[ferret_users] reading data in Windows Ferret version

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Subject: [ferret_users] reading data in Windows Ferret version

From: Michael Larkin <mlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:09:11 -0400

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Please excuse me. I am not a meteorologist. I am biology graduate student trying to look at some data in ferret. I can’t get ferret to read my data and I did not find the solution to my problem in my search of the archived questions. I downloaded the file that I need, which is vwnd.10m.1982.nc, from a meteorological website. I placed the data file in the program file location for ferret (C:\Program Files\TMAP) which I assume will allow the software to find and read the file.

I type the following command:

yes? use vwnd.10m.1982.nc

Then I hit enter and get the error message of:

**TMAP ERR: non-existent or not on the line

I am using the Windows XP (V 5.51) version of ferret.

Any advice to get ferret to read my data would be greatly appreciated.