the following procedures:
> 
> 1) load the dataset and create a color shaded plan view display.
> 2) In the Displays tab, do File > Save > Save Data in Cache...
> 3) In the Field Selector tab, Formula > Export > Export Grid to Excel....
> 
> In this way, you are very sure only export a 2D single parameter to excel 
> text format and should be fast.
> 
> 
> 
> Yuan
> 
> 
> >
> > On 10/24/12 10:51 AM, "Unidata IDV Support" 
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> > >
> > >Shankar, Uma,
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> > >    Ticket ID: HDW-845195
> > >    Subject: Exporting data from IDV to a text file
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> Ticket ID: HDW-845195
> Department: Support IDV
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HDW-845195
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Urgent
Status: Closed