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20030303: McIDAS - Solaris/SPARC - NLDNDISP OUT=PLO fails

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  • Subject: 20030303: McIDAS - Solaris/SPARC - NLDNDISP OUT=PLO fails
  • Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 16:43:24 -0700
>From: "John Meyers" <address@hidden>
>Organization: Bowdoin College
>Keywords: 200303032128.h23LSwm03782 McIDAS NLDNDISP OUT=LIS

John,

>Inquiry: My users report that they can't get McIDAS to LIST NLDN data with
>NLDNDISP OUT=LIS.  No matter what map or even coordinates are specified it
>always returns that there is no data.  Yet, the same command with OUT=PLO
>works fine and plots the data.  I have reproduced this issue on my workstation
>running McIDAS 7.80 on Solaris8/SPARC.  Here is a debug output:
>
>NLDNDISP LIG USA LATEST DATASET=BOWDOIN/LIGHTNING OUT=LIS DEV=GCC
>NLDNDISP - Begin
>NLDNDISP* Parameter = LIG
>NLDNDISP* Plotting symbol = X
>NLDNDISP* Plot size =  1
>NLDNDISP* Map = USA
>NLDNDISP* Graphic frame:  1
>NLDNDISP* navigation frame =  1
>NLDNDISP* Show Frame: NO
>NLDNDISP* Reference Time = 214550
>NLDNDISP* Reference day = 2003056
>NLDNDISP* Time interval = 3000
>NLDNDISP* Time interval relation to reference time = C
>NLDNDISP* Ending time in the future, reset to present
>NLDNDISP* Starting day =  2003056
>NLDNDISP* Starting time =  213050
>NLDNDISP* Ending day =  2003056
>NLDNDISP* Ending time =  214550
>NLDNDISP* Frame day =  2003056
>NLDNDISP* Frame time =  213820
>NLDNDISP* Dataset name = BOWDOIN/LIGHTNING
>NLDNDISP* dataset and position:BOWDOIN/LIGHTNING
>NLDNDISP*
>NLDNDISP* Output type = LIS
>NLDNDISP* Number of server requests =  1
>NLDNDISP* Requesting data for day  2003056
>NLDNDISP* MAX=999999
>NLDNDISP* POS=ALL
>NLDNDISP* TRACE=0
>NLDNDISP* SELECT='DAY 2003056 ' 'TIME 21:30:50 TO 23:59:59 ' 'HMS 21:30:50 TO 
> 21
>:45:50 '
>NLDNDISP* m0split returns
>NLDNDISP* BOWDOIN LIGHTNING MAX=999999 POS=ALL TRACE=0 SELECT='DAY 2003056 ' '
> TI
>ME
>
>NLDNDISP*  21:30:50 TO 23:59:59 ' 'HMS 21:30:50 TO 21:45:50 ' VERSION= 1
>NLDNDISP* Number of records filed =
>NLDNDISP* data record totbytsent:  96
>NLDNDISP* Point not on screen -(           -2147483648
>NLDNDISP* data record totbytsent:  120
>NLDNDISP* Point not on screen -(           -2147483648
>NLDNDISP* data record totbytsent:  144

 ...

Thanks for the detailed log output.  I have verified the problem here
on a UPC system running McIDAS-X v2002b, and I think I understand
the problem.  I will let you know when I have developed a fix.

Tom Yoksas