Win32 Binaries in v1.9.0-rc1

Wed Feb 6 15:34:57 EST 2008

Yes I did, Eric, initially. Apparently I had the correct version 
downloaded to start with, but had made some incorrect assumptions 
regarding startup. I was able to get it to work after first launching 
Xming and rxvt, thanks to Arlindo's guidance. Thanks for the suggestions.

Stephen

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Stephen,

Did you notice an error message about "GXSTRT" (not sure if that's the 
exact spelling) before the window disappeared? When I tried using the very 
first release of the "Superpack" package, there was some kind of problem 
with grads communicating with the Xming X server. That problem went away 
in the updated package that Arlindo released a few days after the initial 
release. I noticed that the file has been updated again, but I haven't 
tried it (I'm waiting for things to settle down a bit). If you're not sure 
you have the latest version, download it again.

Best regards,

Eric L. Altshuler
Assistant Research Scientist
Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
Calverton, MD 20705-3106
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Mark,
Thanks for the suggestion, but already tried that (it works fine with 1.8, 
and never had a problem with it).
Stephen

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Stephen,
That problem occurs? in all builds, even 1.8.
To solve it just build a shortcut to the app and save it on your desktop 
or in your Program Files folder. Find the executable 
(c:/.../PCGrADS/grads),and right click the icon? selecting the ? 'Create 
Shortcut' option.?  Should work OK when launched from your new shortcut.
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From: Stephen R McMillan <smcmillan at PLANALYTICS.COM>

Arlindo,

I downloaded the grads-1.9.0-rc1.win32_superpack from the website you 
listed. I had no problems unzipping it to my c:\pcgrads folder. Although I 
can run it in batch mode, I'm having problems getting it to work in 
graphics window mode. ? I can launch the executable (gradsdods.exe) but 
the viewing window just disappears after I respond to the initial prompt 
for Landscape mode.

I'm running the application on a Windows XP platform, and it meets or 
exceeds all of the systems requirements.

I had no problems using the earlier (1.8sl11) win32e version, which I had 
removed to ensure no conflicts between the two. I' m thin king it may be 
an anti-virus or firewall issue, although I have both gradsdods.exe and 
Xming.exe listed in my "allowed" list. ? I found no additional help in 
your notes or the Getting Started with Win32 GrADS document. Any 
suggestions? Or, perhaps another user encountered a similar problem and 
has a resolution he/she might share.

Thanks--
Stephen Mc

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All,
?
?  Based on early user feedback I have made some small adjustments to the 
way Win32 GrADS talks to the Xserver which should make it more stable. The 
binaries on sf.net have been refreshed:
?
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=161773&package_id=182392

?
If you have already downloaded the previous version and? want a faster 
download this time, you can get only the files that have changed from here
?
? ? ?  http://opengrads.org/pre-rel/win32
Replace/add these files? to folder? PCGrADS/win32.
?
? ?  Let me know if you experience any problems.
?
? ? ? ? ? ?  Arlindo

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On Jan 30, 2008 12:32 AM, Arlindo da Silva < dasilva at alum.mit.edu > wrote:
All,

? ?  For those of you interested in the Win32 build made available with 
GrADS v1.9.0-rc1 I have compiled some notes here:

? ?  ?  ?  http://opengrads.org/wiki/index.php?titl e=Inst 
alling_GrADS_on_Microsoft_Windows

? ?  Basically, most users will be interested in the "Win32 Superpack" 
which requires no installation and includes all you need to run GrADS on 
Windows, including the OpenGrADS extensions. For those of you working on a 
Cygwin environment and preferring a more traditional Linux-like 
installation, this is now a viable option as well.?

? ?  Initial feedback indicates that the "Win32 Superpack" appears robust. 
If this remains the case a similar approach will be used to produce the 
first Win32 builds for GrADS v2.

? ?  Your feedback is greatly appreciated. In particular I'd like to hear 
whether it works on older versions of Windows such as Windows 2000 and 
NT4, even Win 9x. Notice that this will be last release that could 
potentially support Win 9x.

? ?  Thank you,

?  ;?  ; ?  ?  Arlindo

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