[gradsusr] Error setting parea in a loop
Jeff Duda
jeffduda319 at gmail.com
Sun Apr 14 12:03:00 EDT 2013
Abayomi,
You have a few syntax errors in that line
What you have:
'set parea 'xlo 'xhi' 'ylo' 'yhi'
What it should be:
'set parea 'xlo' 'xhi' 'ylo' 'yhi
Note the addition and removal each of one ' symbol.
Jeff
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Abatan Abayomi <yomiabatan69 at gmail.com>wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> Thank you for that comment. It is working now, but not doing exactly what
> I want. I am still having the problem with the parea:
>
> SET error: Missing or invalid arguments for PAREA option
> SET error: Missing or invalid arguments for PAREA option
>
> =======
> Help me check if the quotes are properly placed,
> 'set parea 'xlo 'xhi' 'ylo' 'yhi'
>
> Note: I had earlier defined xlo, xhi, ylo, and yhi.
> I want to be able to plot a figure with say 12 panels, but what I am
> getting presently is 12
> different plots.
>
> Thanks,
> Abayomi
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Jeff Duda <jeffduda319 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Abayomi,
>> The problem is with this line:
>>
>> 'define ho=loading.1(z=1,lon=2.375,lon=15.125,lat=2.375,lat=15.125)'
>>
>> As far as I know, you cannot display a variable using more than one
>> dimension modification (i.e., you can only alter either z OR lat OR lon,
>> but not more than one). Instead, set the dimension environment to fix each
>> dimension before issuing the define command.
>>
>> Jeff Duda
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Abatan Abayomi <yomiabatan69 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> I am trying to make multiple plot (e.g. say 20) of a certain variable
>>> using parea in a loop. I ran into problem shown below. I need your help.
>>> =========
>>> No hardcopy metafile open
>>> All files closed; all defined objects released;
>>> All GrADS attributes have been reinitialized
>>> SET error: Missing or invalid arguments for PAREA option
>>> Data Request Error: Invalid dimension expression
>>> Attempt to set or modify varying dimension
>>> Variable = loading.1, Dimension = 0
>>> Error ocurred at column 1
>>> DEFINE error: Invalid expression.
>>> Syntax Error: Invalid Operand
>>> 'ho' not a variable or function name
>>> Error ocurred at column 1
>>> DISPLAY error: Invalid expression
>>> Expression = ho
>>> Hardcopy output file is closed
>>> ga->
>>>
>>> ==========
>>> My script is shown here:
>>> 'reinit'
>>> 'set map 1 1 6'
>>> 'set font 4'
>>> 'set mproj scaled'
>>> *=======================
>>>
>>> 'sdfopen trial.nc'
>>> 'q file'
>>> 'set display color white'
>>> 'c'
>>> 'set grid off'
>>> 'set strmden 5'
>>> 'set lat 2.375 15.125'
>>> 'set lon 2.375 15.125'
>>> 'set mpdset hires'
>>> *--------------------
>>> 'set xlab off'
>>> *'set xlab on'
>>> *'set xlevs 4 8 12'
>>> *--------------------
>>> 'set ylab on'
>>> 'set ylevs 4 8 12'
>>> 'set grads off'
>>> *-------------------------
>>> dist_apart = 1.12
>>> t1 = 0
>>> row = 1
>>> ylo = 7.08
>>> yhi = 8.20
>>> while(row<=1)
>>> xlo = 0.42
>>> xhi = 1.54
>>> col = 1
>>> while(col <= 1)
>>> t1 = t1 + 1
>>> *'set lat 2.375 15.125'
>>> *'set lon 2.375 15.125'
>>> 'set parea 'xlo 'xhi' 'ylo' 'yhi'
>>> 'set t 't1
>>> 'define ho=loading.1(z=1,lon=2.375,lon=15.125,lat=2.375,lat=15.125)'
>>> 'set gxout shaded'
>>> 'd ho'
>>> xlo = xhi
>>> xhi = xhi + dist_apart
>>> col = col + 1
>>> endwhile
>>> yhi = ylo
>>> ylo = yhi - dist_apart
>>> row = row + 1
>>> endwhile
>>> 'close 1'
>>> *'draw string 0.25 9.4 m'
>>> *'run cbarn.gs 0.5 1 0.25 8.7'
>>> *---------------------------------
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Abayomi
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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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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>
>
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>
>
> Trust in the Lord......
>
> *******************************************************************************************
> * Abayomi A. Abatan * +1 515 572 4490
> (Home) *
> * Geo. and Atmos. Sci. * +1 515 294 1321
> (Office) *
> * Iowa State University, Ames * +1 515 203 9020
> (Cell) *
> * Iowa. USA. *
> *
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>
>
>
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> (out of service) *
> * Fed. Univ. of Tech., * 234-803-217-8815
> (out of service) *
> * SEMS, PMB 704 Akure *
> *
> * Ondo Nigeria. *
> *
> ****************************************************************************************************
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University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
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