[thredds] URL pattern to access NetCDF-Java ToolsUI?

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• Subject: [thredds] URL pattern to access NetCDF-Java ToolsUI?
• From: John Maurer <jmaurer@xxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 14:14:45 -1000

Hi all,
By default, many/all TDS catalogs list the "NetCDF-Java ToolsUI (webstart)"
under Viewers. I notice that this is accessed via two URL parameters:
"catalog" and "dataset", for the TDS catalog page URL and dataset
identifier, respectively. e.g.

http://oos.soest.hawaii.edu/thredds/idd/nss_hioos.html?dataset=NS02agg
points to:
http://oos.soest.hawaii.edu/thredds/view/ToolsUI.jnlp?catalog=http://oos.soest.hawaii.edu/thredds/idd/nss_hioos.xml&dataset=NS02agg

I'm wondering if there is a way to access the ToolsUI with other URL
parameters? Specifically, is there a way to pass it an OPeNDAP URL rather
than a TDS catalog and dataset ID. e.g.

http://oos.soest.hawaii.edu/thredds/view/ToolsUI.jnlp?url=http://oos.soest.hawaii.edu/thredds/dodsC/hioos/nss/ns02agg

My tests using "url" or "opendap" parameters pointing to the above OPeNDAP
endpoint were unsuccessful at loading the dataset at startup.
Thanks!,
John Maurer
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
University of Hawaii at Manoa

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