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Greetings John, Would you mind sending the code you wrote, at least the part where you begin to open the dataset through the point of error? Thanks! Sean > Hello, > > I have the latest version of Java and the NetCDF Java library version 4.2. > I'm simply trying to read in a variable from a netcdf file. I can make a > Variable just fine and extract info (e.g. var name, data type), but then > when I try to make an Array out of it with read(), (e.g. arr = var.read() > ), I get the runtime error, "BAD: missing spi:" then the variable name. I > can get attributes just fine, and the shape and type of the data are what I > expect. I view the data in ncview, and it looks fine. A co-worker loaded it > up in McIDAS - V and the log message said: "ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile - Using > IOSP ucar.nc2.iosp.netcdf3.N3raf" if that's pertinent at all. I think I'm > importing all of the proper libraries since I'm not getting a compiler > error, but I'm fairly new to Java, so there could be something I'm missing. > Any help is much appreciated! Let me know if you'd like more info. > > Thanks, > John > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Cintineo > Research Meteorologist > SSEC/CIMSS > University of Wisconsin -- Madison > 1225 W. Dayton St. > Madison, WI 53706 > > (608) 890-0619 > john.cintineo@ <address@hidden>ssec.wisc.edu > > "My opinions are my own and not representative of > CIMSS, SSEC, NOAA or any affiliates" > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: UMY-837124 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: High Status: Open