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[IDV #JYJ-451577]: IDV v2.9a1: Loading bundles without data source specified

Hi Dave-

When the Field Selector opens, it shows the fields that have the correct 
category for the type of display.  In this case, the gridded point data fields 
are not being categorized correctly, so they don't show up.  We'll look into 
this.  For now, you can select the Formulas->Misc->Any Field which will then 
allow you to select the SPD variable. 

Nice display.  I like the dotted contour lines.

Don

> I'm trying to take advantage of the IDV's ability to save a bundle without
> specifying a particular data source to use. The idea, of course, is to be
> able to load the bundle, get prompted to identify one or more data
> sources, and have the bundle generate a display using that data source or
> sources.
> 
> So, I created a bundle that reads a CSV file containing gridded lat/lon
> 300 mb wind speed data, with appropriate header information, that the IDV
> understands and can plot. The display includes three different plots based
> on the same data source: a color-filled contour plan view of wind speed, a
> contour plan view of wind speed, and a point data plot of the gridded wind
> speed values. (The point data plot is turned off, while the other two are
> turned on.) I saved the bundle without saving the data source so that I
> can specify a different, suitably configured CSV file as the data source
> when I load the bundle in the future.
> 
> However, here's what happens the next time I load the bundle:
> 
> (1) In Dashboard > Data Choosers, I locate a local file (a suitably
> configured CSV file containing gridded lat/lon wind speed data) and click
> on "Add Source". As expected, the file shows up in the Dashboard > Field
> Selector > Data Sources list.
> (2) I load the bundle (Dashboard > File > Open > bundlename).
> (3) In the resulting "Open bundle" dialog window, I uncheck "Remove all
> displays & data" and click "OK".
> (4) I am presented with a "Field Selector" window and asked, "Please
> select data for: Color-Filled Contour Plan View; Original field: SPD".
> However, the list of data sources presented in the window includes only
> "Formulas". The data source that I added in Step (1) is not listed.
> Moreover, I don't see any way to tell IDV to use that data source (or any
> other, for that matter).
> (5) I cancel the "Field Selector" window and a second one takes its
> place, this time prompting me to select a data source for the contour plan
> view plot. Again, only "Formulas" is listed as an option.
> (6) I cancel the second "Field Selector" window and a third one takes
> its place, prompting me to select a data source for the point data plot.
> This time, the data source that I added in Step (1) is shown on the
> candidate list along with "Formulas". I select it, and the point data plot
> is generated (though the view is turned off, as the bundle was configured
> to do).
> 
> What, if anything, might I be missing here? Following the instructions in
> the bundle, when the IDV prompts me for a data source for the color-filled
> contour plan view and the contour plan view, why doesn't it seem to know
> about, and list, the data source that I added before loading the bundle,
> whereas it does know about that data source (and I can select it) when the
> IDV tries to create the point data plot (which uses the same data source
> as the other two plots)?
> 
> To see if you can replicate this behavior, I've attached a copy of the
> bundle ("WndSpd_300mb_MonAvg_CSV_Nodata.xidv") and a suitable data source
> for it ("wndspd.dat").
> 
> I'm running IDV v2.9a1 on an iMac running Mac OS X v10.6.3.
> 
> -- Dave
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: JYJ-451577
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open