Re: [las_users] LAS 6.5 addXML.sh utility message

[Roland Schweitzer <Roland.Schweitzer@xxxxxxxx>]

Penny,

That rather uninformative message is a warning that addXML punted on 
trying to figure out the interval between time steps in the data source.

Currently, the LAS configuration allows time axes to be described using 
an <arange> element that uses exactly one descriptive of the "step" 
between time points (with values like "day" and "hour").  Or instead of 
an <arange> each and every time point can be specified with a <v> 
element.  When examining your input file addXML couldn't figure out a 
way to express the interval using only one of the allowed choices.  So 
instead, it just created the time axis using the <v> elements (one for 
each time point in the axis).  As you say, this method works fine, but 
it might make the user interface a little less usable if the list of 
time values is really long.  If you know how to express the interval you 
can create an <arange> element yourself and replace all the <v> elements 
with the <arange>.

I'll work on making the message better and if this data source is 
available via OPeNDAP send me the URL and I'll try to improve addXML's 
guess work for discovering the interval between time steps.

Roland

Penny Oots wrote:

> LAS experts,
>
> I get the following message after running the addXML.sh utility (from 
> LAS 6.5) on a netcdf file I created from 5 ascii files using Ferret:
>
> Too many periods:  month week day
>
> The xml file is created but I am curious about what the message is 
> trying to tell me and did not find anything on the LAS site or using 
> Google.
>
> Penny Oots