[netCDF #GLL-748696]: NetCDF to Ascii

Great!  Don't hesitate to write if I can help you with anything else.

-Lansing

On 11/6/2012 2:39 PM, Gannet Hallar wrote:
> New Client Reply: NetCDF to Ascii
>
> Hi Lansing,
> I got help via NCAR EOL, and the problem was resolved.
> Thanks!
> Gannet
>
> On 11/6/12 3:56 PM, "Unidata netCDF Java Support"
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gannet!
>>
>> This issue just landed in my inbox because it seems unresolved.  I read
>> through the exchange you had with Russ, and it looks like you were having
>> trouble installing the ncdump utility on your Macbook.  Are you still
>> having trouble?
>>
>> -Lansing Madry
>>   Unidata
>>   Boulder, Colorado
>>
>>> Dear Russ,
>>> Thank you for the help.  I have looked at the links below and downloaded
>>> netcdf-4.2.jar
>>>
>>> I have tried to launch this application and receive the following error
>>> message.
>>>
>>> "the Java JAR file "netcdf-4.2.jar" could not be launched Check the
>>> Console for possible error messages"
>>>
>>> I checked the console and received the following message:
>>> 9/10/12 10:58:04.461 AM [0x0-0x2c02c].com.apple.JarLauncher: Failed to
>>> load Main-Class manifest attribute from
>>>
>>> 9/10/12 10:58:04.461 AM [0x0-0x2c02c].com.apple.JarLauncher:
>>> /Users/ghallar/Downloads/netcdf-4.2.jar
>>>
>>> I have also tried several earlier versions with the same problem.
>>>
>>> Does this program work with the OS X operating system?  Any suggestions
>>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> I do not need to manipulate these files, only convert them to ascii to
>>> work with them in other programs.
>>>
>>> Thank you -
>>> Gannet
>>>
>>> A. Gannet Hallar, Ph.D.
>>> Director of Storm Peak Laboratory
>>> Associate Research Professor
>>> Desert Research Institute
>>> 970-819-0968
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/7/12 10:59 AM, "Unidata netCDF Support"
>>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Gannet,
>>>>
>>>>> I am attempting to convert NetCDF files to Ascii using the following
>>>>> software from UCAR.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/NetCDF-To-ASCII-Download-199963.h
>>>>> tm
>>>>> l
>>>>>
>>>>> I am using a Mac Book Pro with OS X (version 10.7.4).
>>>>>
>>>>> The data that I am using is from the NSF University of Wyoming King
>>> Air.
>>>>> The file loads easily.  Then I hit toggle and select all, since I
>>> would
>>>>> like to output all variables.
>>>>> I instruct it to output to a text file.
>>>>>
>>>>> The program appear to be working, but continues to say "Start writing
>>>>> ascii file".
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help would be appreciated!
>>>> Sorry, we don't know anything about that program, which was evidently
>>>> developed by
>>>> a programmer in NCAR's Research Aviation Facility in 2009.  The only
>>>> documentation
>>>> I've found is here:
>>>>
>>>>   http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Software/nc2asc.html
>>>>
>>>> and another web page that says the software is "deprecated":
>>>>
>>>>   http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Software/n2asc_dnld.html
>>>>
>>>> This table of NCAR EOL software also indicates that program is
>>> deprecated:
>>>>   http://www.eol.ucar.edu/data/software/downloadcenter
>>>>
>>>> and lists some other available programs that might be useful for
>>> aircraft
>>>> data.
>>>>
>>>> For more general use, I recommend the "ncdump" utility or other
>>> software
>>>> described in this FAQ:
>>>>
>>>>   How do I convert netCDF data to ASCII or text?
>>>>   http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/faq.html#converttotext
>>>>
>>>> --Russ
>>>>
>>>> Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
>>>> address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ticket Details
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>>>> Ticket ID: GLL-748696
>>>> Department: Support netCDF
>>>> Priority: Normal
>>>> Status: Closed
>>>>
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>> Ticket ID: GLL-748696
>> Department: Support netCDF Java
>> Priority: Critical
>> Status: Open
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GLL-748696
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Critical
Status: Open