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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi All, <BR>I have posted this a number of times before. But could not solve my problem. <BR> <BR>This is what I get when I plot data using Grads. <BR> <BR>ga-> open test-9km-31mar2013.ctl<br>Scanning description file: test-9km-31mar2013.ctl<br>Open Error: Can't open binary data file<br> File name = test-9km-31mar2013.dat<br>ga-><br><br>I am sending my ctl file too. <BR>I changed this ctl file by adding the options like "byteswapped and template" but of no avail. <BR>with template option, the binary file opens but I get EVERYTHING UNDEFINED. <BR>ga-> reinit<br>No hardcopy metafile open<br>All files closed; all defined objects released<br>All GrADS attributes have been reinitialized<br>ga-> open test-9km-31mar2013.ctl<br>Scanning description file: test-9km-31mar2013.ctl<br>Data file test-9km-31mar2013.dat is open as file 1<br>LON set to 70.1334 84.8666<br>LAT set to 5.28115 21.4457<br>LEV set to 1000 1000<br>Time values set: 2013:4:1:0 2013:4:1:0<br>ga-> d U;V<br>Cannot draw vectors/barbs -- U field all undefined<br>ga-><br><BR> <BR>CAN somebody help me?????<br>geeta<BR>                                            </div></body>
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