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> Greetings Brett! > > Have you tried reading the file with the latest version of the IDV? > > Thanks! > > Sean > 3.1 release should include the dual pol level3 display. Yuan > > Full Name: Brett Rathbun > > Email Address: address@hidden > > Organization: Plymouth State University-Student > > Package Version: 3.0u2 build date:2012-02-10 17:21 UTC > > Operating System: Windows 7 > > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_3.0u2\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:FILE.RADAR with: [Ljava.lang.String;@67372924 > > null > > Unable to handle this radar product! > > > > > > I had received this error message trying to download level III one-hour > > precip data from a file. > > > > I was able to view level III radar data from a radar site that has not yet > > been upgraded to dual pol. The ones I am unable to load are dual-pol level > > III radar data. Do you the best way to view it using IDV? Thanks for your > > time. > > > > Brett > > > > ****************** > > Stack trace: > > visad.VisADException: Unable to handle this radar product! > > > > 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:670) > > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource$1.run(RadarDataSource.java:297) > > at visad.util.ThreadManager$1.run(ThreadManager.java:292) > > at visad.util.ThreadPool$ThreadMinnow.run(ThreadPool.java:136) > > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: LOC-536386 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed