dos2unix, unix2dos

[Marco Filato]

Hello, all my files are saved in c:\Programmi\PcGrADS\win32e
So it shouldn't be that the problem. Is there any book that teachs you how
to learn Grads using Windows. So I can avoid to go on witth the tutorial
that is impossible for me ('cause of the model.ctl)?

>From: Kwan-yin Kong <kongkwan at SCI.CCNY.CUNY.EDU>
>Reply-To: GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT
>To: GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT
>Subject: Re: dos2unix, unix2dos
>Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:22:11 -0500
>
>Hi Marco,
>
>The error message you saw might not be ASCII format
>related.  Where did you put your model.ctl and model.dat
>files?  I put mine in C:\Program Files\PCGrADS\win32e.
>
>Kwan
>
>  On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:57:25 +0000
>  bernd.becker at METOFFICE.GOV.UK wrote:
>>Hi,
>>There are dos routines available to convert from dos to
>>unix ascii and
>>vice versa. (just in case you don't fancy to retype your
>>ctl files in a
>>dos editor)
>>http://www.pop.psu.edu/help/unix/hints/unix/dos2unix.htm
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Bernd.
>>
>>On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 14:47, Heiner Körnich wrote:
>>>Hi Marco,
>>>
>>>the problem could be that the model.ctl file is in
>>>UNIX-ascii format,
>>>while your windows needs the dos-ascii format. Simplest
>>>solution that I
>>>could imagine is:
>>>1) Open model.ctl in an editor
>>>2) Open new file in notepad
>>>3) Copy content of model.ctl to notepad file and save.
>>>
>>>This shouldn't be a problem with your own ctl-files
>>>later.
>>>
>>>Good luck,
>>>Heiner
>>>
>>>Marco Filato wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hello,
>>> >
>>> > I downloaded grads for win xp, and I was starting to
>>>use the tutorial.
>>> > Here
>>> > there is written to open the control file model.ctl.
>>>Unfortunately whenI
>>> > open GraDs and I write open model.ctl, it replies me
>>>that it can't
>>> > open the
>>> > descriptor file. And so I can't go on with the
>>>tutorial. What should I
>>> > do?
>>> > Thanks a lot for your support
>>> >
>>> > Marco
>>> >
>>> >
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