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After a long hiatus, I have sat down again with the GEMVIS package and have
gotten further than I've ever gotten before at the last compile step
however, I've gotten a few seemingly intractable errors:  

For the record I'm working with gempak/nawips-5.6A and vis5d+-1.2.1

Here is that last offending command and comments.

f77 -I -o32 -o ../gemvis_sg.x main.f gemvis_sg.a $GEMOLB/gemlib.a \
     /programs/vis5d+/vis5d+-1.2.1/util/libmain.a \
     $GEMOLB/gemlib.a  $GEMOLB/appl.a $GEMOLB/syslib.a 

ld: WARNING 15 : Multiply defined:(msgp) in
/programs/nawips-5.6A/lib/irix/syslib.a(csend.o) and
/programs/nawips-5.6A/lib/irix/syslib.a(crecv.o) (2nd definition ignored).
ld: ERROR   33 : Unresolved text symbol "gr_file_" -- 1st referenced by
./gemvis_sg.a(gemvis.o).
        Use linker option -v to see when and which objects, archives and
dsos are loaded.  
ld: ERROR   33 : Unresolved text symbol "cfl_scnd_" -- 1st referenced by
/programs/nawips-5.6A/lib/irix/gemlib.a(flscnd.o).
        Use linker option -v to see when and which objects, archives and
dsos are loaded.  
ld: INFO    152: Output file removed because of error.

Has anyone made it past this hurdle?

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On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, sup...@in... wrote:
> Can anyone send me a working version of ASCIItov5d function,with its 
> ASCII input files??

If you install h5utils (http://ab-initio.mit.edu/h5utils/), it allows you
to convert ASCII text to an HDF5 binary file and from there to Vis5d; you
must have HDF5 installed for this to work, though.
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=

Hi all,

I'm wondering if there is any way of using a function simmilar to
time(U,-1) (used in the typed-in funtions) in the external functions.
That would be very useful when programming complex functions using
fields from different timesteps.

Thanks to all,

Victor.

Emanuele

You may want to check out Ferret at
http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/Ferret/Documentation/ferret_documentation.html

Ferret is able to convert netCDF files to v5d format quite easily with
one command.
I frequently use ferret to do just that, and to manipulate netcdf
files.  And it works pretty well.
But ferret can be a little hard to use since it is mainly command prompt
driven, although an unsupported GUI exists.  I think it's worthwhile if
you do a lot of netcdf file manipulation.

Hope this helps.

-Kek

> Bill Hibbard wrote:
> 
> Hi Emanuele,
> 
> > I have configured and "made" vis5d with netcdf support, but I am not
> 
> > able to import any netcdf file. I get the following message for any
> > netcdf file I have.
> >
> >         Warning:  etopo40.cdf is of unknown type
> >
> > If I did'nt understand wrong, I need to write code to access netcdf
> > files of general type (not conform to any standard).
> > I wander if any of you has already done it and like to share the
> code
> > with me (I'm not lazy but I would avoid to reinvent the wheel).
> 
> I'm not sure what this means. Vis5D as distributed from
> our server only supports netCDF for irregularly located
> station data, not for the main model data. And the support
> for station data is frankly not very robust in the variety
> of netCDF files tat it can access.
> 
> Good luck,
> Bill
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
> hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
> http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

Hi Emanuele,

> I have configured and "made" vis5d with netcdf support, but I am not
> able to import any netcdf file. I get the following message for any
> netcdf file I have.
> 
>         Warning:  etopo40.cdf is of unknown type
> 
> If I did'nt understand wrong, I need to write code to access netcdf
> files of general type (not conform to any standard).
> I wander if any of you has already done it and like to share the code
> with me (I'm not lazy but I would avoid to reinvent the wheel).

I'm not sure what this means. Vis5D as distributed from
our server only supports netCDF for irregularly located
station data, not for the main model data. And the support
for station data is frankly not very robust in the variety
of netCDF files tat it can access.

Good luck,
Bill
----------------------------------------------------------
Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

Good evening (morning/nigth) from Italy,

I'm new to vis5D and I have a question for you.

I have configured and "made" vis5d with netcdf support, but I am not
able to import any netcdf file. I get the following message for any
netcdf file I have.

	Warning:  etopo40.cdf is of unknown type


If I did'nt understand wrong, I need to write code to access netcdf
files of general type (not conform to any standard).  
I wander if any of you has already done it and like to share the code
with me (I'm not lazy but I would avoid to reinvent the wheel).

