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> > Full Name: Paula > > Email Address: address@hidden > > Organization: Universitat de Barcelona - STUDENT > > Package Version: 6.0u1 build date:2021-07-29 17:09 UTC > > Operating System: Windows 10 > > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_6.0u1\jre version: 1.8.0_282 > > j3d:1.6.1 fcs fcs > > Description of problem: Error writing local netcdf file. > > Data:https://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/dodsC/grib/NCEP/GFS/Global_onedeg/Best > > Variables:[Temperature_isobaric, Relative_humidity_isobaric, > > u-component_of_wind_isobaric, v-component_of_wind_isobaric, > > Geopotential_height_isobaric, Vertical_velocity_pressure_isobaric, > > Absolute_vorticity_isobaric, Pressure_reduced_to_MSL_msl] > > Method failed:HTTP/1.1 403 403 on URL= > > https://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/dodsC/grib/NCEP/GFS/Global_onedeg/Best.dods?Vertical_velocity_pressure_isobaric[0:1:370][0:1:40][0:1:180][0:1:359]; > > Vertical_velocity_pressure_isobaric -- 0:370,0:40,0:180,0:359 > > > > I get this error when I try to save a zidv file with a few time steps from > > the BEST GFS data set using "Grid Coverages" data. Anyhow, the file is > > finally saved. However, when I open the zidv file, I see that it contains > > all the time steps from the original data set instead of just the ones I > > had selected when I saved it. Also, the data is refreshed each time I open > > the zidv bundle, so I lose the data from past days that I wanted to save to > > analyze later. It seems that the bundle is saved as xidv instead of zidv. > > None of this happens when I do the very same process using non "Grid > > Coverages" data type instead. Is there any way to fix that so I can save > > the "Grid Coverages" data? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Paula > > Hi Paula, > > We probably need to set up a zoom meeting to discuss the problem you were > experiencing. Let me know if > you are available. > > Yuan > > Hi Paula, I was able to find the problem after carefully studying the error message you provided. I will let you know when I get a fix ready. Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: NBQ-353303 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== 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.