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Thanks for your quick help, Jeff! After installing the plug-in, IDV 2.8 behaves like the previous versions. -- +1(217)265-7710 http://hdfeos.org On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Jeff McWhirter <jeffmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > >> >> I tried IDV 2.8 and found out that it's not detecting OPeNDAP Grids >> automatically when I use "I'm Feeling Lucky" in Data Source Type. >> It prompts the "Adde Text" instead. I haven't seen this problem in >> the previous versions of IDV. >> >> To verify it, please try the following OPeNDAP Grid: >> >> >> http://acdisc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/HDF-EOS5/Aura_OMI_Level3/OMTO3d.003/2010/OMI-Aura_L3-OMTO3d_2010m0101_v003-2010m0106t053032.he5 >> >> Is there a new option in IDV 2.8 to make the automatic detection work? >> > > The IDV uses string patterns to try to figure out what kind of data source a > url or file is. It just isn't matching your url. The prompt for "Adde Text" > does not indicate that the IDV thinks this is ADDE Text data. Rather, that > data source type is just the first one in the list. > > Attached is a plugin that you can install (copy to > ~/.unidata/idv/DefaultIdv/plugins or install it with the Plugins Manager > under the Tools menu). This datasource.xml file just defines a new type - > HDF-EOS5 data source, that just has the pattern: "HDF-EOS". Now, when you > enter the above url with the plugin installed it will pick up on the pattern > and create the right kind of data source automatically. > > -Jeff > >
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