>From: Michael Voss <address@hidden>
>Organization: SJSU
>Keywords: 200001181849.LAA08980 McIDAS-X NLDNPLT
Mike,
>1) I'm getting an error I think you would like to know about. When I
>plot a skew-T from the menu I get:
>
>BKGRUN {raobstn.gui SKEWT 94998 12 19 2000019 13 NO}
>BKGRUN: Done
>
>Error in startup script: syntax error in expression "12*(/12)"
>
> while executing
>
>"expr 12*($time/12)"
>
> (file "/export/home/mcidas/bin/raobstn.gui" line 81)
This is typically caused when the Fkey/GUI defaults have not been loaded
into the stringtable. I logged onto your system as your McIDAS user
and see that this was the case. In order to correct this, I did the
following:
cd workdata
rm UNIMENU.DEF <- this is an old version left over from a
previous installation
redirect.k DEL UNIMENU.DEF <- the old setup needed UNIMENU.DEF to be
located in the user's working directory
tenter.k \"UNIMENU.DEF <- restore settings from UNIMENU.DEF (found
by virtue of MCPATH directories containing
~mcidas/data) to the string table
The values needed by the Fkey menu/MCGUI should now be available.
>2)I'm still having some data location/plotting problems. My data is
>coming in fine, but I can't seem to plot the most current data. I think
>I still have something misconfigured. EG:
>
>when plotting text:
>
>SFCRPT CA 1
>OBSRPT: Unable to find data set on server
>OBSRPT: Error getting data from server
>SFCRPT: Done
>SFCRPT failed, RC=2
OK. I verified this and set about finding out why it is failing. I
became suspicious when I saw several files in /data3/xcd that had not
been updated since January 19:
vortex:/data3/xcd>ls -l *.R*
-rw-r--r-- 1 mcidas data 142596 Jan 27 09:02 FOUS14.RAP
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm data 4532544 Jan 19 16:16 RAOB.RAP
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm data 7768980 Jan 19 16:16 RAOB.RAT
-rw-r--r-- 1 mcidas data 26088580 Jan 27 09:02 SAOMETAR.RAP
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm data 755780 Jan 27 12:45 SAOMETAR.RAT
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm data 5025760 Jan 19 16:16 SYNOPTIC.RAP
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm data 18366660 Jan 19 16:16 SYNOPTIC.RAT
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm data 4068864 Jan 19 16:00 TERMFCST.RAP
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm data 33554260 Jan 19 16:00 TERMFCST.RAT
The *.RA[PT] files are rapid access files for the various data types.
These are used by programs like SFCRTP, RAOBRPT, FOUSRPT, etc., so I
figure that the non-updating is at the heart of the problem.
In order to remake the *.RAT files (needed by the decoder in order to
create the *.RAP files), I did the following:
<as user running LDM>
ldmadmin stop
<as mcidas>
cd workdata
pushd /data3/xcd
rm *.RA*
pushd
batch.k XCDDEC.BAT
This sequence forced the recreation of the *.RAP files in /data3/xcd
<as user running LDM>
ldmadmin start
After restarting the LDM, I see the various *.RAT files being created
and filled:
dmap.k \*.R\*
PERM SIZE LAST CHANGED FILENAME DIRECTORY
---- --------- ------------ ------------ ---------
-rw- 142596 Jan 27 12:52 FOUS14.RAP /data3/xcd
-rw- 6617092 Jan 27 12:52 RAOB.RAP /data3/xcd
-rw- 180 Jan 27 12:53 RAOB.RAT /data3/xcd
-rw- 26088580 Jan 27 12:52 SAOMETAR.RAP /data3/xcd
-rw- 7140 Jan 27 12:54 SAOMETAR.RAT /data3/xcd
-rw- 6364676 Jan 27 12:52 SYNOPTIC.RAP /data3/xcd
-rw- 1620 Jan 27 12:54 SYNOPTIC.RAT /data3/xcd
-rw- 4896388 Jan 27 12:52 TERMFCST.RAP /data3/xcd
-rw- 2660 Jan 27 12:54 TERMFCST.RAT /data3/xcd
It will take a little while for enough surface data to come in to be able
to exercise SFCRPT effectively, so I will wait... <later> I still see
the same problem, so I will have to do more digging.
>When I do a REDIRECT LIST it indicates the correct location for the files..?
I typically use DMAP MDXX to see that McIDAS can find point source files
(MDXX files) using its location facilities (i.e., REDIRECT and MCPATH).
>I thought about redoing some configuration, but each time I've done
>that in the past I've gotten deeper in trouble. So at this point I
>would like to ask for your assistance in helping me figure out what's
>wrong. Please feel free to log in as before and make changes if you see
>fit.
Sure, no problem.
Login names and passwords are the same:
>OK?
OK. Thanks.
>Thanks in advance, any help is greatly appreciated,
I need to get back to a meeting right now. I will check in again on your
machine either later today or tomorrow morning.
Please give the Fkey menu/MCGUI a try and see if you can plot/display things.
I know that there is still the problem listing out undecoded surface
observations (using SFCRPT), but I want to see if other things are working.
Tom
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