Re: [ferret_users] reading data in Windows Ferret version

[Paul Young <Paul.J.Young@xxxxxxxx>]

Glad it worked! 

....Just forwarding to the users' group for completeness. 

On Jun 14, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Michael Larkin wrote:

Your tip #2  worked!  The quotation marks made the difference.  Thanks! 

 

Mike  

 

 

 

From: Paul Young [mailto:Paul.J.Young@xxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 1:14 PM
To: Michael Larkin
Cc: oar.pmel.ferret_users@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ferret_users] reading data in Windows Ferret version

 

Hi Michael,

 

I don't use ferret on windows, but here's two ideas:

 

1) Try putting the file name in quotation marks - might be the extra .'s that are causing problems:

 

yes? use "vwnd.10m.1982.nc "

 

2) Maybe ferret doesn't know to look in C:\Prgram Files\TMAP. Try typing the full path (in quotes again):

 

yes? use "C:\Program Files\TMAP\vwnd.10m.1982.nc "

 

(I have to specify $FER_DATA in my unix/mac start up files; not sure what the equivalent is on Windows). 

 

Have fun,

 

Paul

 

 

 

 

On Jun 14, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Michael Larkin wrote:

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.