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Barry, What was the error message? Note the IDV uses a software library that limits Excel exports to 256 columns. Best, Unidata IDV Support > Full Name: Barry Martin > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Private research > Package Version: 5.0 > Operating System: Windows 8.1 > Hardware: Acer Aspire V5-573P laptop > Description of problem: > > Sir/Madam, > > I'm having some difficulty in figuring out how to export upper winds > (local tangent plane horizontal components only) to Excel. The dataset > being used is a reanalysis from NCEP: > > http://nomad3.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/reanalysis-2/6hr/pgb/ > > I've opened the relevant file, selected formulas, export grid to excel, > and proceeded to defining the time, region and isobaric surface required > (for "point data list") but unfortunately an error message was produced. > > Any tips on how this should be achieved would be greatly appreciated. > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CEB-141869 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed