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> Full Name: tedi > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: oceanography > Package Version: 3.1u1 build date:2012-11-30 17:36 UTC > Operating System: Windows 7 > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_3.1u1\jre version: 1.6.0_31 > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > Description of problem: There was an error loading the data: > Error creating data source:aggregated.wrfnetcdf.grid with: > ftp://saltmarsh.jpl.nasa.gov/ > Unable to open grid: > ftp://saltmarsh.jpl.nasa.gov/ > Hi Tedi, The ftp can only be used in certain type of data, and the wrf netcdf grid can not be accessed through the ftp. You need to use opendap to access grid data. If not, transfer the data to your local disk and then open through Data choosers > General > Files. Yuan > > ****************** > Stack trace: > ucar.unidata.data.BadDataException: Error creating data > source:aggregated.wrfnetcdf.grid with: ftp://saltmarsh.jpl.nasa.gov/ > Unable to open grid: > ftp://saltmarsh.jpl.nasa.gov/ > > at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1627) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1980) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1897) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1831) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.handleAction(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1673) > at ucar.unidata.idv.DefaultIdv.handleAction(DefaultIdv.java:114) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.handleAction(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1605) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.UrlChooser.loadURLInner(UrlChooser.java:267) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.UrlChooser.loadURL(UrlChooser.java:239) > at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.UrlChooser.doLoadInThread(UrlChooser.java:286) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:1222) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1250) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: TAQ-795720 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed