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Hi Kwan, re: > I used the touch command to get pass the McIDAS programs that could not > compile (mostly > grid file commands). Now, IMG commands appear to be working fine. OK. Not the optimal solution, but whatever works :-) re: > Next, I used the DSSERVE command to define some GOES images and IMGLIST was > able to list > the images correctly. However, when I attempted to define some national > radar composite > images, I ran into a problem. First, I tried > > dsserve.k ADD RADAR/NAT AREA TYP=IMAGE > DIR="$RAD/RADAR_NATL/US-NATL/BREF_2.00/*" > Group/Descriptor Type Format & Range RT Comment > ------------------------ ----- ------------------ -- -------------------- > RADAR/NAT IMAGE AREA > DIRFILE=/export-3/ncosrvnfs/images/radar/RADAR_NATL/ > US-NATL/BREF_2.00/* > > But when I tried to list them using imglist.k RADAR/NAT.ALL, I got > > Image file directory listing for:RADAR/NAT > imglist.k: No images satisfy the selection criteria > imglist.k: done > > I also tried dsserve.k ADD RADAR/NAT GINI TYP=IMAGE > DIR="$RAD/RADAR_NATL/US-NAT/BREF_2.00/*" > But I got > > Image file directory listing for:RADAR/NAT > Pos Satellite/ Date Time Center Band(s) > sensor Lat Lon > --- ------------- ------------ -------- ---- ---- ------------ > 0 DERIVED DATA 0 JAN 00000 00:00:00 > imglist.k: done > > Do you have any idea how I may proceed from here? I am attaching a sample > image for you > in the email. What kind of image is your file and where did you get it? Like you, I tried creating an ADDE dataset specifying different image types, but none worked: dsserve.k ADD TEST/RAD AREA TYP=IMAGE DIR="/home/mcidas/Downloads/BREF_2.00* \"Test composite radar image dsserve.k ADD TEST/RAD NOWR TYP=IMAGE DIR="/home/mcidas/Downloads/BREF_2.00* \"Test composite radar image dsserve.k ADD TEST/RAD GINI TYP=IMAGE DIR="/home/mcidas/Downloads/BREF_2.00* \"Test composite radar image I took a look at the first several thousand bytes of the image and it does not look like any type I am familiar with. Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: WRY-275628 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed