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>From: Eirh-Yu Hsie <address@hidden> >Organization: Aeronomy Laboratory/NOAA >Keywords: 200309251800.h8PI0ik1022320 McIDAS-X v2003 install Hsie, >I only do the above steps. The redirect is fine. The ADDE prodects >seemd intact. OK. >blizzard:[43]% decinfo.k LIST > >Processing Data Monitor: DMSFC is active >========================================================================= >Decoder Status Configuration File >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >SAODEC Active ISFCDEC.CFG > > >Processing Data Monitor: DMRAOB is active >========================================================================= >Decoder Status Configuration File >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >RABDEC Active IRABDEC.CFG > > >Processing Data Monitor: DMSYN is active >========================================================================= >Decoder Status Configuration File >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >SYNDEC Active SYNDEC.CFG >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >SHPDEC Active ISHPDEC.CFG > > >Processing Data Monitor: DMMISC is active >========================================================================= >Decoder Status Configuration File >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >F14DEC Active FO14DEC.CFG >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >PIRDEC Active PIRPDEC.CFG >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >TERDEC Active TERMDEC.CFG >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >TIRDEC Inactive TIRDEC.CFG >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >MDRDEC Inactive MDRDEC.CFG > > >Processing Data Monitor: DMGRID is active >========================================================================= >Decoder Status Configuration File >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >GRIB Active GRIBDEC.CFG > > >Processing Data Monitor: DMNEXR is inactive >========================================================================= >Decoder Status Configuration File >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >NEXRFILE Active NEXRFILE.CFG > > >Processing Data Monitor: DMBIN is inactive >========================================================================= >Decoder Status Configuration File >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >GRBFILER Active GRBFILER.CFG > >decinfo.k: Done This looks good. >The are the same on both servers (rainbow:linux, blizzard:solaris). But >when I compare their data directories, I still missing some files in >blizzard: > >rainbow:[42]% ls -l *RAP >-rw-rw-r-- 1 mcidas unidata 142596 Sep 25 08:06 FOUS14.RAP >-rw-rw-r-- 1 mcidas unidata 4978692 Sep 25 15:54 RAOB.RAP >-rw-rw-r-- 1 mcidas unidata 37680772 Sep 25 15:57 SAOMETAR.RAP >-rw-rw-r-- 1 mcidas unidata 6896772 Sep 25 15:52 SYNOPTIC.RAP >-rw-rw-r-- 1 mcidas unidata 4896388 Sep 25 15:57 TERMFCST.RAP >rainbow:[43]% ls -l *RAT >-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm unidata 50331300 Sep 25 08:06 FOUS14.RAT >-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm unidata 50331460 Sep 25 15:54 RAOB.RAT >-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm unidata 50331460 Sep 25 15:57 SAOMETAR.RAT >-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm unidata 50331460 Sep 25 15:52 SYNOPTIC.RAT >-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm unidata 50331460 Sep 25 15:57 TERMFCST.RAT So, you are saying that blizzard does not have either the *.RAP or *.RAT files? The *.RAP files should be created by the 'batch XCDDEC.BAT' step in the procedure I sent you previously. The *.RAT files get created by the XCD decoders. Do you want me to login and take a look at blizzard? Tom **************************************************************************** < Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program < (303)497-8643 P.O. Box 3000 < address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 < ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- < Unidata WWW Service http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/support < **************************************************************************** <