Thank you very much,

Emanuele Lombardi


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All,

I have all the messages, with the exception of the rare spam, since May 
17, 2000.  I don't have them available for on-line use, though.

Dan

Bill Hibbard wrote:

>he...@nu... wrote:
>
>>PS: Anyone know how and where to dig up vis5d-list archives?
>>(Maj...@ss... says it doesn't keep archives, and none at
>>www.ssec.wisc.edu)
>>
>
>Sorry, there is no archive for vis5d-list that I am aware of.
>
>Bill
>

Hi Marco,

> Hi,I'm marco antonioli from University of Brescia,Italy.
> I have downloaded your lastest version of vis5d but I have some data conversion problems....My operating system is Linux (2.2.17) and I use -DLITTLE option while compiling.
> I use "foo_to_v5d.c" to convert my input data file in v5d format file.I have modified this C-code file following your hints, but when I try to run vis5d executable file it says that input file is not in v5d format.... While compiling foo_to_v5d.c file appears a warning saying:
> 
>   foo_to_v5d.c:139: warning passing arg 7 of  "v5dCreateSimple" from incompatible pointer type
> 
> Now, arg 7 of v5dCreateSimple is variable "Varname" and in my foo_to_v5d.c I read it like string-type(%s in C_language)...is this the correct way??

That warning always occurs, and is nothing to worry about.

If you are using -DLITTLE in CFLAGS in your make file, then
I don't know what the problem is. My only suggestion is to
try Vis5d+, which is linked from the Vis5D web page. But I
don't know how Vis5d+ handles the programs in the convert
directory - I've been busy with VisAD during recent years
and out-of-the-loop on Vis5D (and grateful to those who took
it over).

Cheers,
Bill
----------------------------------------------------------
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hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 he...@nu... wrote:

> Does anyone out there have a relatively high-res map outline and/or topo
> file (incl bathymetry) for the South East Asia region that they don't
> mind sharing?  i.e. for vis5d use.
> 

You can have a look at

	http://grib2v5d.sourceforge.net/readglobe/readglobe.html

for converting NOAA topography to vis5d format, however bathymetry is not
included in that dataset.
	best wishes, Davide

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he...@nu... wrote:
> PS: Anyone know how and where to dig up vis5d-list archives?
> (Maj...@ss... says it doesn't keep archives, and none at
> www.ssec.wisc.edu)

Sorry, there is no archive for vis5d-list that I am aware of.

Bill

Does anyone out there have a relatively high-res map outline and/or topo
file (incl bathymetry) for the South East Asia region that they don't
mind sharing?  i.e. for vis5d use.

Thanks.

PS: Anyone know how and where to dig up vis5d-list archives? 
(Maj...@ss... says it doesn't keep archives, and none at
www.ssec.wisc.edu)

-heng kek
Physical Oceanography
Singapore

Hi,I'm marco antonioli from University of Brescia,Italy.
I have downloaded your lastest version of vis5d but I have some data conversion problems....My operating system is Linux (2.2.17) and I use -DLITTLE option while compiling.
I use "foo_to_v5d.c" to convert my input data file in v5d format file.I have modified this C-code file following your hints, but when I try to run vis5d executable file it says that input file is not in v5d format.... While compiling foo_to_v5d.c file appears a warning saying: 

  foo_to_v5d.c:139: warning passing arg 7 of  "v5dCreateSimple" from incompatible pointer type

Now, arg 7 of v5dCreateSimple is variable "Varname" and in my foo_to_v5d.c I read it like string-type(%s in C_language)...is this the correct way??
Thank for your help
Sincerely,
                                                  marco  
 

Hi Elizabeth,

I also got the error that you are referring to in comment (2) below concerning the graupel field, and I know for sure my MMOUT_DOMAIN file does contain graupel based on the microphysics parameterization I chose.  I edited the tovis5d.csh file to include GRAUPEL in the discard_fields line and I got my tovis5d code to work - I get the usual message at the end of the tovis5d.log file saying the program "normally ended".  When I don't include GRAUPEL in the discard_fields line I get the error you describe below.  It sounds like you have already done this - you say you have taken graupel out - so not sure what the problem might be.

I was wondering if anyone else has ran into the graupel problem - and what the bug fix is if they have encountered it?  I am working with the tovis5d code available from the NCAR MM5 homepage.

Chris


-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth J. Carter [mailto:ec...@we...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 2:11 PM
To: vis...@ss...
Subject: vis5d memory problem


Hello all-
I am trying to view MM5 output and have previously not had a problem. I am
trying to view 1km horizontal resolution output (using the 30sec terrain
data, 23 levels, 3sec time period on a Sun Ultra 10 workstation) over a
region in California/Nevada. I am using the precompiled vis5d-5.2 version
for the Sun. No matter which way I attempt to convert the MM5 output  Vis5d
format I get errors. Any help would be much appreciated.

Here are the details.
1) Using RIP to generate a vis5d file I get the messages:
 When I try to view the file using Vis5d I get the error message:
Too many rows: 201 (200 is maximum)
Too many columns: 315 (200 is maximum)
Error in v5d CreateSimpleFile: unable to cerate vis.v5d file

2) Using TOVIS5d (the MM5 to Vis5d conversion program):
*We cannot fine variable <GRAU> in get_var
* We cannot get <GRAU> from i3dunit=93
Please check file list and rerun

which I have taken GRAU out but still get this message. when I try to view
the file in Vis5d anyway I get the message:
Hint: To run Vis5d more efficiently try setting vis5d.file to '-mbs192'.
I can view only a few items (topography, map, headwind, etc.).When I try to
view, for example, head wind, I get the warnings:
WARNING: Memory is full, graphics may be discarded
WARNING: Insufficient memory for volume rendering (18931185 bytes needed).
then I get a segmentation fault when I try to view anything but a few
parameters.

thanks so much,
Elizabeth Carter

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Just FYI.

I've since managed a workaround to the reported problem with v5dedit re
changing variable names: I provide a name with exactly 8 characters.
That way, there are no unexpected invisible trailing whitespace in the
var name.

Cheers
Kek

he...@nu... wrote:
>        Date: 
            Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:15:29 +0800
> Bill
> 
> Thank you very much for the helpful solution.
> 
> However, there appears to be a problem with v5dedit.
> Using v5dedit to change the variable names seems to add some sort of
> carriage-return character (or some whitespace char) at the end of the
> new variable name.  This shows up in the variable list in the vis5d
> control panel.  This is okay, but I cannot specify the new variable
> names as 'wind' or 'wind2' vectors (either at the cmd line or by using
> the "UVW" button on the vis5d control panel).  After specifying the wind
> vectors and clicking 'ok', I don't see the wind vector vars when I press
> the "UVW" button again.
> 
> Even changing the wind var names to U, V, U2, V2, (via v5dedit) does not
> help.
> 
> Any way to get around this apart from regenerating the v5d file from
> scratch with new variable names?
> 
> Thanks for any answers.
> 
> -Kek
> 
> Bill Hibbard wrote:
> >        Date:
>             Tue, 11 Jun 2002 04:45:55 -0500
> >
> > The way to do this is to make a copy mydata2 of your file.
> > The use v5dedit to change the name of the variables in
> > mydata2. Then run 'vis5d mydata mydata2' and you can enable
> > graphics for variables from one file without enabling them
> > for the other.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Bill
> >
> > he...@nu... wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I'm using vis5d 5.2 on SGI Irix 6.5 and vis5d+ 1.2 on Solaris 8.
> > >
> > > - How do I animate (in sync) 2 different variables from the same dataset
> > > in 2 different "display"s in the same vis5d session?
> > >
> > > I tried doing something like "vis5d mydata mydata" and grouped the 2
> > > displays (for syncing the time steps) but was unable to get each display
> > > 2 different vars separately.  I.e. display 0 should animate wind, and
> > > display 1 should animate contours of wave heights.
> > > I also tried to set the displays independently and then grouping them
> > > later, but grouping wipes out what I set.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?  Thanks for any hints.
> > >
> > > -Kek
> > > Physical Oceanography
> > > Singapore
> >
> > --
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
> > hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
> > http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

Hi Elizabeth,

It looks like you are trying to visualize a large data set.
You can increase the row and column maxima by editing
src/v5d.h, then recompile everything (run 'make clean'
then make for your compile). Also, you may need more memory
(either buy more, or increase your swap space).

