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Hi Scott, re: > So I've continued to do some reading and I've been able to get mcrun.sh > to run and create a GIF based on the latest GE-VIS image. Excellent! re: > Basically, I'm running this as the ldm user: > > eg.k > imgdisp.k RTIMAGES/GE-VIS STA=KGSP SF=YES > map.k SAT FIL=OUTLUSAM > frmsave.k 1 /glfs0/ldmdata/data/data/latest_gevis.gif TYPE=FRAME FORM=GIF OK, this would all be inside of a 'mcenv' created environment: mcenv << EOF eg.k imgdisp.k RTIMAGES/GE-VIS STA=KGSP SF=YES map.k SAT FIL=OUTLUSAM frmsave.k 1 /glfs0/ldmdata/data/data/latest_gevis.gif TYPE=FRAME FORM=GIF exit EOF re: > Is there any way to call this mcrun.sh script from the pqact file? Yes, you could kick off the running of a shell script (e.g., locally modified copy of 'mcrun.sh' that does what you want to do. You could kick off the script immediately after the action that processes a new image (e.g., your 'pnga2area' invocation). re: > I am > successfully executing the GE-VIS.BAT batch process from the pqact file. > I tried putting these same commands in GE-VIS.BAT, namely: > > NORTMAPR 9016 %2 9993 N2 NONE 0 9016 MAPAREA=9971 DEV=NNN > > IMGDISP RTIMAGES/GE-VIS 1 STA=KGSP SF=YES > MAP SAT FIL=OUTLUSAM > FRMSAVE 1 /glfs0/ldmdata/data/data/latest_gevis.gif TYPE=FRAME FORM=GIF > > This didn't seem to work at all. A couple of comments: - I would comment out the NORTMAPR invocation as you are likely not using the results of this at all - I am not sure why the creation of the GIF from the BATCH file is not working It might be useful to explore why this is failing. re: > I really don't want to run mcrun.sh via cron if I can avoid it. I totally understand. Now that you have some feeling for how McIDAS commands work (e.g., there needs to be a McIDAS environment created either explicitly by running 'mcenv' like in mcrun.sh or when a command is run alone and it causes the creation of the McIDAS environment; how McIDAS accesses elements from within a defined ADDE dataset; etc.). Is it possible to get a login to the machine you are trying to get this working on? I could more quickly setup something that works than explain how to do the same. We could then discuss what is being done and why. 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: DPG-164615 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: High Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.