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color:#1F497D'>Zablone and Muhammad,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks a lot for your input. Indeed I open the ctl file. I run
the script in a batch mode through several calling scripts, both bash and grads
scripts. I realized that I could make a plot when I ran the script
interactively (see attached plot). I believe the problem is just within my
calling tree of the graphics package. I’ll investigate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Thanks again for the comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Galebonwe Ramaphane</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org [mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Zablone Owiti<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 09, 2011 7:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> GrADS Users Forum<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gradsusr] [BULK] Re: opening text file data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Dear Ramaphane, <br>
As Muhammad has indicated, the script runs. BUT your Objective is to plot the
station Locations on the map, with station names. If that is the <br>
case, you need to open a file (eg. open model.ctl) to set the environment
(<b>so that you don't get the error massage of No scaling environment)</b> and
display a variable. The trick I normally use so that I get a blank map is to
set cmin a value higher than the maximum value of the variable (<b>there could
be a better way of doing this, I hope somebody will point it out</b>). For
example I set cmin 10 before diplaying pr variable in model.ctl.<br>
You also need to zoom in your domain using set lat and set lon. <br>
See attached map(city.png) I have done with the script.<br>
Hope this will help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Muhammad
Rahiz <muhammad.rahiz@ouce.ox.ac.uk><br>
<b>To:</b> GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr@gradsusr.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 8 February 2011 11:23 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gradsusr] [BULK] Re: opening text file data<br>
</span><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:black'><br>
I am able to run the script. See results below<br>
<br>
lat is -18.38 lon is 21.85 and the city is Shakawe<br>
start is 1<br>
lat is -17.82 lon is 25.15 and the city is Kasane<br>
start is 2<br>
lat is -19.98 lon is 23.42 and the city is Maun<br>
start is 3<br>
lat is -18.55 lon is 25.63 and the city is Pandamatenga<br>
start is 4<br>
lat is -20.52 lon is 26.10 and the city is Sua_Pan<br>
start is 5<br>
lat is -21.42 lon is 25.62 and the city is Letlhakane<br>
start is 6<br>
lat is -21.17 lon is 27.52 and the city is Francistown<br>
start is 7<br>
lat is -21.97 lon is 27.83 and the city is Selibe_Phikwe<br>
start is 8<br>
lat is -23.12 lon is 26.83 and the city is Mahalapye<br>
start is 9<br>
lat is -24.67 lon is 25.92 and the city is SSKA<br>
start is 10<br>
lat is -24.58 lon is 24.80 and the city is Jwaneng<br>
start is 11<br>
lat is -25.47 lon is 25.43 and the city is Good_Hope<br>
start is 12<br>
lat is -26.22 lon is 22.40 and the city is Tsabong<br>
start is 13<br>
lat is -24.02 lon is 21.88 and the city is Tshane<br>
start is 14<br>
lat is -25.27 lon is 23.25 and the city is Werda<br>
start is 15<br>
lat is -21.68 lon is 21.63 and the city is Gantsi<br>
start is 16<br>
lat is -22.38 lon is 26.72 and the city is Serowe<br>
start is 17<br>
lat is -24.38 lon is 25.50 and the city is Molepolole<br>
start is 18<br>
lat is -25.75 lon is 28.20 and the city is Pretoria<br>
start is 19<br>
lat is -33.92 lon is 18.45 and the city is Cape_Town<br>
start is 20<br>
lat is -22.57 lon is 17.10 and the city is Windhoek<br>
start is 21<br>
lat is -17.83 lon is 31.05 and the city is Harare<br>
start is 22<br>
lat is -29.32 lon is 27.48 and the city is Maseru<br>
start is 23<br>
lat is -26.33 lon is 31.13 and the city is Manzini<br>
start is 24<br>
lat is -25.97 lon is 32.58 and the city is Maputo<br>
start is 25<br>
last city is 24<br>
No scaling environment<br>
<br>
This means x is environment and y is<br>
DRAW error: Syntax is DRAW MARK marktype x y size<br>
Non-numeric args to numeric operation<br>
Error occurred on line 53<br>
In file city_plot.gs<br>
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-- <br>
Muhammad Rahiz<br>
Researcher & DPhil Candidate (Climate Systems & Policy)<br>
School of Geography & the Environment<br>
University of Oxford<br>
<br>
On Tue, 8 Feb 2011, Galebonwe Ramaphane wrote:<br>
<br>
> Muhammad,<br>
><br>
> I'm also running GrADS on linux. I have gone over the code several times.
It's one of those annoying problems. I'll attach the sample script and the text
file for your inspection.<br>
><br>
> Galebonwe Ramaphane<br>
> Department of Meteorological Services<br>
> P.O. BOX 10100<br>
> Gaborone<br>
> Botswana<br>
> Tel: +267 3612200<br>
> Mobile: +267 74435261<br>
><br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>]
On Behalf Of Muhammad Rahiz<br>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 10:36 AM<br>
> To: GrADS Users Forum<br>
> Subject: [BULK] Re: [gradsusr] opening text file data<br>
> Importance: Low<br>
><br>
> Galebonwe,<br>
><br>
> I'm using GrADS on linux and as far as I know, if your text file is in the
same directory as your script, you don't have to put in the full path.<br>
> I'm not sure if it's different on Windows although I doubt so. I presume
you've checked your code?<br>
><br>
> Muhammad Rahiz<br>
> Researcher & DPhil Candidate (Climate Systems & Policy) School of
Geography & the Environment University of Oxford<br>
><br>
> On Tue, 8 Feb 2011, Galebonwe Ramaphane wrote:<br>
><br>
>> I have a similar but minor problem. My calling script does not see the
text file. I tried putting the text file in the same directory as the calling
script. I still failed to read the text file. Do I include the full path of the
text file?<br>
>><br>
>> Galebonwe Ramaphane<br>
>> Department of Meteorological Services<br>
>> P.O. BOX 10100<br>
>> Gaborone<br>
>> Botswana<br>
>> Tel: +267 3612200<br>
>> Mobile: +267 74435261<br>
>><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: <a href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a><br>
>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>]
On Behalf Of Muhammad Rahiz<br>
>> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 6:32 PM<br>
>> To: GrADS Users Forum<br>
>> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] opening text file data<br>
>><br>
>> James, you can try the following.<br>
>><br>
>> *****<br>
>><br>
>> 'sdfopen ifile.nc'<br>
>><br>
>> * ttot = number of lines in text file<br>
>> ttot = 755<br>
>> tx = 1<br>
>> while(tx<=ttot)<br>
>> fname ='7hA01.out.txt'<br>
>> rec = read(fname)<br>
>> IO = sublin(rec,1)<br>
>> if(IO = 1)<br>
>> say fname' > File open error'<br>
>> 'quit'<br>
>> endif<br>
>> if(IO = 0)<br>
>> t1 = subwrd(rec,2)<br>
>> t2 = subwrd(rec,3)<br>
>> endif<br>
>> say ''t1' 't2''<br>
>><br>
>> tx = tx +1<br>
>> endwhile<br>
>><br>
>> *****<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Muhammad Rahiz<br>
>> Researcher & DPhil Candidate (Climate Systems & Policy) School
of<br>
>> Geography & the Environment University of Oxford<br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, 7 Feb 2011, James Ciarlo` wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Hi,<br>
>>> I have several text files such as the one I attached and I need to<br>
>>> open them which GrADS but I cannot understand how to do so. Can<br>
>>> someone help me please?<br>
>>><br>
>>> James<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
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