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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 >>>> =================== >>>> Ticket ID: GLL-748696 >>>> Department: Support netCDF >>>> Priority: Normal >>>> Status: Closed >>>> >> Ticket Details >> =================== >> Ticket ID: GLL-748696 >> Department: Support netCDF Java >> Priority: Critical >> Status: Open >> > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: GLL-748696 > Department: Support netCDF Java > Priority: Critical > Status: Open > Link: > https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/esupport/staff/index.php?_m=tickets&_a=viewticket&ticketid=20557 Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: GLL-748696 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Critical Status: Open