Installing on w2k

bhatt vihang vihang_75 at YAHOO.COM
Wed Dec 21 22:53:49 EST 2005


dear robert,

you can right click on my computer icon and read the
options. go to properties. you will get the idea how
to do it.

regards,

vihang bhatt

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

> 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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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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