memory problem

[ramesh <kv_ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Ferret users,

I tried to convert a binary file into  netcdf file
using  the Ferret Script - given below.  It did
not work due to MEMORY SIZE problem.   We
are using SOLARIS-7  Operating System, with
512 MB RAM  and the available hard-disk
space is  2GB.

Thank you for your help.

Ramesh
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The error message is as follows:
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set r/i=1:192/j=1:128/k=1:32/l=1:528
save/file=ptemp5801.nc ptemp
 **ERROR: insufficient memory: 415236096 words were requested.
LIST/FORMAT=CDF/file=ptemp5801.nc ptemp
Command file, command group, or REPEAT execution aborted
 *** NOTE: You can use SET MEMORY/SIZE=xxx to increase memory.
 *** NOTE: The "Memory use" section of the FERRET Users Guide has
further tips.
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The  Ferret Script is below:
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 Set state
set mode desperate
can/all data
can/all var

! Define depths grid
def axis/x=1:32:1/unit="levels" dax
def grid/x=dax dg

! Read depths data
file/grid=dg/var=depths depths.dat
set var/tit="Standard Depths"/unit=m depths

! Define axes
def axis/x=180.0W:178.125E/npoints=192/unit=deg xax
def axis/y=90.0S:88.5938N/npoints=128/unit=deg yax
DEF AXIS/T0=1-JAN-0000/T=1:528:1/npoints=528/units=months tax1
alias daxis def axis/depth/from_data/z/npoints=32/name=zax
daxis/unit=meters depths[d=1,i=1:32]

! Read data
def grid/x=xax/y=yax/z=zax/t=tax1 tg
file/form=stream/order=xyzt/grid=tg/var="ptemp" ptemp58_01.bin
set var/tit="Potential Temperature"/unit="deg Cel" ptemp
SET VARIABLE/BAD=0.0 ptemp

! clean up
can data 1

! Set state for netCDF file writing
can memory
set memory/size=100.0                             ! MegaWords

! Write netCDF file
set r/i=1:192/j=1:128/k=1:32/l=1:528
save/file=ptemp5801.nc ptemp

! Set state
set memory/size=50.0
can/a data

set mode verify
can/all data
can/all var
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