[gradsusr] How to open a .ctl file in a different path

T. haghroosta haghroosta at hotmail.com
Tue Dec 18 02:52:05 EST 2012


I couldn't open it again. I tries but It send me an open error : can't open description file my files path is : E:\WRF\first\test.ctl the test.dat file is also in that path. My grads can read data from own path (C:\grads\data\). How can I write  the path of my file in open command?  Tahereh
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> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:09:27 -0600
> From: Jeff Duda <jeffduda319 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] How to open a .ctl file in a different path
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> The full path name of your file can be expressed as
> 
> <Drive name>:\<directories containing file>/<file name>
> 
> So in your case, you'd want to reference the control file as
> E:\whatever\whatever\whatever\control_file.ctl.
> 
> Make sure the dset entry in your control file is also changed accordingly.
> If the incorrect pathname is specified there, you won't be able to open the
> data.
> 
> Jeff Duda
> 
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 6:30 AM, T. haghroosta <haghroosta at hotmail.com>wrote:
> 
> >  Dear All,
> >
> > I have a .ctl file on my drive E and my grads software is installed on my
> > drive c (windows 7). Unfortunately I don't know how can I write "open"
> > command to address that file in drive E to open it! Could you please learn
> > me?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tahereh
> >
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> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:13:22 -0600
> From: Jeff Duda <jeffduda319 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] looping program
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> Wendi,
> Remove LITTLE_ENDIAN from your options line.  There's no such option.
> 
> Try displaying ref or vel upon first opening the file.  If your file names
> don't match the template strings you've set in the DSET line of your
> control file, then you will get the "Cannot contour grid" error.  Other
> than that, your script looks okay.  Just make sure you can display all the
> base data first before trying to manipulate it.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 5:13 AM, wendi harjupa <wendiharjupa at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > Dear Mr. Jeff
> >
> > I have tried the script that you sent but, still I could not do this
> > would you please help me more.
> >
> > Here some question
> > 1. Is my control file ok?
> >     I want to use single control file
> > 2. base on my gs and control file below, I got error message
> >    'Cannot contour grid - all undefined values'
> >    'Cannot plot color bar: No shading information'
> >    'No hardcopy metafile open'
> >    what the meaning of error message??
> >
> > below is control file (*try.ctl)* file
> >
> > DSET /misc/home/wendi/data1/radar/kototabang/XDR/data/*
> > %y4%m2%d2/%d2%h2.dat*
> > TITLE  RADAR
> > OPTIONS  TEMPLATE LITTLE_ENDIAN
> > UNDEF  -1000
> > XDEF    321 LINEAR    99.688120996    0.004492369
> > YDEF    321 LINEAR    -1.083708891    0.004522556
> > ZDEF    39  LINEAR   1.0 0.5
> > TDEF    300 LINEAR 13:00Z10apr2004  4mn
> > VARS    2
> > ref 39  99  Reflectivity(dBZ)
> > vel 39  99  Doppler Velocity(m/s)
> > ENDVARS
> >
> > this is my gs file (averaging for 2 days only)
> >
> > 'reinit'
> > 'open *try.ctl*'
> > 'set grads off'
> > 'set mproj latlon'
> > 'set mpdset hires'
> > 'set gxout shaded'
> > 'set lon 100  100.82'
> > 'set lat -0.7  0'
> > 'set z 5'
> > 'set parea 1 7.5 2.8 8.3'
> > 'set clevs 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60'
> > 'set ccols 9 14 4 11 5 13 3 10 7 12 8 2 6'
> > 'set t 1 300'
> > 'R=pow(10, ref/10)'
> >
> > 'R1=ave(R,time=13Z10apr2004,time=22Z10apr2004)+ave(R,time=13Z11apr2004,time=22Z11apr2004)'
> > 'R2=R1/2'
> > 'R3=log10 (R2)'
> > 'd 10*R3'
> > 'run /misc/home/wendi/grads-2.0.1/cbarn 0.7 0.7 7.4 5.5'
> > 'draw string  7.2 8.1 [dBz]'
> > 'draw xlab longitude'
> > 'draw ylab latitude'
> > 'set mproj latlon'
> > 'set mpdset hires'
> > 'set grid off'
> >
> > 'close 1'
> >
> > 'printim baru.gif white'
> > 'disable print'
> >
> > 'close 1'
> >
> > Thank you very much for your help
> > best regards,
> > wendi
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 7:03 PM, wendi harjupa <wendiharjupa at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Mr. Jeff
> >>
> >> Thank you very much for your detail explanation
> >> I will try it.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> wendi
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 2:24 AM, Jeff Duda <jeffduda319 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Wendi,
> >>> Assuming your radar data are available at the same time every day,
> >>> create an overall average and add daily averages to it.  Then take the
> >>> average of the averages at the end.  If you have differing numbers of radar
> >>> valid times each day, you should take a weighted average based on the
> >>> number of data slices available each day.
> >>>
> >>> Do you plan to access each day's radar data using a separate control
> >>> file or using a single control file?  This distinction makes a difference
> >>> in how best to code your script.  You could either do it one day at a time,
> >>> or sum all days in one line.  That is, you could do it like this:
> >>>
> >>> 'reinit'
> >>> 'sumaverage = 0'
> >>> dd = 1
> >>> while (dd <= 10)
> >>> 'open [DAY dd CONTROL FILE]'
> >>> 'set grads off'
> >>> 'set mproj latlon'
> >>> 'set mpdset hires'
> >>> 'set gxout shaded'
> >>> 'set lon 100  100.82'
> >>> 'set lat -0.7  0'
> >>> 'set z 3600'
> >>> 'set parea 1 7.5 2.8 8.3'
> >>> 'set clevs 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60'
> >>> 'set ccols 9 14 4 11 5 13 3 10 7 12 8 2 6'
> >>> 'set t 1 3600'
> >>> 'R=pow(10, ref/10)'
> >>>
> >>> day = dd + 9
> >>> 'R1=ave(R,time=13Z'dd'APR2004,time=22Z'dd'APR2004)'
> >>> 'sumaverage = sumaverage + R1'
> >>> dd = dd + 1
> >>> endwhile
> >>> 'average = sumaverage / 10'
> >>> ...color table options...
> >>> ...map options...
> >>> 'd average'
> >>> 'printim try.gif white'
> >>>
> >>> OR like this
> >>>
> >>> 'reinit'
> >>> 'open [ALL INCLUSIVE CONTROL FILE]'
> >>> 'set grads off'
> >>> 'set mproj latlon'
> >>> 'set mpdset hires'
> >>>  'set gxout shaded'
> >>> 'set lon 100  100.82'
> >>> 'set lat -0.7  0'
> >>> 'set z 3600'
> >>> 'set parea 1 7.5 2.8 8.3'
> >>> 'set clevs 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60'
> >>> 'set ccols 9 14 4 11 5 13 3 10 7 12 8 2 6'
> >>> 'set t 1 3600'
> >>> 'R=pow(10, ref/10)'
> >>>
> >>> 'R1=ave(R,time=13Z10APR2004,time=22Z10APR2004)+ave(R,time=13Z11APR2004,time=22Z11APR2004)+ave(R,time=13Z12APR2004,time=22Z12APR2004)+ave(R,time=13Z13APR2004,time=22Z13APR2004)+ave(R,time=13Z14APR2004,time=22Z14APR2004)+ave(R,time=13Z15APR2004,time=22Z15APR2004)+ave(R,time=13Z16APR2004,time=22Z16APR2004)+ave(R,time=13Z17APR2004,time=22Z17APR2004)+ave(R,time=13Z18APR2004,time=22Z18APR2004)+ave(R,time=13Z19APR2004,time=22Z19APR2004)'
> >>> ...color table options...
> >>> ...map options...
> >>> 'd R1/10'
> >>> 'printim try.gif white'
> >>>
> >>> Jeff
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:20 AM, wendi harjupa <wendiharjupa at gmail.com>wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Dear Jeff
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you very much for your solution,
> >>>>
> >>>> I need to make average for 10 days, how to make loop for the next day
> >>>> (same time/13-22)??
> >>>>
> >>>> Best regards,
> >>>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Jeff Duda <jeffduda319 at gmail.com>wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Change the line
> >>>>> 'R1=ave(R, t=1, t=3600)'
> >>>>>
> >>>>> to
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 'R1=ave(R,time=13Z10APR2004,time=22Z10APR2004)'
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jeff Duda
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 8:42 PM, wendi harjupa <
> >>>>> wendiharjupa at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>  Dear Sir/Madam
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Please I need your help.
> >>>>>> I have one set data (10 days data)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> How to make looping to make reflectivity average for only 10 hours on
> >>>>>> every day (13hrs-22hrs only)??
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Below is my ctl and gs script
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> try.ctl
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> DSET
> >>>>>> /misc/home/wendi/data1/radar/kototabang/XDR/data/%y4%m2%d2/%d2%h2.dat
> >>>>>> TITLE  RADAR
> >>>>>> OPTIONS  TEMPLATE LITTLE_ENDIAN
> >>>>>> UNDEF  -1000
> >>>>>> XDEF    321 LINEAR    99.688120996    0.004492369
> >>>>>> YDEF    321 LINEAR    -1.083708891    0.004522556
> >>>>>> ZDEF    39  LINEAR   1.0 0.5
> >>>>>> TDEF    3600 LINEAR 00:00Z10apr2004  4mn
> >>>>>> VARS    2
> >>>>>> ref 39  99  Reflectivity(dBZ)
> >>>>>> vel 39  99  Doppler Velocity(m/s)
> >>>>>> ENDVARS
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> script.gs
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 'reinit'
> >>>>>> 'open try.ctl'
> >>>>>> 'set grads off'
> >>>>>> 'set mproj latlon'
> >>>>>> 'set mpdset hires'
> >>>>>> 'set gxout shaded'
> >>>>>> 'set lon 100  100.82'
> >>>>>> 'set lat -0.7  0'
> >>>>>> 'set z 3600'
> >>>>>> 'set parea 1 7.5 2.8 8.3'
> >>>>>> 'set clevs 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60'
> >>>>>> 'set ccols 9 14 4 11 5 13 3 10 7 12 8 2 6'
> >>>>>> 'set t 1 3600'
> >>>>>> 'R=pow(10, ref/10)'
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 'R1=ave(R, t=1, t=3600)'
> >>>>>> 'set t 1'
> >>>>>> 'R2=log10 (R1)'
> >>>>>> 'd 10*R2'
> >>>>>> 'run /misc/home/wendi/grads-2.0.1/cbarn 0.7 0.7 7.4 5.5'
> >>>>>> 'draw string  7.2 8.1 [dBz]'
> >>>>>> 'draw xlab longitude'
> >>>>>> 'draw ylab latitude'
> >>>>>> 'set mproj latlon'
> >>>>>> 'set mpdset hires'
> >>>>>> 'set grid off'
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 'close 1'
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 'printim try.gif white'
> >>>>>> 'disable print'
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 'close 1'
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thank you very much for your help
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Best regards,
> >>>>>> wendi
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> -------------
> >>>>>> Wendi Harjupa. ST
> >>>>>> Shimane University Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
> >>>>>> Department of Electronic Control Systems
> >>>>>> Remote Sensing Laboratory
> >>>>>> s119447
> >>>>>> Cellphone : +81-080-4268-6676
> >>>>>> email : wendi at rslab.riko.shimane-u.ac.jp
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Jeff Duda
> >>>>> Graduate research assistant
> >>>>> University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
> >>>>> Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> -------------
> >>>> Wendi Harjupa. ST
> >>>> Shimane University Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
> >>>> Department of Electronic Control Systems
> >>>> Remote Sensing Laboratory
> >>>> s119447
> >>>> Cellphone : +81-080-4268-6676
> >>>> email : wendi at rslab.riko.shimane-u.ac.jp
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Jeff Duda
> >>> Graduate research assistant
> >>> University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
> >>> Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> -------------
> >> Wendi Harjupa. ST
> >> Shimane University Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
> >> Department of Electronic Control Systems
> >> Remote Sensing Laboratory
> >> s119447
> >> Cellphone : +81-080-4268-6676
> >> email : wendi at rslab.riko.shimane-u.ac.jp
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > -------------
> > Wendi Harjupa. ST
> > Shimane University Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
> > Department of Electronic Control Systems
> > Remote Sensing Laboratory
> > s119447
> > Cellphone : +81-080-4268-6676
> > email : wendi at rslab.riko.shimane-u.ac.jp
> >
> >
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> Jeff Duda
> Graduate research assistant
> University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
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