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[IDV #YUL-618483]: Mapes Plugins non-operational?

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  • Subject: [IDV #YUL-618483]: Mapes Plugins non-operational?
  • Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:21:16 -0700
Michael,

I think there may be some confusion about where the
~/.unidata/idv/DefaultIdv is located. The ~ character denotes your
home directory (e.g., on linux /home/joeblow). Some IDV resources are
kept in the .unidata directory in your home directory. Note it is a
dot (or hidden) directory. Do an "ls -a" to see this hidden directory
in your home directory. Once again if you follow these instructions
exactly, and restart the IDV it should all work.

cd ~/.unidata/idv/DefaultIdv
wget https://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/bmapes/pagestuff/idv.properties
wget https://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/bmapes/pagestuff/mapes.rbi 

Hopefully, I am not missing something obvious.

Best Wishes,

Unidata IDV Support



> Hmmm.  I think I see the problem.  The installation does not include an
> "idv.properties" file in the directory.  Yet the Users Guide covered in
> the tutorial (chapter 5.2.0) has a rather extensive "idv.properties"
> file.
> 
> My directory structure is /root/IDV_4.1/*.* but no /default file.
> 
> So apparently my installation structure must be wrong.  Mapes places
> these two files in the /default directory.  The first step is to remove
> 4_1, reinstall it, then try again.
> 
> Does that sound correct?  Of course, the next question is, "Why did the
> installation backfire?"  I used the Linux installer (just as I have all
> the other times.)
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Michael
> 
> On Thu, 2014-01-16 at 10:09 -0700, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> > Michael,
> >
> > Here is what I did:
> >
> > cd ~/.unidata/idv/DefaultIdv
> > wget https://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/bmapes/pagestuff/idv.properties
> > wget https://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/bmapes/pagestuff/mapes.rbi
> >
> > After I ran these commands and started the IDV, I could see the Mapes
> > IDV collection without any difficulties in the IDV. Is that not what
> > you are seeing? Remember, you have to restart the IDV to see the Mapes
> > IDV collection.
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> >
> > Unidata IDV Support
> >
> > > I must admit I tried all of the methods noted on Brian Mapes' site after
> > > watching the videos.  They look exciting but try as I might I could
> > > not get them to show in my copy of IDV 4.1.  I'm running a CentOS 5.9
> > > Linux parallel computer system, 6 Gb in each machine (only one has IDV
> > > 4.1 installed), the hard drive system on each box is just over 1 Tb.
> > > The IDV runs very well otherwise.
> > >
> > > In addition, I have used the IDV since 1.1 or some very early version
> > > and regularly update it when they become available.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Michael Allen
> > > Industrial Weather
> > > 15248 40th Avenue North
> > > Plymouth, MN 55446 (suburb of Minneapolis)
> > >
> > > E-mails:  address@hidden
> > > address@hidden
> > > mobile:           763-245-1903
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: YUL-618483
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: YUL-618483
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed