20001221: McIDAS X 7.7 on i386-linux (cont.)

>From: Eirh-Yu Hsie <address@hidden>
>Organization: CU/CIRES
>Keywords: 200012212111.eBLLBAo05506 McIDAS-X 7.70 mcserv

Hsie,

re: point at ADDE.UCAR.EDU

>I can not point my machine to a ADDE server:
>
>            M c I D A S - X     V e r s i o n  7.700 Unidata 001130    
>                                                                       
>                                                                       
>mcimage: number of graphics colors plus image colors cannot be more th>
>mcimage: Attempting to guess a good value                              
>mcimage: Using slow processing for Z-16 images                         
>MCMENU UNIDATA.MNU                                                     
>MCGUI                                                                  
>DATALOC LIST RTIMAGES                                                  
>                                                                       
>Group Name                    Server IP Address                        
>--------------------         ----------------------------------------  
>DATALOC -- done                                                        

OK, this first invocation seems to say that no DATALOCs have been previously
run from this account.

>DATALOC ADD RTIMAGES ADDE.UCAR.EDU                                     
>                                                                       
>Group Name                    Server IP Address                        
>--------------------         ----------------------------------------  
>DATALOC -- done                                    

Very strange indeed.  From your previous email, I believe that you
are doing this from your (hsie1) account.  Given your MCTABLE_READ and
MCTABLE_WRITE settings, this should mean that ~hsie1/mcidas/data should
get updated AND used:

MCTABLE_READ=/home/hsie1/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT:/export/home/mcidas/data/ADDESITE.TXT
MCDATA=/home/hsie1/mcidas/data
MCTABLE_WRITE=/home/hsie1/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT

Oops, I now see the problem.  MCTABLE_READ should be:

MCTABLE_READ=/home/hsie1/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT;/export/home/mcidas/data/ADDESITE.TXT

The difference is the semi-colon between the two pathnames instead of
the colon that you have.  You will need to:

o EXIT McIDAS
o edit your ~/.cshrc file and correct the entry for MCTABLE_READ
o source ~/.cshrc
o restart McIDAS from the same window in which you sourced ~/.cshrc

>It seems to me that MCTABLE.TXT is changed:
>
>hsielinux:[64]% cat MCTABLE.TXT
>ADDE_ROUTE_RTWXTEXT=140.172.240.32
>ADDE_ROUTE_RTGRIDS=140.172.240.32
>ADDE_ROUTE_RTPTSRC=140.172.240.32
>ADDE_ROUTE_MYDATA=LOCAL-DATA
>HOST_ADDE.UCAR.EDU=128.117.13.119
>ADDE_ROUTE_RTIMAGES=ADDE.UCAR.EDU

Yes, your MCTABLE_WRITE is correct.  The problem is in MCTABLE_READ.

By the way, after you get this working try the following:

DATALOC ADD RTGINI ADDE.UCAR.EDU
IMGDISP RTGINI/GW1KVIS.-30 LATLON=40 105 EU=IMAGE REFRESH='EG;MAP H'

We maintain over a week of each kind of GINI image data received in
NOAAPORT on this machine.  ADDE.UCAR.EDU is an alias for
motherlode.ucar.edu, the same machine that is acting as a cornerstone
of the Unidata IDD.

To see all of the different descriptors in the RTGINI dataset, use the
DSINFO command:

DSINFO IMAGE RTGINI

Also, the ADDE server on motherlode is "open for business".  I maintain
9 days of McIDAS decoded MD files, GRID files, and something like 15
days worth of the imagery that is sent in the Unidata-Wisconsin
datastream.  I will also be making available the NOAAPORT NIDS products
once they become freely available on January 1.  There is an additonal
dataset whose ADDE group name is INFO.  Check out the INFO contents
as follows:

DSINFO T INFO
        Dataset Names of Type: TEXT  in Group: INFO
Name         NumPos   Content
------------ ------   --------------------------------------
RTSERVER         1    DATALOC commands for Unidata Real-Time Datasets
DSINFO -- done

READ INFO/RTSERVER

In particular, follow the instructions at the beginning of the listing
from the READ command.

I will be announcing the general availability of ADDE service on
motherlode either tomorrow or next week.

Tom