[McIDAS #SMX-272962]: mcidas question

Hi Sepideh,

re:
> Sorry to bother you on your trip, but is there anyone else who is available
> right now at mcidas support that i can contact, because the deadline of my
> project is in 3 weeks and i really need to get mcidas work on my computer.

No, not really.  I am the support person for McIDAS in Unidata, and I am ready
to help you get going.

In my last email, which is quoted below, I asked you to check the pattern
you used in the DIRFILE= keyword for the DSSERVE command using the Unix
'ls' command.  Since you did not let me know the results of this test,
I must assume that you did not perform it.  Please reread my previous
comments and try the things I suggested.  Again, if the regular expression
pattern used in the DSSERVE definition are correct, it is most likely
that the files you have are not in McIDAS AREA file format.  I can check
if this is the case if you provide one or more of the files to me via
FTP or other remote access.

I previously wrote:

> address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Sepideh,
> >
> > I apologize for the slow reply; I am currently on travel and have limited
> > access to email...
> >
> > re:
> > > i sent you the errors that i got in the body of your previous email.
> > > i still get the same errors.
> > > will you please help me with those?
> >
> > > >>
> > > > MGLIST TEST/GOES7.ALL
> > > > Image file directory listing for:TEST/GOES7
> > > > IMGLIST: No images satisfy the selection criteria
> > > > IMGLIST: done
> > > > IMGLIST failed, RC=2
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> Please send the output of:
> > > >>
> > > >> DSSERVE LIST TEST
> > > >>
> > > > DSSERVE LIST TEST
> > > >
> > > > Group/Descriptor         Type  Format & Range     RT Comment
> > > > ------------------------ ----- ------------------ --
> > --------------------
> > > > TEST/GOES7               IMAGE AREA                  GOES-7 IMAGES
> > > >
> >  DIRFILE=/sepide/mcidas/ir/goes7.1990.001.*
> > > > DSSERVE: done
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> an 'ls -l' for the directory where your AREA files are
> > > >>
> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 sepide sepide 13M Jul  2 11:08
> > goes07.1990.001.0031.AREA_IR
> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 sepide sepide 13M Jul  2 11:12
> > goes07.1990.001.0131.AREA_IR
> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 sepide sepide 13M Jul  2 11:07
> > goes07.1990.001.0231.AREA_IR
> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 sepide sepide 13M Jul  2 11:09
> > goes07.1990.001.0331.AREA_IR
> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 sepide sepide 25M Jul  2 12:08
> > goes07.1990.001.0431-1.AREA_IR
> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 sepide sepide 13M Jul  2 11:51
> > goes07.1990.001.0531.AREA_IR
> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 sepide sepide 13M Jul  2 11:30
> > goes07.1990.001.0631.AREA_IR
> >
> > The DIRFILE= keyword for DSSERVE is a regular expression for the file
> > name(s)
> > to match for the dataset.  If you cut and past the pattern you specified
> > in the DIRFILE= keyword and use it as the pattern for an 'ls' command, you
> > will see if the set of files specified is correct:
> >
> > <as the user you are running McIDAS as>
> > ls -alt /sepide/mcidas/ir/goes7.1990.001.*
> >
> > If the 'ls' listing shows the files that you want in your ADDE dataset,
> > but IMGLIST shows nothing, it likely means that the files you have are
> > not McIDAS AREA files or they are somehow damaged.
> >
> > Please try the 'ls' as I indicate above and let me know the results.
> > If the IMGLIST listing is empty, would it be possible for you to make
> > one or more of your files available so I can take a close look at them?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tom
> > --
> >
> > Ticket Details
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> > Ticket ID: SMX-272962
> > Department: Support McIDAS
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Sepideh Sarachi
> PhD student at
> The Henry Samueli School of Engineering -
> Dep. of Civil & Environmental Engineering -
> University of California, Irvine
Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: SMX-272962
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed