Re: Problem

[muyin wang <muyin.wang@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Steve:
you need to specify the region of  plotting first. Make sure that the 
region is set to 2D before shade/fill/contour command can be excuted.
Goodluck!
Muyin


Steve Guimond wrote:

> Hello:
>   I have a binary file with data in an array of size (2220,2275).  I have
> read this into Ferret using:
>
> file/var=wv/grid=mygrid/format=stream/type=r4 file.bin
>
> I am able to read the file okay, but when I go to fill the data, I get an
> error message such as:
>
> **ERROR: insufficient memory: 5050500 words were requested.
> *** NOTE: You can use SET MEMORY/SIZE=xxx to increase memory.
> *** NOTE: The "Memory use" section of the FERRET Users Guide has further tips.
>
> so i set the memory to 15 Megawords, but get a segmentation fault every
> time I try to plot.  I am using FERRET v5.80 (static) on Linux/Red Hat gcc
> 2.96.  Is this the right way to read my binary file?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve Guimond
> Research Assistant
> The Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies
>