[ferret_users] multicolumn ASCII file read not working, BUG?

[Lev Tarasov <lev@xxxxxx>]

Hi all;
	/col in not working in an ascii file read as it used.
for
 	NOAA/PMEL TMAP
 	FERRET v6.84
 	Linux 2.6.9-101.ELsmp 64-bit - 07/19/13

DEFINE AXIS/T=-12000:0:200    F120kd2
DEFINE AXIS/F=1:12:1 T12
DEFINE AXIS/modulo/X=180W:180E:5/UNIT=DEGREE xlonglob5
DEFINE AXIS/Y=90S:90N:5/UNIT=DEGREE ylatglob5
DEFINE GRID/X=xlonglob5/Y=ylatglob5/T=F120kd2/F=T12  glob5vTF120kd2

FILE/SKIP=4/VAR="Tm"/COL=12/order=fxyt/GRID=glob5vTF120kd2 vT55glob.EBMZHFAMice.dat

list tm[i=1,j=1,l=1]
gives me the value for the last (12th'd) column of data

seems the first 11 columns were ignored

yes? show dat
 name     title                             I         J         K         L         M         N
 TM       TM                               1:73      1:37      ...       1:61      ...       1:12

yes? stats Tm
..
             F: 1
             DATA SET: ./vT55glob.EBMZHFAMice.dat

 Total # of data points: 164761 (73*37*1*61*1*1)

yes? show dat
 TM       TM                               1:73      1:37      ...       1:61      ...       1:1



The first few lines of the data file are:
paleonEBM K4, nohdsafemwpext fx Gb hconvert.Gg idHhp0.nn4s6/eu4 0.5 min marine b
  73   37 -180.000000  180.000000  -90.000000   90.000000 5.00000 5.00000

  time(years)=      -120000.0
  -6.85 -11.70 -19.12 -24.80 -27.19 -28.50 -30.27 -31.34 -29.34 -23.29 -14.91  -8.09
  -6.85 -11.70 -19.12 -24.80 -27.19 -28.50 -30.27 -31.34 -29.34 -23.29 -14.91  -8.09
  -6.85 -11.70 -19.12 -24.80 -27.19 -28.50 -30.27 -31.34 -29.34 -23.29 -14.91  -8.09
  -6.85 -11.70 -19.12 -24.80 -27.19 -28.50 -30.27 -31.34 -29.34 -23.29 -14.91  -8.09


If I try reading with /col=11
FILE/SKIP=4/VAR="Tm"/COL=11/order=fxyt/GRID=glob5vTF120kd2 vT55glob.EBMZHFAMice.dat
Then the data is read sequentially across the columns but N still has 
dimension 1.

What's up?

Cheers,

Lev


Lev Tarasov -   Dept of Physics and Physical Oceanography,
		Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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