Good luck,
Bill
----------------------------------------------------------
Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html


On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Elizabeth J. Carter wrote:

> Hello all-
> I am trying to view MM5 output and have previously not had a problem. I am
> trying to view 1km horizontal resolution output (using the 30sec terrain
> data, 23 levels, 3sec time period on a Sun Ultra 10 workstation) over a
> region in California/Nevada. I am using the precompiled vis5d-5.2 version
> for the Sun. No matter which way I attempt to convert the MM5 output  Vis5d
> format I get errors. Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Here are the details.
> 1) Using RIP to generate a vis5d file I get the messages:
>  When I try to view the file using Vis5d I get the error message:
> Too many rows: 201 (200 is maximum)
> Too many columns: 315 (200 is maximum)
> Error in v5d CreateSimpleFile: unable to cerate vis.v5d file
>
> 2) Using TOVIS5d (the MM5 to Vis5d conversion program):
> *We cannot fine variable <GRAU> in get_var
> * We cannot get <GRAU> from i3dunit=93
> Please check file list and rerun
>
> which I have taken GRAU out but still get this message. when I try to view
> the file in Vis5d anyway I get the message:
> Hint: To run Vis5d more efficiently try setting vis5d.file to '-mbs192'.
> I can view only a few items (topography, map, headwind, etc.).When I try to
> view, for example, head wind, I get the warnings:
> WARNING: Memory is full, graphics may be discarded
> WARNING: Insufficient memory for volume rendering (18931185 bytes needed).
> then I get a segmentation fault when I try to view anything but a few
> parameters.
>
> thanks so much,
> Elizabeth Carter
>
> --
> Elizabeth J. Carter, Ph.D., C.C.M.
> President
>
> Firnspiegel LLC
> 8130 North Lake Blvd.
> P.O. Box 2720
> Kings Beach, CA 96143 U.S.A.
>
> PH (530) 546-6172
> Fax: (530) 546-3472
> Email: ec...@we...
> Web Site: weatherextreme.com
> --
>
>
>
>

Hello all-
I am trying to view MM5 output and have previously not had a problem. I am
trying to view 1km horizontal resolution output (using the 30sec terrain
data, 23 levels, 3sec time period on a Sun Ultra 10 workstation) over a
region in California/Nevada. I am using the precompiled vis5d-5.2 version
for the Sun. No matter which way I attempt to convert the MM5 output  Vis5d
format I get errors. Any help would be much appreciated.

Here are the details.
1) Using RIP to generate a vis5d file I get the messages:
 When I try to view the file using Vis5d I get the error message:
Too many rows: 201 (200 is maximum)
Too many columns: 315 (200 is maximum)
Error in v5d CreateSimpleFile: unable to cerate vis.v5d file

2) Using TOVIS5d (the MM5 to Vis5d conversion program):
*We cannot fine variable <GRAU> in get_var
* We cannot get <GRAU> from i3dunit=93
Please check file list and rerun

which I have taken GRAU out but still get this message. when I try to view
the file in Vis5d anyway I get the message:
Hint: To run Vis5d more efficiently try setting vis5d.file to '-mbs192'.
I can view only a few items (topography, map, headwind, etc.).When I try to
view, for example, head wind, I get the warnings:
WARNING: Memory is full, graphics may be discarded
WARNING: Insufficient memory for volume rendering (18931185 bytes needed).
then I get a segmentation fault when I try to view anything but a few
parameters.

thanks so much,
Elizabeth Carter

-- 
Elizabeth J. Carter, Ph.D., C.C.M.
President

Firnspiegel LLC
8130 North Lake Blvd.
P.O. Box 2720
Kings Beach, CA 96143 U.S.A.

PH (530) 546-6172
Fax: (530) 546-3472
Email: ec...@we...
Web Site: weatherextreme.com
--

Bill

Thank you very much for the helpful solution.

However, there appears to be a problem with v5dedit.
Using v5dedit to change the variable names seems to add some sort of
carriage-return character (or some whitespace char) at the end of the
new variable name.  This shows up in the variable list in the vis5d
control panel.  This is okay, but I cannot specify the new variable
names as 'wind' or 'wind2' vectors (either at the cmd line or by using
the "UVW" button on the vis5d control panel).  After specifying the wind
vectors and clicking 'ok', I don't see the wind vector vars when I press
the "UVW" button again.

Even changing the wind var names to U, V, U2, V2, (via v5dedit) does not
help.

Any way to get around this apart from regenerating the v5d file from
scratch with new variable names?

Thanks for any answers.

