20011114: BLIZZARD datasets?

>From: address@hidden
>Organization: Moravian College
>Keywords: 200111141357.fAEDvpo18840 McIDAS ADDE BLIZZARD

Hi Myron,

Long time no hear!

First, the message you sent to the mcidas-x email list maintained by
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Second, the BLIZZARD dataset is on the server you tried (and on
several others).

>I'm looking for the BLIZZARD datasets to review the Learning Guide.
>They don't appear to be where the tutorial says they are.
>Anybody know where they are?--myron
>
>./dataloc.k
>
>Group Name                    Server IP Address
>--------------------         ----------------------------------------
>BLIZZARD                     ADDE.UCAR.EDU
>
>./dsinfo.k all blizzard
>    No Datasets found of Type: IMAGE in Group: blizzard
>    No Datasets found of Type: POINT in Group: blizzard
>    No Datasets found of Type: VPROF in Group: blizzard
>    No Datasets found of Type: GRID  in Group: blizzard
>    No Datasets found of Type: TEXT  in Group: blizzard
>    No Datasets found of Type: NAV   in Group: blizzard

The problem here is your invocation of dsinfo.k.  It should be:

dsinfo.k ALL BLIZZARD

Like most McIDAS commands, capital letters are mandated for program
arguments.

Last thing.  I see that you have not yet downloaded the latest version
of Unidata McIDAS, Version 7.8.  There are a number of improvements in
the MCGUI in 7.8 that would probably be useful to folks at Moravian.

Cheers!

Tom Yoksas

>From address@hidden Wed Nov 14 08:20:09 2001

Thanks Tom.

I resubscribed to the lists. And, as soon as the current Meterology
class is over, I will update to the new version. Also, I want to set
up COMET studies for Dr. Gerencher to use in future classes.

I don't use mcidas enough, so I always seem to have to review.
Even with the right invocation, I still don't see the datasets:

/users/mcidas/bin/dsinfo.k ALL BLIZZARD
    No Datasets found of Type: IMAGE in Group: BLIZZARD
    No Datasets found of Type: POINT in Group: BLIZZARD
    No Datasets found of Type: VPROF in Group: BLIZZARD
    No Datasets found of Type: GRID  in Group: BLIZZARD
    No Datasets found of Type: TEXT  in Group: BLIZZARD
    No Datasets found of Type: NAV   in Group: BLIZZARD
DSINFO -- done

(Breaking News)

I just talked to Mike Sands and we figured out it was a DNS problem.
When I add adde.ucar.edu as an ip address

dataloc.k

Group Name                    Server IP Address
--------------------         ----------------------------------------
BLIZZARD                     128.117.13.119

it all comes up (the new version of micdas probably deals with DNS better)

dsinfo.k ALL BLIZZARD

        Dataset Names of Type: IMAGE in Group: BLIZZARD

Name         NumPos   Content
------------ ------   --------------------------------------
G7-IR-4K         3    Storm of the Century G7 IR
G7-VIS-1K        1    Storm of the Century G7 1K
...

Thanks again.--myron