[IDV #UYR-157949]: grb file opening

Dear Antonella,

Why not simply load the original netCDF file into the IDV? Be sure to select 
the correct data source type in the Data Choosers of the IDV Dashboard.

Please keep us up to date on your progress.

Best Wishes,

Unidata IDV Support

> Full Name: Antonella
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: National Council of Research (Rome,Italy)
> Package Version: 4.0u1 build date:2013-03-29 18:10 UTC
> Operating System: Windows 7
> Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_4.0u1\jre version: 1.6.0_43 
> j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> Description of problem:
> 
> I would open the file in attach and I read following message:
> 
> There was an error loading the data:
> java.lang.NullPointerException
> 
> Please, note that I convert original netcdf file in to grb file by mean
> of linux application, while my actual IDV is a windows application
> 
> thanks very much
> 
> ******************
> Stack trace:
> java.lang.NullPointerException
> at ucar.nc2.Variable.setDataType(Variable.java:1206)
> at ucar.nc2.Variable.<init>(Variable.java:1164)
> at ucar.nc2.grib.grib1.Grib1Iosp.addVerticalCoordinate(Grib1Iosp.java:405)
> at ucar.nc2.grib.grib1.Grib1Iosp.addGroup(Grib1Iosp.java:272)
> at ucar.nc2.grib.grib1.Grib1Iosp.open(Grib1Iosp.java:159)
> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.<init>(NetcdfFile.java:1494)
> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:786)
> at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:395)
> at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openOrAcquireFile(NetcdfDataset.java:687)
> at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:418)
> at ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.acquireDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:513)
> at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.GridDataset.open(GridDataset.java:104)
> at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.GridDataset.open(GridDataset.java:90)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.doMakeDataSet(GeoGridDataSource.java:1113)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataset(GeoGridDataSource.java:1135)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.initAfterCreation(GeoGridDataSource.java:499)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1597)
> 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.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1804)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:943)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFilesInner(FileChooser.java:656)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:525)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java:547)
> 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:1221)
> at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1249)
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UYR-157949
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed