Re: [IDV #FHA-798814]: IDV - error while trying to process Lifted Index...

Yes, this is a known problem with the opendap server giving bad/non-existent 
error messages. Its on my list to fix, but unfortunately its going to take some 
deep rewiring in the dods-java library.

Do you know what the actual dods URL is?

Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> Hi Jacob-
>
>
> > Institution: Home
> > Package Version: 2.1RC3
> > Operating System: Linux
> > Hardware Information: Java: home: /root/IDV_2.1RC3/jre version: 1.5.0_06 
> > j3d:1.3.1
> > Inquiry: I have saved a bundle that contains a four-panel display of certian 
> > GFS Model products.
> > Everything was downloading and loading well until it came to the Surface Lifted 
> > Index.
> > When the GFS began to download the Surface Lifted Index, I recieved the 
> > following
> > error message:
> >
> > An error has occurred:
> > Decoding bundle: /root/.metapps/DefaultIdv/bundles/Toolbar/Models/GFS Local 
> > All-Levels Winds_H2o 4-Panel.xidv
> > Lexical error at line 1, column 1.  Encountered: "" (0), after : ""
>
>
> I suspect that the cause of this is that the data for that particular run
> had not yet arrived.  However, I'll cc: the server developer to see
> if there is a way to have this fail more gracefully.
>
>
> > How do I go about sending you the Saved Bundle that contained this error 
> > message?
>
>
> > From the support form, attach the bundle as Attachment 1.  You can browse
> to the file (the path is in the error message above).
>  
>
>
> > ******************
> > Stack trace:
> > dods.dap.parser.TokenMgrError: Lexical error at line 1, column 1.  Encountered: "" (0), 
> > after : ""
> > at 
> > dods.dap.parser.ErrorParserTokenManager.getNextToken(ErrorParserTokenManager.java:823)
> > at dods.dap.parser.ErrorParser.jj_consume_token(ErrorParser.java:155)
> > at dods.dap.parser.ErrorParser.ErrorObject(ErrorParser.java:10)
> > at dods.dap.DODSException.parse(DODSException.java:193)
> > at dods.dap.DConnect.handleContentDesc(DConnect.java:633)
> > at dods.dap.DConnect.openConnection(DConnect.java:202)
> > at dods.dap.DConnect.getDataFromUrl(DConnect.java:380)
> > at dods.dap.DConnect.getData(DConnect.java:339)
> > at dods.dap.DConnect.getData(DConnect.java:522)
> > at ucar.nc2.dods.DODSNetcdfFile.readDataDDSfromServer(DODSNetcdfFile.java:1042)
> > at ucar.nc2.dods.DODSNetcdfFile.readData(DODSNetcdfFile.java:1190)
> > at ucar.nc2.Variable._read(Variable.java:919)
> > at ucar.nc2.Variable.read(Variable.java:614)
> > at ucar.nc2.dataset.VariableDS._read(VariableDS.java:279)
> > at ucar.nc2.Variable.read(Variable.java:614)
> > at ucar.nc2.dataset.VariableDS._read(VariableDS.java:279)
> > at ucar.nc2.Variable.read(Variable.java:599)
> > at ucar.nc2.Variable.read(Variable.java:552)
> > at ucar.nc2.dataset.grid.GeoGrid.readDataSlice(GeoGrid.java:399)
> > at ucar.nc2.dataset.grid.GeoGrid.readVolumeData(GeoGrid.java:267)
> > at ucar.visad.GeoGridFlatField.readData(GeoGridFlatField.java:195)
> > at ucar.visad.CachedFlatField.readCache(CachedFlatField.java:348)
> > at ucar.visad.CachedFlatField.unpackFloats(CachedFlatField.java:415)
> > at ucar.visad.CachedFlatField.getRanges(CachedFlatField.java:229)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridUtil.fieldMinMax(GridUtil.java:2984)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.makeSequence(GeoGridAdapter.java:1189)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getSequence(GeoGridAdapter.java:983)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.makeFieldImpl(GeoGridDataSource.java:832)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataInner(GeoGridDataSource.java:604)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getData(DataSourceImpl.java:1510)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.DirectDataChoice.getData(DirectDataChoice.java:319)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.DataChoice.getData(DataChoice.java:550)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:239)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:203)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.init(GridDataInstance.java:204)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:161)
> > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:142)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.doMakeDataInstance(PlanViewControl.java:1050)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initializeDataInstance(DisplayControlImpl.java:2719)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.setData(DisplayControlImpl.java:2701)
> > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.setData(PlanViewControl.java:415)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.control.ContourPlanViewControl.setData(ContourPlanViewControl.java:115)
> > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:321)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1172)
> > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:925)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initAfterUnPersistence(DisplayControlImpl.java:1145)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initAfterUnPersistence(DisplayControlImpl.java:1053)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.instantiateFromBundle(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2732)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.decodeXmlInner(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2343)
> > at 
> > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager$11.run(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2181)
> > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:931)
>
>
>
>
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: FHA-798814
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open