[McIDAS #QLY-545896]: TXT2MD

Hi Kwan,

re:
> I have been trying to import some surface data into an MD file using
> TXT2MD.  But I ran into a strange behavior from TXT2MD. The first few lines
> of the input data file are as follows.
> 
> TYPE MOD  IDA   DAY      HMS    LAT    LON       T       TD       PSL
> DIR     SPD     SPMX      STI     WXP
> 0   0 28401 2013312 12:00:00 32.23 -144.54 -9999.00 -9999.00  -9999.0 -9999  
> -9999.0  -9999.0  -9999.0
> 0   0 52073 2013313 00:00:00  4.93 -137.30   302.15 -9999.00   1007.9 40      
> 8.2  -9999.0    302.4
> 0   0 52077 2013313 00:00:00  2.08 -146.97 -9999.00 -9999.00  -9999.0 -9999  
> -9999.0  -9999.0    302.4
> 0   0 52080 2013313 00:00:00  2.04 -138.17 -9999.00 -9999.00  -9999.0 -9999  
> -9999.0  -9999.0    302.6
> 0   0 52079 2013313 00:00:00  0.06 -147.01   300.45 -9999.00   1008.4 -9999  
> -9999.0  -9999.0    302.4
> 
> Note that the date in the first line is 2013312 whereas the rest has
> 2013313.
> 
> Now, I ran the TXT2MD command like so:
> txt2md.k buoy.txt 1003 ISHP MISS=-9999
> 
> I got a new MDXX1003.
> 
> But when I listed the data in MDXX1003, they all have the date 2013312
> assigned, which are of course incorrect.
> 
> ptlist.k MYDATA/PTSRCS.1003 PAR=IDA DAY HMS lat lon T[C] TD[C] SPMX[KT]  
> STI[C] FORM=DATA NUM=ALL
> 
> IDA  DAY[CYD]  HMS[HMS]  LAT[DEG]  LON[DEG]      T[C]     TD[C] SPMX[KT]    
> STI[C]
> ---- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 
> ---------
> 2840   2013312    120000   32.2300 -144.5400
> 5207   2013312         0    4.9300 -137.3000     28.99                        
>  29.24
> 5207   2013312         0    2.0800 -146.9700                                  
>  29.24
> 5208   2013312         0    2.0400 -138.1700                                  
>  29.44
> 5207   2013312         0    0.0600 -147.0100     27.29                        
>  29.24
> 5208   2013312         0    7.6400 -136.7000                                  
>  29.04
> 
> This incorrect date assignment is the reason that I have been bewildered
> for a long time as to why they could not be plotted with the correct date
> and time specified.
> 
> I am attaching the data file for you to examine.

After years of merging UPC additions/modifications into TXT2MD, I finally
gave up when there was a major update to the SSEC version.   Evidently,
the SSEC version of TXT2MD has at least one bug in it as you have found.
Instead of trying to debug the SSEC routine, I suggest that you use the
Unidata version instead, UPCTXT2MD.  You would run this in exactly the
same way as you did for the SSEC version:

upctxt2md.k buoy.txt 1003 ISHP MISS=-9999

I just did this with your buoy.txt file, and here is the PTLIST listing
for the first 15 records:

PTLIST MYDATA/PTSRCS.1003 PAR=IDA DAY HMS lat lon T[C] TD[C] SPMX[KT] STI[C] 
FORM=DATA NUM=15
 IDA  DAY[CYD]  HMS[HMS]  LAT[DEG]  LON[DEG]      T[C]     TD[C]  SPMX[KT]    
STI[C]
---- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 
---------
2840   2013312    120000   32.2300 -144.5400
5207   2013313         0    4.9300 -137.3000     28.99                         
29.24
5207   2013313         0    2.0800 -146.9700                                   
29.24
5208   2013313         0    2.0400 -138.1700                                   
29.44
5207   2013313         0    0.0600 -147.0100     27.29                         
29.24
5208   2013313         0    7.6400 -136.7000                                   
29.04
5208   2013313         0    2.0400 -138.1700                                   
29.44
5208   2013313         0    2.0300 -156.0200     27.19                         
29.84
5208   2013313         0    0.0100 -156.0400     27.69                         
30.04
5207   2013313         0    4.9300 -137.3000     28.99                         
29.24
5208   2013313         0    5.0200 -155.9700     28.89                         
29.84
5207   2013313         0    2.0800 -146.9700                                   
29.24
5208   2013313         0    2.0300 -156.0200     27.19                         
29.84
5207   2013313         0    0.0600 -147.0100     27.29                         
29.24
5208   2013313         0    7.6400 -136.7000                                   
29.04
Number of matches found = 15
PTLIST: Done

So, give UPCTXT2MD a try and let me know how it goes for you.

Cheers,

Tom
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