[gradsusr] 'tas' Plotting Error

[Jeffrey Duda]

Adam,
Do "q file" to see if the variable tas shows up in the list of variables.
It might also be a matter of capitalization.  Grads is case sensitive in
this way.

Jeff Duda

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Adam Cinderich <cinderic at msu.edu> wrote:

> Hello:
>
>
>
> I am trying to plot using open Grads.  I have opened my .ctl file and it
> says that my data file was opened.  However, when I attempt to plot ‘tas’ it
> says the following:
>
>
>
> Syntax Error: Invalid Operand
>
>    ‘tas’ not a variable or function name
>
>    Error occurred at column 1
>
> DISPLAY error:  Invalid expression
>
>    Expression = tas
>
>
>
> ‘tas’ is my temperature at surface variable and when I do an ncdump of the
> data file, it shows ‘tas’ as the variable.  Can someone offer any
> suggestions as to why it won’t let me plot my variable and/or tell me if a
> command exists for Grads that will list variables that are available to be
> plotted?
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Adam
>
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Jeff Duda
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