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>From: Clint Rowe <address@hidden> >Organization: University of Nebraska >Keywords: 199901272102.OAA24483 McIDAS Clint, I wish I hadn't hit the send button so fast on my previous email. I see from your routing table that you are not decoding the MD files from the Unidata-Wisconsin datastream: /home/mcidas/workdata% route.k LIST S Pd Description Range Last Received Post Process C - -- ------------------------- --------- ------------ ---------- ------------ - ... s MA Surface MD data default MDXX0010 98321 2333 SFC.BAT 3 s RM Mandatory Upper Air MD da default MDXX0020 98321 1433 MAN.BAT 3 s RS Significant Upper Air MD default MDXX0021 98321 1435 SIG.BAT 3 ... s UX Mollweide Composite IR 100-109 none none MOLL.BAT 3 s UY Mollweide Composite H2O 110-119 none none none 3 Given that this is the case, you do not need to run BROADCAST.BAT from mcscour.sh. I commented it out for you (~mcidas/scripts/mcscour.sh). If this was the cause of your losing REDIRECTions, commenting the entry in mcscour.sh should do the trick. The other thing I noticed in your routing table was that you are not decoding the Mollweide global IR or water vapor products. These are an interesting way to get a quick look at the global cloud cover. If you want to get them, I suggest that you turn them back on: cd ~mcidas/workdata route.k REL UX UY This will automatically enable the creation of the Mollweide global topography-IR composite (product code N6). Got to go home 'cause it is after 8 pm. Later... Tom