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Mark, Please upload your data to http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload and let us know when it has been uploaded. It is also possible that you simply need to select a "Data Source Type" of "Grid files (netCDF/GRIB/OPeNDap/GEMPAK)" in the IDV Dashboard, "Data Choosers" tab. Best, Unidata IDV Support > I want to use the idv package to visualize my data. > > I created a netcdf file. It can be read and and visualized by PANOPLY. > But Idv does not recognize it as a netcdf file - obviously it is looking > for something I don't have in my file. > > I studied your documentation and even looked at an example file. But it > beats me what I am doing wrong. > > Can you help? > > The file is too big to attach. > > Here is the PANOPLY screenshot. Can you help. Thank you. - Mark > > address@hidden > Chief Scientist > Science and Technology Corporation > 10015 Old Columbia Road > Suite E-250 > Columbia, MD 21046 > phone: 410-309-0818 x 106 > cell: 240-481-7390 > http://markschoeberl.com > > > > I want to use the idv package to visualize my data. > > I created a netcdf file. It can be read and and visualized by PANOPLY. > But Idv does not recognize it as a netcdf file - obviously it is looking > for something I don't have in my file. > > I studied your documentation and even looked at an example file. But it > beats me what I am doing wrong. > > Can you help? > > The file is too big to attach. > > Here is the PANOPLY screenshot. Can you help. Thank you. - Mark > > address@hidden > Chief Scientist > Science and Technology Corporation > 10015 Old Columbia Road > Suite E-250 > Columbia, MD 21046 > phone: 410-309-0818 x 106 > cell: 240-481-7390 > http://markschoeberl.com > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: RZP-160177 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed