[gradsusr] plotting long variable names

[Donald Van Dyke]

Thanks Ryan and Ricardo.  It looks like the truncated "m" was my 
problem.  I never thought to check it manually from the command line 
with the "q file" because other variables were working, and I've never 
run across an instance where the variable name in the control file was 
truncated like that.  I'll know for next time though.  At least the 
solution is very easy!  It looks like GrADS has a hard limit of 15 
characters for a variable name then, but at least it will still plot.  
Thanks again for the assist!

-Don

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On 11/10/2012 11:29 AM, Ryan Maue wrote:

Don,

I used the previous version of g2ctl (0.0.8.7) + opengrads 2.0.1 to create the control and idx.

mxuphl5000_2000  0  0,7,199,2  ** 5000-2000 m above ground Hourly Maximum of Updraft Helicity over layer 2km to 5 km AGL [m2/s2]

The variable plotted fine for t > 1, as the variable isn't defined at the analysis time.

The control file also includes the "m" at the end of the variable but when the file is opened, it is truncated.

RYAN

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On 11/10/2012 10:44 AM, Ricardo Hallak wrote:

Hi Don,

have you already tried to change the names (example: MXUPHL50002000m for
MXUPHL5000_2000m)? After that you have to run gribmap again. It seems that
grads doesn't accept underscores in var names.

Hope this helps,
Ricardo