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[IDV #VWS-967245]: IDV - Problem accessing DODS data with IDV

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  • Subject: [IDV #VWS-967245]: IDV - Problem accessing DODS data with IDV
  • Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:44:43 -0600
> Institution: University of Alabama in Huntsville
> Package Version: 1.3b1
> Operating System: os.name:Windows XP; os.arch:x86; os.version:5.1;
> Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; 
> java.version:1.4.2_05; java.home:C:\\Program Files\\Java\\j2re1.4.2_05; 
> j3d.version:1.3.2 fcs (build12); j3d.vendor:Sun Microsystems, Inc.; 
> j3d.renderer:OpenGL;
> Inquiry: Our DODS server appears to be working ok, but IDV seems to reject it 
> immediately on the
> Data Source Chooser utility.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> An error has occurred:
> There was an error loading the data:
> Cant open dods://moby.itsc.uah.edu/cgi-bin/DODS/nph-dods/ftpdata/data/ or as 
> DODS dods://moby.itsc.uah.edu/cgi-bin/DODS/nph-dods/ftpdata/data/
> "This DODS server does not know how to serve the dataset
> `/ftpdata/data/.'
> It maybe that the server has not been configured for this type of dataset.
> Please double check the URL for errors and, if you think that the URL is
> correct, please contact the administrator of this site at: 
> support\@unidata.ucar.edu"
> 

Hi Ken,

When you load the individual dataset to the IDV, you need to provide the URL of 
this dataset. It looks like
you typed in the dods URL of the data folder. Both IDV version and DODS server 
are obsolete, I strongly suggest you
update the IDV to latest release.

Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: VWS-967245
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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