Re: [ferret_users] **netCDF errors: Invalid Arguments

[Peter Cornillon <pcornillon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Siang,

I just tried to access this in a web browser (just capture the url and add .dds to the end, this should return the structure of the file and is a good way to check a URL) and it asked for my password. It seems that this is a password protected file. My guess is that this is why you are having trouble accessing it.

Peter

On Jun 17, 2007, at 5:36 AM, seah siang-chye wrote:

Hi all,

I'm having trouble accessing a netCDF file via the Opendap server of Meteo

France. When I input

use

"http://www.cnrm.meteo.fr/dods/cgi-bin/nph-dods/Datasets/Simulations/Coupled/CNRM-CM3/20C3M/A2/XX1/pr_A2_1961-1970.nc"

it returns me the following error message:

"netCDF errors: Invalid Arguments

is this a CDF file?"

I am, however, able to access netCDF files on other Opendap servers. As the

Meteo France Opendap server is password protected, does it mean I have to enter

the username and password somewhere in the command above in order to access the

files? Grateful if someone could advice.

Thank you and Best Regards,

Siang Chye

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