Hi Lynne, > Description of problem: There was an error loading the data: > Error creating data source:dods.grid with: > http://lead.unidata.ucar.edu:8080/idv.jsp?data=http://chinkapin.cs.indiana.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/N/dc/projects/lead/ldm/pub/native/grid/NCEP/LEADNAM/2008052918/nam40grb2.2008052918f06 > Unable to open grid: > dods://lead.unidata.ucar.edu:8080/idv.jsp?data=http://chinkapin.cs.indiana.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/N/dc/projects/lead/ldm/pub/native/grid/NCEP/LEADNAM/2008052918/nam40grb2.2008052918f06 > > It looks like you pasted the above URL into the URL Chooser. That URL is one that LEAD creates that generates a jnlp file that starts up the IDV and loads in the data argument. What you want to to in the IDV is laod in the url given by the data argument, i.e.: http://chinkapin.cs.indiana.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/N/dc/projects/lead/ldm/pub/native/grid/NCEP/LEADNAM/2008052918/nam40grb2.2008052918f06 -Jeff Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CHQ-732747 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed