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> Full Name: Rebecca Boyd > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: University of Denver > Package Version: 5.0u2 build date:2014-11-12 20:09 UTC > Operating System: Windows 7 > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_5.0u2\jre version: 1.7.0_51 > j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily > Description of problem: Writing grid to xls file: > C:\Users\Becca\Documents\NARCCAP\pr_RCM3_gfdl_1968010103.nc > java.io.IOException > > Hello, I am having trouble converting my NetCDF files to Excel files. Is the > input an existing excel file or the file I am trying to convert (couldn't get > it to work either way)? I am also not sure if the file is too large. I am > using Windows 7, 64bit, and just re-downlaoded a new version of IDV tonight, > 5.0u2. > > Thank you. > Rebecca, I tried on the file copied from you and see no problem. You may call me back on (3)4978662 to explain how you did this. Yuan > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.io.IOException > at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.GeoGrid.readDataSlice(GeoGrid.java:610) > at ucar.visad.data.GeoGridFlatField.readData(GeoGridFlatField.java:244) > at visad.data.CachedFlatField.getMyValues(CachedFlatField.java:463) > at visad.data.CachedFlatField.unpackFloats(CachedFlatField.java:602) > at visad.FlatField.getFloats(FlatField.java:1566) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridUtil.writeGridToXls(GridUtil.java:5812) > 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.pycode._pyx65.writeGridToXls$37(<string>:337) > at org.python.pycode._pyx65.call_function(<string>) > at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java:165) > at org.python.core.PyBaseCode.call(PyBaseCode.java:149) > at org.python.core.PyFunction.__call__(PyFunction.java:327) > at org.python.pycode._pyx70.f$0(<string>:1) > at org.python.pycode._pyx70.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.ImagePlanViewControl.setData(ImagePlanViewControl.java:154) > 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: OTE-409048 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open