-Kek


Bill Hibbard wrote:
>        Date: 
            Tue, 11 Jun 2002 04:45:55 -0500
> 
> The way to do this is to make a copy mydata2 of your file.
> The use v5dedit to change the name of the variables in
> mydata2. Then run 'vis5d mydata mydata2' and you can enable
> graphics for variables from one file without enabling them
> for the other.
> 
> Good luck,
> Bill
> 
> he...@nu... wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm using vis5d 5.2 on SGI Irix 6.5 and vis5d+ 1.2 on Solaris 8.
> >
> > - How do I animate (in sync) 2 different variables from the same dataset
> > in 2 different "display"s in the same vis5d session?
> >
> > I tried doing something like "vis5d mydata mydata" and grouped the 2
> > displays (for syncing the time steps) but was unable to get each display
> > 2 different vars separately.  I.e. display 0 should animate wind, and
> > display 1 should animate contours of wave heights.
> > I also tried to set the displays independently and then grouping them
> > later, but grouping wipes out what I set.
> >
> > Any ideas?  Thanks for any hints.
> >
> > -Kek
> > Physical Oceanography
> > Singapore
> 
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
> hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
> http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

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The way to do this is to make a copy mydata2 of your file.
The use v5dedit to change the name of the variables in
mydata2. Then run 'vis5d mydata mydata2' and you can enable
graphics for variables from one file without enabling them
for the other.

Good luck,
Bill

he...@nu... wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I'm using vis5d 5.2 on SGI Irix 6.5 and vis5d+ 1.2 on Solaris 8.
> 
> - How do I animate (in sync) 2 different variables from the same dataset
> in 2 different "display"s in the same vis5d session?
> 
> I tried doing something like "vis5d mydata mydata" and grouped the 2
> displays (for syncing the time steps) but was unable to get each display
> 2 different vars separately.  I.e. display 0 should animate wind, and
> display 1 should animate contours of wave heights.
> I also tried to set the displays independently and then grouping them
> later, but grouping wipes out what I set.
> 
> Any ideas?  Thanks for any hints.
> 
> -Kek
> Physical Oceanography
> Singapore

-- 
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hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

James,

Has anyone responded to you yet?  I'm sorry I did not respond earlier. 
 Can you tell me what messages were written to your screen when you ran 
your program?  The reason I ask, is that usually, the word "stop" tells 
the program (and all subsequent subroutines) to do just that - stop.  I 
noticed your "convert" subroutine has "stop" instead of "return", and 
although you have a line with the label "20", nothing refers to it, so 
your subroutine will never skip the "stop" statement, and thus will 
never return to the main program.  As a result, the v5dclose function is 
never called.  This particular function does more than just close the 
file, and calling it is necessary for the file to be in the proper format.

Let me know if this helps.

Regards,
Dan McCormick


James Lamm wrote:

>Hi, I am using vis5d and tried to create a very simple vis5d file
>with your foo_to_v5d.f program.  I filled in missing pieces about as
>simply as I could.  It compiles and ran fine.  Unfortunately, when
>I say vis5d outfile.v5d it returns and says:
>
>
>Error: not a v5d file
>Error: datafile outfile.v5d not found
>
>any suggestions?  Thanks very much for your help.
>
>Note: another person said to add -DLITTLE to CFLAGS since this is on
>linux.  It did not help.
>
>
>
>      program foo_to_v5d
>      implicit none
>      include "../src/v5df.h"
>      integer iargc
>c     Local vars
>      integer n
>      real*4 G(MAXROWS, MAXCOLUMNS, MAXLEVELS)
>      character*100 outname
>      integer i,j,k
>
>
>      integer nr, nc, nl
>      integer numtimes
>      integer numvars
>      character*10 varname(MAXVARS)
>      integer dates(MAXTIMES)
>      integer times(MAXTIMES)
>      real northlat
>      real latinc
>      real westlon
>      real loninc
>      real bottomhgt
>      real hgtinc
>
>
>c     initialize the variables to missing values
>      data nr,nc,nl / IMISSING, IMISSING, IMISSING /
>      data numtimes,numvars / IMISSING, IMISSING /
>      data (varname(i),i=1,MAXVARS) / MAXVARS*"          " /
>      data (dates(i),i=1,MAXTIMES) / MAXTIMES*IMISSING /
>      data (times(i),i=1,MAXTIMES) / MAXTIMES*IMISSING /
>      data northlat, latinc / MISSING, MISSING /
>      data westlon, loninc / MISSING, MISSING /
>      data bottomhgt, hgtinc / MISSING, MISSING /
>
>      outname= 'outfile.v5d'
>
>      nr = 40
>      nc = 80
>      nl = 20
>      numtimes = 1
>      numvars = 1
>
>       varname(1) = 'zzzz'
>
>       dates(1) = 93001
>       times(1) = 140000
>
>      northlat  = 32.0
>      latinc = 0.2
>      westlon = 88.0
>      loninc = 0.125
>      bottomhgt = 0.0
>      hgtinc = 100.0
>
>c     Create the v5d file.
>      n = v5dcreatesimple( outname, numtimes, numvars, nr, nc, nl,
>     *                 varname, times, dates,
>     *                 northlat, latinc, westlon, loninc,
>     *                 bottomhgt, hgtinc )
>      if (n .eq. 0) then
>         write(*,*)'EE problem with create'
>         stop
>      endif
>      if (n .ne. 0) then
>         write(*,*)'no problem with create'
>      endif
>
>c     enter the conversion subroutine
>      call convert( nr, nc, nl, numtimes, numvars, G )
>
>c     close the v5d file and exit
>      n = v5dclose()
>      if (n .eq. 0) then
>c        failed
>         write(*,*) 'EE error on close'
>         call exit(1)
>      else
>c        success
>         call exit(0)
>         write(*,*) ' closed file o.k.'
>      endif
>
>      end
>
>
>
>
>c     Read 3-D grids from input file, write them to the output file.
>
>      subroutine convert( nr, nc, nl, numtimes, numvars, G )
>      implicit none
>      include "../src/v5df.h"
>c     Arguments
>      integer nr
>      integer nc
>      integer nl
>      integer numtimes
>      integer numvars
>      real*4 G(nr, nc, nl)
>c     Local vars
>      integer it, iv, n, valc,levc,latc,lonc
>
>
>      do it=1,numtimes
>         do iv=1,numvars
>
>
>          do levC = 1,nl
>          do latC = 1,nc
>          do lonC = 1,nr
>           G(lonc,latc,levc) =  6.0
>          enddo
>          enddo
>          enddo
>
>
>c           write the 3-D grid to the v5d file
>            n = v5dwrite( IT, IV, G )
>            if (n .eq. 0) then
>c              error
>               write(*,*) 'EE died on write'
>               call exit(1)
>               stop
>            endif
>         enddo
>      enddo
>
>      stop
> 20   continue
>      write(*,*)'EE read problem'
>      stop
>      end
>
>
>
>

Hi

I'm using vis5d 5.2 on SGI Irix 6.5 and vis5d+ 1.2 on Solaris 8.

- How do I animate (in sync) 2 different variables from the same dataset
in 2 different "display"s in the same vis5d session?

I tried doing something like "vis5d mydata mydata" and grouped the 2
displays (for syncing the time steps) but was unable to get each display
2 different vars separately.  I.e. display 0 should animate wind, and
display 1 should animate contours of wave heights.
I also tried to set the displays independently and then grouping them
later, but grouping wipes out what I set.

Any ideas?  Thanks for any hints.

-Kek
Physical Oceanography
Singapore

Hello,

I have Linux RH 7.2 on the box where I am trying to run vis5d.
That what it gives me:

$ vis5d LAMPS.v5d
Setting visual to 24 bit truecolor with default color map
Setting visual to 24 bit truecolor with default color map
Unable to load font: 10x20
Unable to load font: 6x12
adding dtx to ctx 0 0 0x40e2c008
Cache size: 190 grids 19 10
Reading all grids.
Unable to load font: 6x12
warning: couldn't load font "6x12"
failed to load font "6x12"Segmentation fault
$

I did't do anything to fonts configuration and on other boxes (I have it 
running on alpha station as well) everything is just fine.

Please, where to look to fix this problem? Again, so far everything 
looks right to me with my fonts. Why vis5d can't use whatever default 
fonts are in the system?

Thanks.

- Oleg Uvarov

I send you a patch for vis5d+-1.2.1. related to userfunction extension.
I am using dual processor linux Redhat and this patch resolve some 
compiling problem, a segmentation fault in run time and realy activate the
 -funcpath pathname options.

in the vis5d home

patch -p1 < userfunc.diff

if you use MCIdas you have to enable it in src/extmain.c

I configure with:
 ./configure --with-memory=300 --enable-threads --enable-fortran

(make)

in userfuncs you can find some additional examples; you need a very little library 
in dir termo. You can compile it with f77 -c -o termo.o termo.f and after:

externf_all termo/termo.o

return in the home 

make install

and copy 
cp -a userfunc /usr/local/share/vis5d+/

That's all

Good luck,
Paolo Patruno and Davide Cesari