[las_users] Version inconsistency between LAS 7.0 Beta Version 6 UI and Ferret 6.6.2

We are testing LAS version 7.1.1 while still running LAS 7.0 Beta on our development server. We installed Ferret 6.6.2 for the 7.1.1 version but noticed that we get the following error when we request a time series for a dataset from LAS 7.0 Beta using Ferret 6.6.2:

STOP -script mode, ERROR RUNNING SCRIPT

*** NOTE: regarding /usr/local/ferret-dataset/descr/mcsst_1dayperwk.des ...

*** NOTE: UNCLASSIFIED

*** NOTE: regarding /usr/local/ferret-dataset/descr/mcsst_1dayperwk.des ...

*** NOTE: UNCLASSIFIED

*** NOTE: regarding /usr/local/ferret-dataset/descr/mcsst_1dayperwk.des ...

*** NOTE: UNCLASSIFIED

LISTing to file /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/las15/output/004D5CC4CACEA50360B6D0E90A6EBFC6_map_scale.xml

**ERROR: invalid command: use RETURN= shape,size,grid,title,bad,t0,units,dset,

dsetnum,dsetpath,dsettitle,*size,*start,*end,

*units,*axis,nc_scale,nc_offset,user_scale,user_offset,

calendar,dtype,xmod,tmod,isdepth

the_plot_var,RETURN= axis

DEFINE SYMBOL the_axis = `the_plot_var,RETURN= axis`

If either Ferret 6.1 or 6.5 is used with LAS 7.0 Beta, the time series plot is generated correctly. Is this a known issue? I would prefer to only use one Ferret version for all the LAS installations if possible.

Penny Oots

Science Systems & Applications Inc.

NASA Langley Research Center, MS 157D

Hampton, VA 23681-2199

757-864-9816