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Abby, No worries, that's why we're here! Unidata is all about making data accessible, so issues like yours present opportunities for us. We already have a few ideas on how to handle the structure data you encountered, so a solution is on the horizon. Cheers, Lansing > Hello, > > I realized I never thanked you again for all of your help. Even though I may > not be able to use NetCDF at this time, I really do appreciate all of your > effort and time. I've been looking for data in other formats, and maybe can > use NetCDF tools in the future. > Thanks again, > Abby Gleason > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata netCDF Java Support [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:05 AM > To: Gleason, Abigail > Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden; Gleason, Abigail > Subject: [netCDFJava #UIV-204072]: "unable to access jarfile toolsUI-4.3.jar" > > Hi Abby, > > So, it turns out that the NEXRAD data files you are downloading contain > structure data. In the words of our NetCDF guru, onverting data with > structures to NetCDF is "tricky" and requires "sophisticated tools." While > structures are supported in NetCDF 4 (but not NetCDF 3), we don't have a tool > to handle the conversion necessary for the data files you have. In the short > term, this means you will not be able to convert the files to NetCDF with our > tools, though we should have a solution in the longer term. > > > -Lansing > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: UIV-204072 > Department: Support netCDF Java > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: UIV-204072 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Normal Status: Open