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> Full Name: Hamdan Alnaqbi > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Storm Center of Weather forum - UAE > Package Version: 5.3 build date:2016-05-23 19:17 UTC > Operating System: Windows 7 > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_5.3\jre version: 1.8.0_45 > j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily > Description of problem: Hello, > > Good day. > > I have 2 question regarding the publishing servers of IDV 5.3. > > 1- Can we add an other external server rather than the a RAMADDA server to > use it as a prime puplisher for our maps ? > 2- How to programe IDV to save images on the background automatically without > any user manual image saving? > > Best regards > > > HI Humdan, The answer to the first question is yes, but you need to develop the interface to connect to the other server which may not be so easy for a regular user. The second question is easy, you can use the ISL or Jython to run the bundle and save the resulting image automatically. Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: FTT-217595 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.