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19990617: problem using UAPLOT(McIDAS) from Bourne shell script on Solaris x86

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  • Subject: 19990617: problem using UAPLOT(McIDAS) from Bourne shell script on Solaris x86
  • Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 10:10:13 -0600
>From: weather <address@hidden>
>Organization: NMSU/NSBF
>Keywords: 199906171506.JAA22844 McIDAS UAPLOT shell script

Robert,

>I have a strange problem with UAPLOT run from a shell script
>under McIDAS 7.504 under Solaris x86.  When I try to generate 
>skewt's using UAPLOT from a Bourne shell script, I get blank charts
>if I use the time of 00.  If I do the same thing from a running McIDAS
>session it produces the chart fine, so the data is there.  I can
>generate 12Z skewts from the shell script with no problem.
>
>I tried the same thing on our Ultrasparc running McIDAS 7.500,
>and I have no problems producing 00Z charts from the shell script.
>I need to be able to produce images for our web page on the x86
>machine.  Any ideas?

Can I take a look at your shell script?

Tom