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> oops. i meant to change the vea and veb back to va and vb > > > > On Monday, September 8, 2014 4:58 PM, JP Kalb <address@hidden> wrote: > > > > Hi again, > I am sorry if I keep writing but I am trying to work on a few different > aspects for a project i am working on. > I wrote a new program but it is giving me a flatfield error. > Here is the code: > def bulkrich(cape,ua,ub): > cap=make2D(noUnit(cape)) > va=make2D(noUnit(ua)) > vb=make2D(noUnit(ub)) > shear=.5*(((veb-vea)/5500)**2) > if shear < 10: > brn=0 > elif shear >= 10 and cap<500: > brn=0 > else: > brn=cap/shear > return brn > I don't see any problem of creating a display of this formula, just be sure to select one specific level for all cape, va and vb. Yuan > > On Friday, September 5, 2014 9:36 AM, Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden> > wrote: > > > > > Sorry to bug again but I fixed that error and ran it without any errors but > > the display won't come up. > > > > > > What is your final formula looks like? > > > Yuan > > On Thursday, September 4, 2014 1:55 PM, Unidata IDV Support > > <address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > > > This is my actual code > > > with a=850 mb, b=700 mb and c=500 > mb > > > def kindex(ta,tb,tc,humida,humidb): > > > """determines the k-index with a being 850 mb b being 700 mb > > > and c being 500 mb""" > > > tempa=make2D(ta) > > > tempb=make2D(tb) > > > tempc=make2D(tc) > > > ha=make2D(humida) > > > hb=make2D(humidb) > > > tda=tempa-((100.0-ha)/5.0) > > > tdb=tempb-((100.0-hb)/5.0) > > > kindex=(tempa-tempc)+tda-(tempb-ttdb) > > > > > > > You probably need to use noUnit(a) somewhere in your formula and this > > function will solve the problem. > > > > > > yuan > > > > > > On Thursday, September 4, 2014 12:21 PM, Unidata IDV Support > > > <address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am still getting the error although I did the make2D. It is saying > > > > Creating display: Color-Filled Contour Plan View > > > > visad.UnitException: visad.UnitException > > > > visad.UnitException > > > > > > > > What is UnitException? > > > > > > What is your formula? > > > > > > Yuan > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, September 4, 2014 10:05 AM, Unidata IDV Support > > <address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Full Name: JP Kalb > > > > > Email Address: address@hidden > > > > > Organization: SJSU > > > > > Package Version: 5.0u1 build date:2014-08-08 16:54 UTC > > > > > Operating System: Windows 7 > > > > > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files (x86)\IDV_5.0u1\jre version: > > > > > 1.7.0_51 j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily > > > > > Description of problem: Creating display: Color-Filled Contour Plan > > > > > View > > > > > visad.UnitException: visad.UnitException > > > > > visad.UnitException > > > > > Got this while trying the equation > > > > > (850T-500T)+850DP-(700T-700DP) but I had already made it calculate > > > > > the dewpoints. > > > > > > > > > > > > > JP, > > > > For both tickets, you can try this: > > > > > > > > (make2D(T850)-make2D(T500))+make2D(DP850)-(make2D(T700)-make2D(DP700)) > > > > > > > > As the variable T and DP are both 3D, and the IDV will think the result > > > > of the formula as 3D and causing the > problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > Yuan > > > > > ****************** > > > > > Stack trace: > > > > > visad.UnitException > > > > > at visad.RealType.binary(RealType.java:474) > > > > > at visad.FunctionType.binary(FunctionType.java:270) > > > > > at visad.FunctionType.binary(FunctionType.java:270) > > > > > at visad.DataImpl.binary(DataImpl.java:141) > > > > > at visad.DataImpl.subtract(DataImpl.java:195) > > > > > at visad.DataImpl.__sub__(DataImpl.java:1403) > > > > > 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 > > > > > org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction.__call__(PyReflectedFunction.java:186) > > > > > at > > > > > org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction.__call__(PyReflectedFunction.java:204) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyObject.__call__(PyObject.java:404) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyObject.__call__(PyObject.java:408) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyMethod.__call__(PyMethod.java:124) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyMethod.__call__(PyMethod.java:115) > > > > > at > org.python.core.PyObjectDerived.__sub__(PyObjectDerived.java:187) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyObject._basic_sub(PyObject.java:2119) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyObject._sub(PyObject.java:2105) > > > > > at org.python.pycode._pyx113.kindex$1(<string>:8) > > > > > at org.python.pycode._pyx113.call_function(<string>) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java:165) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyBaseCode.call(PyBaseCode.java:301) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyFunction.function___call__(PyFunction.java:376) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyFunction.__call__(PyFunction.java:371) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyFunction.__call__(PyFunction.java:361) > > > > > at org.python.pycode._pyx119.f$0(<string>:1) > > > > > at org.python.pycode._pyx119.call_function(<string>) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java:165) > > > > > at org.python.core.PyCode.call(PyCode.java:18) > > > > > at org.python.core.Py.runCode(Py.java:1261) > > > > > at org.python.core.__builtin__.eval(__builtin__.java:484) > > > > > at org.python.core.__builtin__.eval(__builtin__.java:488) > > > > > at org.python.util.PythonInterpreter.eval(PythonInterpreter.java:190) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.data.DerivedDataChoice.getData(DerivedDataChoice.java:795) > > > > > at > ucar.unidata.data.DataChoice.getData(DataChoice.java:637) > > > > > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:243) > > > > > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:207) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.init(GridDataInstance.java:206) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:163) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:144) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.GridDisplayControl.doMakeDataInstance(GridDisplayControl.java:299) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initializeDataInstance(DisplayControlImpl.java:3278) > > > > > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.setData(DisplayControlImpl.java:3234) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.setData(PlanViewControl.java:664) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.ContourPlanViewControl.setData(ContourPlanViewControl.java:195) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:489) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1402) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1085) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:986) > > > > > at > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:911) > > > > > > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1243) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > =================== > > > > Ticket ID: LKP-243429 > > > > Department: Support IDV > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > =================== > > > Ticket ID: LKP-243429 > > > Department: Support IDV > > > Priority: Normal > > > Status: > Open > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: LKP-243429 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: LKP-243429 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: LKP-243429 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed