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Sigit, Not sure what the problem is here. The IDV should be able to read shape files just fine. In the Data Choosers tab of the IDV Dashboard, make sure you select a Data Source Type of "Shapefile". Best Wishes, Unidata IDV Support > Full Name: sigit bayhu iryanthony > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: UNNES > Package Version: 4.1 build date:2013-08-02 18:38 UTC > Operating System: Windows 7 > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_4.1\jre version: 1.6.0_43 > 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;@78e394 > null > java.io.IOException: Cant read E:/SIG & PJ/DATA SIG DAN PJ/Data > Vektor/Indo_Districts.shp: not a valid CDM file. > > ****************** > Stack trace: > visad.VisADException: java.io.IOException: Cant read E:/SIG & PJ/DATA SIG DAN > PJ/Data Vektor/Indo_Districts.shp: not a valid CDM file. > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarAdapter.init(CDMRadarAdapter.java:503) > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarAdapter.<init>(CDMRadarAdapter.java:212) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarDataSource.makeRadarAdapter(CDMRadarDataSource.java:687) > at ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource$1.run(RadarDataSource.java:298) > 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:320) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.getAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:252) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.RadarDataSource.getRadarAdapters(RadarDataSource.java:637) > at > ucar.unidata.data.radar.CDMRadarDataSource.doMakeDataChoices(CDMRadarDataSource.java:411) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getDataChoices(DataSourceImpl.java:1852) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1599) > 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.Level2RadarChooser.selectFilesInner(Level2RadarChooser.java:254) > 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:1223) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1251) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: UUO-930102 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed