Win32 Binaries in v1.9.0-rc1

[See Hai Ooi]

Dear Mr Arlindo,

     Thank you.

     I use Window XP which is installed with Norton
Internet Security [Personal Firewall and Norton
Antivirus are set to on. This does not pose any
problem to my old GrADS version.]  Based on your
guidance, the initial partial problems I encountered
when using the unzipped copy of
Grads-1.9.0-rc1.win32-superpack.zip are:-

    (1) From the windows command line, I set the
Microimages server display to local host [e.g. a) cd
c:\mix_win; b) set DISPLAY=localhost:0.0]. This was
followed by clicking the server icon from my windows
desktop.
    (2) Then I opened another windows command line and
grads worked in batch mode by typing grads -b after
cd:\a\pcgrads\win32\grads -b.  But the graphic window
did not turn up even though I could sdfopen
c:\...\vwnd.1997.nc file. [In my old version, after
clicking the grads icon, the GrADS command line and
graphic windows appear in Microimages server. I do not
need to go to the windows command line to do that.]

     I am not good at computer. Probably I did
something wrong or missed out some steps.  I shall try
to make another attempt again tonight and inform you
my outcome accordingly.

     Best regards.

Ooi See Hai




--- Arlindo da Silva <dasilva at ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> On Jan 30, 2008 8:11 AM, See Hai Ooi
> <axl419 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear Mr Arlindo,
> >
> >     I use window version of GrADS for my work.  I
> was
> > very excited with this new build.  Regretably, by
> > following your installation instruction in a
> separate
> > directory, GrADS did not appear at all
>
>
> What do you mean by that? The Graphics window did
> not appear, or even the
> command line did not appear? Can you get it to work
> in batch mode? Say,
>
> 1) Start the windows command line
> 2) cd C:\PCGrADS\win32  (or to wherever you
> installed it)
> 3) grads -b
>
>
> > even after
> > opening the Xming first.
>
>
> If you start Xming first make sure you set your
> DISPLAY variable
> accordingly. For example,
>
> cd C:\PCGrADS\Xming
> Xming -multiwindow :7
> set DISPLAY=localhost:7.0
>
> Test it before starting GrADS. Say,
>
> cd C:\PCgRADS\win32
> rxvt
>
>
> > [By the way, I still keep my
> > MicroImages X server and GrADS Version 1.8SL9
> intact
> > in its original installed directory.]
>
>
> Xming is way better than the Microimages server
> (which is based on X11R5).
> However, if you start the Microimages server and set
>
> set DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
> grads
>
> it should work as well. It is better to make sure
> you have only one X server
> running at a time.
>
>
> > I don't know
> > why.  Hope you can help.
> >
>
> I need to know your version of Windows, whether or
> not you have the Windows
> Firewall on, and the kind of anti-virus software. I
> am very limited as to
> the different versions of Windows I have access to,
> so I need user feedback.
> I am hopeful we can work out  these glitches.
>
>               Arlindo
>
> --
> Arlindo da Silva
> dasilva at alum.mit.edu

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