Re: [ferret_users] Error when opening nc file

[zhen.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi Ansley:

I am using Ferret v5.7. I think I should upgrade to Ferret v5.8 now.

Thanks for your help,

Zhen

At 03:28 PM 9/6/2005, Ansley Manke wrote:
> Hi Zhen,
> Which version of Ferret are you using? Previous to Ferret v5.8 Ferret 
> could not open files larger than 2 gb, but in Ferret v5.80 this 
> restriction was lifted.
>
> Ansley
>
> zhen.li@gsfc.nasa.gov wrote:
>
> > Hi Tony:
> >
> > I think the nc file that I am having trouble to open is just too big. 
> > It's 6 gbytes.
> > I can use GrADs to open it. But, it's not working when using ferret.
> > Also, "ncks" command failed as well.
> >
> > Has anyone run into this problem before? Is there any upper limit for the 
> > file size
> > for ferret?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help!
> >
> > Zhen
> >
> > At 10:56 AM 9/6/2005, Tony Jolibois wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > Do you run ferret in the good directory ? This error say that ferret 
> > > does not find your data file. You must have the file in the directory 
> > > you run ferret with the command "use ocean_month_1991_01.nc".
> > > In an other way, ferret search the data files in the directory defined 
> > > in the environment variable $FER_DATA.
> > > My $FER_DATA looks like that :
> > > FER_DATA=. /usr/local/ferret/fer_dsets/data /usr/local/ferret/go 
> > > /usr/local/ferret/examples /usr/local/ferret/contrib
> > > If your data file is in one of these directory, it should work.
> > >
> > > Hope this help,
> > > Tony
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Tony Jolibois
> > >
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> > >
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> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > zhen.li@gsfc.nasa.gov wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi All:
> > > >
> > > > When I tried to open a nc file, I got the following error message
> > > >
> > > > "use ocean_month_1991_01.nc
> > > >  **TMAP ERR: non-existent or not on line
> > > >              ocean_month_1991_01.nc"
> > > >
> > > > I've never seen this type of error before. The nc file was written out
> > > > by the same program, i.e, GFDL MOM4, and I have no problem opening
> > > > other nc files except this one. This file has more variables.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know what the error message meant, and how can I fix the
> > > > file?
> > > >
> > > > Your help is greatly appreciated!
> > > >
> > > > Zhen
> > >
> > >
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