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Hi João, re: > I tried to DSSERVE some data on computer A and view it on computer B with > McIDAS. > > On computer A: > $ dsserve.k ADD GOES15/VIS_4KM HDF TYPE=IMAGE DIRFILE=$PWD/VIS* "GOES-15 HDF > data" First, the trailing quote is not appropriate. The DSSERVE command run from the *nix command line should be: dsserve.k ADD GOES15/VIS_4KM HDF TYPE=IMAGE DIRFILE=$PWD/VIS* \"GOES-15 HDF data Notice that I also escaped the first quote mark; this is needed when running McIDAS commands from the command line. re: > Which results in: > > Group/Descriptor Type Format & Range RT Comment > > ------------------------ ----- ------------------ -- -------------------- > > GOES15/VIS_4KM IMAGE HDF > > > DIRFILE=/usr/local/ldm/data/mcidas/images/sat/GOES-1 > > 5/4km/VIS/VIS* > > dsserve.k: done > > > And these are the first four (others are similar) files inside $PWD: > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm unidata 1647979 2013-05-22 21:31 VIS_20130522_2100 > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm unidata 1649422 2013-05-22 21:45 VIS_20130522_2130 > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm unidata 1647642 2013-05-22 22:15 VIS_20130522_2200 > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm unidata 1653206 2013-05-22 22:45 VIS_20130522_2230 > Try running the command again and then verify that you can list the images on the local machine/account by running: imglist.k GOES15/VIS_4KM.ALL If everything was OK up to this point, you are set to move on. re: > But when on computer B, inside the McIDAS interface, after inserting the > following commands: > > DATALOC ADD GOES15 iii.iii.iii.iii > > > > Group Name Server IP Address > > -------------------- ---------------------------------------- > > GOES15 iii.iii.iii.iii > > > > DATALOC - done > > > > DSINFO IMAGE GOES15 > > Dataset Names of Type: IMAGE in Group: GOES15 > > > > Name NumPos Content > > -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------- > > VIS_4KM 99999 > > > > DATALOC - done > > > Finally I try to access the images themselves, and this happens: > > IMGLIST GOES15/VIS_4KM > > Image file directory listing for:GOES15/VIS_4KM > > IMGLIST: ADIRSERV failed on exec of hdfadir > > IMGLIST: done Hmm... re: > I would largely appreciate any help. Can you make one or a couple of images available to me (via FTP, etc.) so I can download it/them and take a look? 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: LRM-158233 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed