[gradsusr] [BULK] Re: opening text file data

Wed Feb 9 04:00:47 EST 2011

Zablone and Muhammad,

Thanks a lot for your input. Indeed I open the ctl file. I run the script in a batch mode through several calling scripts, both bash and grads scripts. I realized that I could make a plot when I ran the script interactively (see attached plot). I believe the problem is just within my calling tree of the graphics package. I’ll investigate.

Thanks again for the comments.

Galebonwe Ramaphane

Department of Meteorological Services

P.O. BOX 10100

Gaborone

Botswana

Tel: +267 3612200

 Mobile: +267 74435261

From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [mailto:gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On Behalf Of Zablone Owiti
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 7:09 AM
To: GrADS Users Forum
Subject: Re: [gradsusr] [BULK] Re: opening text file data

Dear Ramaphane, 
As Muhammad has indicated, the script runs. BUT your Objective is to plot the station Locations on the map, with station names. If that is the 
case, you need to open  a file (eg. open model.ctl) to set the environment (so that you don't get the error massage of No scaling environment) and display a variable. The trick I normally use so that I get a blank map is to set cmin a value higher than the maximum value of the variable (there could be a better way of doing this, I hope somebody will point it out). For example I set cmin 10 before diplaying pr variable in model.ctl.
You also need to zoom in your domain using set lat and set lon. 
See attached map(city.png) I have done with the script.
 Hope this will help.

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From: Muhammad Rahiz <muhammad.rahiz at ouce.ox.ac.uk>
To: GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, 8 February 2011 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [gradsusr] [BULK] Re: opening text file data

I am able to run the script. See results below

lat is -18.38 lon is 21.85 and the city is Shakawe
start is 1
lat is -17.82 lon is 25.15 and the city is Kasane
start is 2
lat is -19.98 lon is 23.42 and the city is Maun
start is 3
lat is -18.55 lon is 25.63 and the city is Pandamatenga
start is 4
lat is -20.52 lon is 26.10 and the city is Sua_Pan
start is 5
lat is -21.42 lon is 25.62 and the city is Letlhakane
start is 6
lat is -21.17 lon is 27.52 and the city is Francistown
start is 7
lat is -21.97 lon is 27.83 and the city is Selibe_Phikwe
start is 8
lat is -23.12 lon is 26.83 and the city is Mahalapye
start is 9
lat is -24.67 lon is 25.92 and the city is SSKA
start is 10
lat is -24.58 lon is 24.80 and the city is Jwaneng
start is 11
lat is -25.47 lon is 25.43 and the city is Good_Hope
start is 12
lat is -26.22 lon is 22.40 and the city is Tsabong
start is 13
lat is -24.02 lon is 21.88 and the city is Tshane
start is 14
lat is -25.27 lon is 23.25 and the city is Werda
start is 15
lat is -21.68 lon is 21.63 and the city is Gantsi
start is 16
lat is -22.38 lon is 26.72 and the city is Serowe
start is 17
lat is -24.38 lon is 25.50 and the city is Molepolole
start is 18
lat is -25.75 lon is 28.20 and the city is Pretoria
start is 19
lat is -33.92 lon is 18.45 and the city is Cape_Town
start is 20
lat is -22.57 lon is 17.10 and the city is Windhoek
start is 21
lat is -17.83 lon is 31.05 and the city is Harare
start is 22
lat is -29.32 lon is 27.48 and the city is Maseru
start is 23
lat is -26.33 lon is 31.13 and the city is Manzini
start is 24
lat is -25.97 lon is 32.58 and the city is Maputo
start is 25
last city is 24
No scaling environment

This means x is environment and y is
DRAW error: Syntax is DRAW MARK marktype x y size
Non-numeric args to numeric operation
  Error occurred on line 53
  In file city_plot.gs

-- 
Muhammad Rahiz
Researcher & DPhil Candidate (Climate Systems & Policy)
School of Geography & the Environment
University of Oxford

On Tue, 8 Feb 2011, Galebonwe Ramaphane wrote:

> Muhammad,
>
> I'm also running GrADS on linux. I have gone over the code several times. It's one of those annoying problems. I'll attach the sample script and the text file for your inspection.
>
> Galebonwe Ramaphane
> Department of Meteorological Services
> P.O. BOX 10100
> Gaborone
> Botswana
> Tel: +267 3612200
>  Mobile: +267 74435261
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [mailto:gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On Behalf Of Muhammad Rahiz
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 10:36 AM
> To: GrADS Users Forum
> Subject: [BULK] Re: [gradsusr] opening text file data
> Importance: Low
>
> Galebonwe,
>
> I'm using GrADS on linux and as far as I know, if your text file is in the same directory as your script, you don't have to put in the full path.
> I'm not sure if it's different on Windows although I doubt so. I presume you've checked your code?
>
> Muhammad Rahiz
> Researcher & DPhil Candidate (Climate Systems & Policy) School of Geography & the Environment University of Oxford
>
> On Tue, 8 Feb 2011, Galebonwe Ramaphane wrote:
>
>> I have a similar but minor problem. My calling script does not see the text file. I tried putting the text file in the same directory as the calling script. I still failed to read the text file. Do I include the full path of the text file?
>>
>> Galebonwe Ramaphane
>> Department of Meteorological Services
>> P.O. BOX 10100
>> Gaborone
>> Botswana
>> Tel: +267 3612200
>>  Mobile: +267 74435261
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org
>> [mailto:gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On Behalf Of Muhammad Rahiz
>> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 6:32 PM
>> To: GrADS Users Forum
>> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] opening text file data
>>
>> James, you can try the following.
>>
>> *****
>>
>> 'sdfopen ifile.nc'
>>
>> * ttot = number of lines in text file
>> ttot = 755
>> tx = 1
>> while(tx<=ttot)
>> fname ='7hA01.out.txt'
>>  rec = read(fname)
>>  IO = sublin(rec,1)
>>  if(IO = 1)
>>    say fname' > File open error'
>>    'quit'
>>  endif
>>  if(IO = 0)
>>    t1 = subwrd(rec,2)
>>    t2 = subwrd(rec,3)
>>  endif
>> say ''t1' 't2''
>>
>> tx = tx +1
>> endwhile
>>
>> *****
>>
>> --
>> Muhammad Rahiz
>> Researcher & DPhil Candidate (Climate Systems & Policy) School of
>> Geography & the Environment University of Oxford
>>
>> On Mon, 7 Feb 2011, James Ciarlo` wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I have several text files such as the one I attached and I need to
>>> open them which GrADS but I cannot understand how to do so. Can
>>> someone help me please?
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>>
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