Installing on w2k

[Robert Grieve]

I will try and get hold of a linux distro as soon as possible and install it
on my machine.

For now I`m stuck with windoze!!

I am unsure of the following procedure in windows. How would I specify the
grads path and set the environment variable?

Thanks for your help.


----- Original Message -----
From: "bhatt vihang" <vihang_75 at YAHOO.COM>
To: <GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:45 AM
Subject: Re: Installing on w2k


> 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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