Hie..thanks for the attachment...I will try to go through it later and will refer to you again if anything....Thanks again...<BR><BR><B><I>Jayakrishnan PR <prjayakrishnan@GMAIL.COM></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>A ctl file or control file is a text file which describes the parameters and format of the binary data used by grads. Only with a ctl file you are able to plot a gridded binary data (except for some cases such as nc files). Here I am attching a sample ctl file used for plotting binary data. You will be able to plot nc files without a ctl file. It is by gradsnc. Kindly go through the grads tutorial for a better undestanding..... <BR>with best wishes....<BR> JKPR<BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Jan 6, 2008 11:41 AM, baby liz <<A href="mailto:babyliz_leia@yahoo.com">babyliz_leia@yahoo.com</A>> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex;
MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">May i know what kind of control file is dat? <DIV class=Ih2E3d><BR><BR><B><I>brian vant-hull <<A href="mailto:brianvanthull@YAHOO.COM" target=_blank>brianvanthull@YAHOO.COM</A>></I></B> wrote: </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"> <DIV class=Ih2E3d>You'd probably be happier displaying the data in IDL<BR>if you're already doing the programming.<BR><BR>If you must display in GrADS, you will need to write a<BR>'control' file that describes the data. Look in the <BR>User's Guide under documentation on the home page.<BR>Once you've worked with that a bit, the group can help<BR>you with specific problems. But a blanket question<BR>like that has no simple answer and would take pages of <BR>reply. Get started with the documentation first.<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Ih2E3d>--- baby liz wrote:<BR><BR>> Hie...<BR>> I'm working on my thesis
involving TOMS data<BR>> which are in binary codes...I am supposed to use IDL <BR>> to do programming and sort out the binary<BR>> codes...Then, I would like to use GrADS to display<BR>> the data...May I know how can I do dat?Thanks...<BR>><BR>><BR>> ---------------------------------<BR>> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with<BR>> Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. <BR><BR><BR>Brian Vant-Hull<BR>917-318-4481<BR><BR><BR>____________________________________________________________________________________<BR>Be a better friend, newshound, and<BR>know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. <A href="http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ" target=_blank>http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ</A><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <div></div> <HR SIZE=1> <DIV class=Ih2E3d>Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. <A
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