How to consult the email Grads users database.

[James T. Potemra]

Sure, the archive is maintained at:

http://list.cineca.it/archives/gradsusr.html

You'll have to register the first time.

Jim

hersala wrote:
> Dear James,
> Could you send me please the link to this email database. Surely it
> will save a lot of time to many of us.
> Thank you.
> Hernán.
>
> 2009/4/13 James T. Potemra <jimp at hawaii.edu <mailto:jimp at hawaii.edu>>
>
>     May I add to Arlindo's response and remind everyone that these emails
>     are archived in a database, and this database becomes almost useless
>     with subject lines such as "Please help", or "question", etc.  I'm
>     sure
>     many mail filters, human and otherwise, delete these on receipt.
>      Please
>     try and use a subject line that is somewhat meaningful; this will save
>     time in the future for those who search the archive.  Thanks,
>
>     Jim
>
>     Arlindo da Silva wrote:
>
>         On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Christopher Blossom
>         <blossom002 at student.wcsu.edu
>         <mailto:blossom002 at student.wcsu.edu>
>         <mailto:blossom002 at student.wcsu.edu
>         <mailto:blossom002 at student.wcsu.edu>>> wrote:
>
>            To all:
>
>
>
>                 I have a couple of questions: when I use
>            rc=write(Jan1979.ctl, dset Jan1979.dat), I get the following
>            message: Syntax Error:  Invalid Operand
>
>            'write' not a variable or function name
>
>            Error ocurred at column 1
>
>            DEFINE error: Invalid expression.
>
>            Why does that happen?
>
>
>         How much of the User's Guide have you read?
>
>                   http://grads.iges.org/grads/gadoc/users.html
>
>         I suspect you are entering GrADS scripting syntax at the "ga->"
>         command line; this is a very common mistake we always make
>         when we are
>         starting with grads. Review the User's Guide, there is a lot
>         of useful
>         information there.
>
>
>            I am running grads OPeNDAP
>
>
>         There are some guidelines under
>
>           http://grads.iges.org/grads/users.html
>
>         for submitting questions to gradsusr. These are important so
>         that we
>         know exactly which version of the software you are running. For
>         example, "grads OPeNDAP" does not give us nearly enough
>         information to
>         know what you are running.
>
>
>
>            Additionally, I looked at
>
>          http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/dods/NCEP_NARR_DAILY/197901/197901/narr-b_221_197901dd_hh00_000.info
>
>          <http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/dods/NCEP_NARR_DAILY/197901/197901/narr-b_221_197901dd_hh00_000.info>
>         and
>            saw some asterisks.  When I put down d weasd3hr, I got the
>            following error message:gancgrid error: unable to allocate
>         memory
>            for grtmp grid storage
>
>                 grid size = xlen * ylen * zlen * tlen * elen = 28 * 28
>         * -999
>            * 1 * 1
>
>            Data Request Error:  Error for variable 'weasd3hr'
>
>                 Error ocurred at column 1
>
>            DISPLAY error:  Invalid expression
>
>                 Expression = weasd3hr.
>
>            Why was that?
>
>
>         The error message "unable to allocate memory" means just that:
>         your
>         computer is running low on memory. Close some applications or
>         add some
>         more RAM. There is also some chance that there is a bug in
>         GrADS that
>         is causing it to tun out of memory. We would need more
>         information in
>         order to diagnose that.
>
>
>            Finally, I have the CD.
>
>
>         Hmm. CD? Which CD is that?  How am I suppose to know?
>
>         As a general rule,  I think it is very important for us to
>         share our
>         knowledge with new users but there are some basic "Netiquete"
>         rules
>         that we all need to be attentive to, e.g.,
>
>          http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ia_nq_basics.htm
>
>         In particular, "research before you ask" and always review your
>         message asking yourself: am I providing enough information for
>         someone
>         to be able to understand and ideally reproduce my problem?
>
>           Arlindo
>
>         --
>         Arlindo da Silva
>         dasilva at alum.mit.edu <mailto:dasilva at alum.mit.edu>
>         <mailto:dasilva at alum.mit.edu <mailto:dasilva at alum.mit.edu>>
>
>