[IDV #ZTD-112359]: loading focal mechanism data

Matthew & John,

I had the best luck by reformatting the first column, time field. Here is an
example

1/31/1977 14:26:15,40.04,70.852,-20,6,296,35,99,104,,11/6/2005 2:11:53

I removed the quotes around the time and -- this is important -- replaced the
tab with a space.

In the Text Point Metadata Gui, I then used the time format of 

MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss

Best,

Unidata IDV Support

> Corrected file uploaded.  I tried loading the data myself but received the 
> same error message as before.
> 
> thanks
> ________________________________________
> From: Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 3:05 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #ZTD-112359]: loading focal mechanism data
> 
> Matthew & John,
> 
> For example, with respect to column A, 2nd row
> 
> "2/12/1977      49:16.0"
> 
> Where is the hour?
> 
> Are we missing something obvious?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Unidata IDV Support
> 
> 
> > Column A: date and hour, B: Latitude, C: Longitude, D: altitude (km), E: 
> > magnitude, F: strike, G: dip, H: rake
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 2:48 PM
> > To: address@hidden
> > Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
> > Subject: [IDV #ZTD-112359]: loading focal mechanism data
> >
> > Matthew & John,
> >
> > Can you supply us with the header that you were working with previously?
> >
> > That will give us an idea of what each column represents. Alternatively, 
> > please
> > supply us with the column descriptions, especially the first one which 
> > seems to
> > lack hour information.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Unidata IDV Support
> >
> > > I have uploaded the data to: 
> > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload
> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 12:49 PM
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Cc: address@hidden
> > > Subject: [IDV #ZTD-112359]: loading focal mechanism data
> > >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > We suspect a problem in your header. Please remove the header and work
> > > through the user interface.
> > >
> > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/data/TextPointData.html
> > >
> > > See the section on using the "Using the Text Point Metadata Gui".
> > >
> > > If you still have a problem, please upload the data to
> > >
> > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload
> > >
> > > and let us know when it is there.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Unidata IDV Support
> > >
> > > > Full Name: John Cannon
> > > > Email Address: address@hidden
> > > > Organization: University of Houston
> > > > Package Version: 5.0u1 build date:2014-08-08 16:54 UTC
> > > > Operating System: Windows 7
> > > > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_5.0u1\jre version: 1.7.0_51 
> > > > j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily
> > > > Description of problem: Hello
> > > >
> > > > I am attempting to load focal mechanisms from the International 
> > > > Seismological centre for eq MW >4 for the Himlaya-Tibet region and am 
> > > > receiving this message.
> > > >
> > > > There was an error loading the data:
> > > > Error creating data source:file.pointtext with: 
> > > > C:\Users\jkegel\Documents\Matt\active_ramp_paper\agu\1970-2012 eq focal 
> > > > mechansims himalaya mag greater than 4.csv
> > > > Making grid parameters
> > > > TextAdapter: MathType badly formed or missing: 
> > > > ((index)->(Time,Latitude,Longitude,Altitude,magnitude,strike,dip,rake,comment(Text),Mo(Text)),,,,)
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > > ******************
> > > > Stack trace:
> > > > visad.VisADException: TextAdapter: MathType badly formed or missing: 
> > > > ((index)->(Time,Latitude,Longitude,Altitude,magnitude,strike,dip,rake,comment(Text),Mo(Text)),,,,)
> > > > at visad.data.text.TextAdapter.readit(TextAdapter.java:693)
> > > > at visad.data.text.TextAdapter.<init>(TextAdapter.java:281)
> > > > at 
> > > > ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.makeObs(TextPointDataSource.java:614)
> > > > at 
> > > > ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.makeObs(TextPointDataSource.java:479)
> > > > at 
> > > > ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.getSample(TextPointDataSource.java:2520)
> > > > at 
> > > > ucar.unidata.data.point.PointDataSource.doMakeDataChoices(PointDataSource.java:960)
> > > > at 
> > > > ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.doMakeDataChoices(TextPointDataSource.java:2528)
> > > > at 
> > > > ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getDataChoices(DataSourceImpl.java:1855)
> > > > at ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1604)
> > > > 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:1215)
> > > > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1243)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ticket Details
> > > ===================
> > > Ticket ID: ZTD-112359
> > > Department: Support IDV
> > > Priority: Normal
> > > Status: Closed
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: ZTD-112359
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: ZTD-112359
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Closed
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: ZTD-112359
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed