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> > . . . "Distance to Wall (m)" . . . > If I may ask, what about the method visad.ScalarType.alias( String s)? > Won't that solve the problem?... Sorry, alias() won't accept spaces, parens or periods. This restriction applies to ScalarType names so we can parse expressions that include such names. I cannot recall for sure if the restriction is also necessary for alias, but at this point don't feel like messing with it. Cheers, Bill ---------------------------------------------------------- Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706 hibbard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 608-263-4427 fax: 608-263-6738 http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html
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