Re: ui for single variable stored in mulitple files (fwd)

[Zhangfan Xing <xing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Jon, 

I made another attempt, trying to fix the old problem.
BUT it is still there.

I've used las.xml, jpl_have.xml and adjoint.des you sent me
(and they worked on your server). I put them under
http://eyre.jpl.nasa.gov/download/problem/ for you to double check.

I have also updated ferret to 5.33:
[xing@eyre server]$ ferret
        NOAA/PMEL TMAP
        Program FERRET  
        Version 5.33 - 06/28/01
        23-Oct-01 12:47     
yes?

The problem is the same as I saw before. LAS complains about
the format of *.des file:

yes? go std_initialize "adjoint" "1" "1" "Have"
 **TMAP ERR: Error in namelist record
             Error in: FORMAT_RECORD; or file not descriptor file
             Data set: /home/xing/data_disk/fer_dsets//descr/adjoint.des
set data "adjoint"

The tmp site I put on is
http://eyre.jpl.nasa.gov/try/main.pl

Listed below are env definitions in my lasxml/server/Ferret_config.pl

$ENV{FER_DIR} = ". /usr/local/ferret";
$ENV{FER_DESCR} = ". . /home/xing/data_disk/fer_dsets//descr";
$ENV{FER_DATA} = ". . /home/xing/data_disk/fer_dsets//data
/usr/local/ferret/go /usr/local/ferret/examples
/usr/local/ferret/contrib";
$ENV{FER_GRIDS} = ". . /home/xing/data_disk/fer_dsets//grids";
$ENV{FER_PALETTE} = "jnls . . /usr/local/ferret/ppl";
$ENV{FER_GO} = "jnls . . /usr/local/ferret/go /usr/local/ferret/examples
/usr/local/ferret/contrib";
$ENV{PLOTFONTS} = "/usr/local/ferret/ppl/fonts";
$ENV{FER_EXTERNAL_FUNCTIONS} = ". /usr/local/ferret/ext_func/libs";

Could you tell me how to check *.des file in ferret directly?
Ferret is still greek to me ;-). A simple script that reads
and plots will be very helpful.

Thanks a lot.

Zhangfan

On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Jonathan Callahan wrote:

> Zhangfan,
> 
> I sent you the xml for a single file in the "includable xml" style. 
> Here's the las.xml file I'm using:
> 
> <?xml version='1.0' ?>
> <!DOCTYPE spec SYSTEM "spec.dtd" [
> <!ENTITY StdOperations SYSTEM "operations.xml">
> 
> <!ENTITY jpl_have SYSTEM "jpl_have.xml">
> ]>
> 
> <lasdata>
>   <institution name="Pacific Marine Environmental Lab"
>    url="http://www.pmel.noaa.gov"/>
>  <!-- Define properties -->
>   <properties>
>    <ferret>
>     <land_type>shade        
>     </land_type>
>     <fill_type>fill        
>     </fill_type>
>     <view_centered>no        
>     </view_centered>
>     <fill_levels/>
>     <format>netcdf        
>     </format>
>    </ferret>
>   </properties>
> 
>    <operations
> url="http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/callahan-bin/LASserver.pl";>
>         &StdOperations;
>    </operations>
> 
> &jpl_have;
> 
> </lasdata>
> 
> 
> I find it much easier to keep separate .xml files for each dataset and
> then include them by adding:
> 
> <!ENTITY jpl_have SYSTEM "jpl_have.xml">
> ...
> &jpl_have;
> 
> to the las.xml file.
> 
> For more info in this see:
> http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/Ferret/LAS/FAQ/xml_includes.html
> 
> The only other thing I want to make sure you check is the FER_DATA and
> FER_DESCR environment variables to make sure they find the appropriate
> files.  First make sure that you can use adjoint.des in a regular ferret
> session in your personal account.  If so, then the server should be able
> to as well.  Check you personal Ferret environment variable settings
> with:
> 
> > Fenv
> 
> and then make sure that these same directories are listed in
> lasxml/Ferret_config.pl.
> 
> 
> -- Jon
> 
> Zhangfan Xing wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, Jon,
> > 
> > I upgraded ferret to 5.33 beta, also updated adjoint.des
> > and *.xml with your suggestion. But LAS still has the same
> > complaint:
> > 
> > Error in: FORMAT_RECORD; or file not descriptor file
> > ...
> > 
> > Could you give me the full jpl_have.xml file? The one attached to your
> > previoud mail is just a segement of <datasets>...</datasets>.
> > I am suspecting other parts in my *.xml may be incorrect.
> > Are you also running a newer version of LAS (I noticed
> > there is a little "go" image under the red "get data" icon
> > at http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/callahan/main.pl)?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Zhangfan
> > 
> > On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Jonathan Callahan wrote:
> > 
> > > Zhangfan,
> > >
> > > I have some good news.
> > >
> > > The good news is that things work fine for me using Ferret v5.33 beta.
> > > I didn't have to modify your adjoint.des file at all except for putting
> > > DODS URLs where you had data file names.
> > >
> > > I've set your data up in my test server:
> > >
> > > http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/callahan/
> > >
> > >
> > > I didn't get things to work with Ferret v5.22 which is what you're
> > > running.  I'm pretty sure that v5.22 didn't understand DODS URLs in
> > > descriptor files which explains why things didn't work for me.  I'm not
> > > sure exactly what your problem is but I expect it'll be solved by
> > > upgrading Ferret.
> > >
> > > You can get the latest beta releases here:
> > >
> > > http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/Ferret/Downloads/beta_releases.html
> > >
> > >
> > > I've attached the xml file I created for your Have data.
> > >
> > > The descriptor file used by my server is here:
> > >
> > > http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/LAS_desFiles/adjoint.des
> > >
> > >
> > > Let me know if this fixes things for you.
> > >
> > >
> > > -- Jon
>