Installing on w2k

[bhatt vihang]

Dear Robert

working with windows is very easy. but for scientific
applications, still windows is not a suitable platform
(this is my personal view). So many programs are
running on windows with less efficiency as compared to
unix.

now let me come to your problem.

I assume that you are running pc version of grads from
start->program->pcgrads->grads.

if you are following above procedure then you need to
check the present working directory by !CD command.
you put your ctl file in this folder. or give full
path of your ctl file with open statement. it shoud
work. if your data file is not in the same directory
then you can specify path in your ctl file. Dset
$path/datafile.

another alternative is that you start grads from the
command prompt. i.e. from that directory in which your
ctl file exists. this is the common procedure in unix.
i have faced some problems in this with windows xp.

you should specify the grads path and environment
variable GADDIR and GASCRP in the startup. i hope you
know how to do that.

i would sincerely suggest again you to switch over
unix to get better scientific environment. it is not
very difficult.

regards,

vihang bhatt

--- Robert Grieve <weathermaker at ROGERS.COM> wrote:

> I`m installing wind32e on my windows 2000 pro
> edition. Nice and simple to install!!
>
> It resides on the path
> C:\Program Files\PCGrADS
>
> This is where the executable file decided to install
> the software. Is this a good place?
>
> Where should I be putting my data files such as the
> grib, ctl etc etc. The grads docs say the 3 main
> files should be download to a local directory.
>
> I created a folder specifically where I can put my
> downloaded grib data so it keeps things tidy, simply
> called data. The path to this is
> C:\Program Files\PCGrADS\data
>
> When starting up grads, and trying to open for
> example model.ctl I get "Can`t open description
> file". This is basically telling me, GrADS cannot
> find the descripter file. Is there something I
> should be changing so grads can find the data files
> in future? A conf file or something?
>
> Many thankyous.
>
> Robert.


Vihang Bhatt
Project Scientist
Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi
Hauz Khas
New Delhi
web: http://www.geocities.com/vihang_75/index.html

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