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Chris, What is the size of the $HOME/grids/upperstr.grd file? What version of GEMPAK are you running (eg 5.6, 5.6.C)? Are you running a different version of the dcuair decoder? For example: GEMPAK-OABSND>version GEMPAK Version 5.6.c.1 % dcuair -help .... >Version 5.6.c.1< Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: address@hidden (Chris Hennon) >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200105071647.f47Gltp15071 >Steve - > >I double checked and all looks well there: > >twister:[/usr/local/gempak/scripts/upperair]% cd $GEMEXE >twister:[/usr/local/gempak/bin/sol]% ls -l gplt >-rwxr-xr-x 1 gempak ldm 496276 Apr 23 13:45 gplt* >twister:[/usr/local/gempak/bin/sol]% cd ../../scripts/upperair >twister:[/usr/local/gempak/scripts/upperair]% oabsnd > SNFILE Sounding data file $RAW_UPA/20010507_upa.gem > GDFILE Grid file $HOME/grids/upperstr.grd > SNPARM Sounding parameter list tmpc > STNDEX Stability indices > LEVELS Vertical levels 925 > VCOORD Vertical coordinate type PRES > DATTIM Date/time 12 > DTAAREA Data area for OA > GUESS Guess file*time > GAMMA Convergence parameter 0.3 > SEARCH Search radius/Extrapolation 20/EX > NPASS Number of passes 2 > QCNTL Quality control threshold > Parameters requested: SNFILE,GDFILE,SNPARM,STNDEX,LEVELS,VCOORD,DATTIM, > DTAAREA,GUESS,GAMMA,SEARCH,NPASS,QCNTL. > GEMPAK-OABSND>r >Could not fork > [GEMPLT -101] NOPROC - Nonexistent executable. > [OABSND -3] Fatal error initializing GEMPLT. >twister:[/usr/local/gempak/scripts/upperair]% > >Chris > >================================================ >| Chris Hennon Ohio State University | >| Tropical Meteorology address@hidden | >| | >| Dept of Geography Office: 1155 Derby Hall | >| 1036 Derby Hall Phone : (614) 292-2704 | >| Columbus, OH 43210 Fax : (614) 292-6213 | >================================================ > >On Mon, 7 May 2001, Unidata Support wrote: > >> >> Chris, >> >> OABSFC requires that "gplt" be found. The non-existent >> executable seems to indicate that $GEMEXE/gplt is either >> not bring found, that you don't have permission to execute it, >> or that for some reason the system is not able to execute gplt. >> >> Since it says non-existent, it sounds like the program is >> not being found. See if there is any problem with your $GEMEXE >> environmental variable (which is set when you sourced Gemenviron), >> and double check that gplt is executable as well. >> >> The attempt to execute gplt occurs when you run the analysis, >> eg, not when you first start up oabxxx. >> >> Steve Chiswell >> Unidata User Support >> >> >> >> >From: address@hidden (Chris Hennon) >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >> >Keywords: 200105071618.f47GIbp13844 >> >> >Steve - >> > >> >I've run into a curious problem. I'm trying to run "oabsnd" for just one >> >level and one variable and the program exits with a NOPROC - Nonexistent >> >executable and "Could not fork" errors. I think I have plenty of swap >> >space: >> > >> >swap -s >> >total: 67792k bytes allocated + 167728k reserved = 235520k used, 159608k >> >available >> > >> >There are no rogue processes around that I can see. There are no dead >> >message queues. In the past, I have run oabsnd under the same conditions >> >without a problem, even with more levels and more variables. The support >> >archives all seem to indicate a problem with either swap space or orphaned >> >processes but it doesn't appear that I have those issues. Any ideas? >> >Thanks. >> > >> >Chris >> > >> >================================================ >> >| Chris Hennon Ohio State University | >> >| Tropical Meteorology address@hidden | >> >| | >> >| Dept of Geography Office: 1155 Derby Hall | >> >| 1036 Derby Hall Phone : (614) 292-2704 | >> >| Columbus, OH 43210 Fax : (614) 292-6213 | >> >================================================ >> > >> >> **************************************************************************** >> Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program >> (303)497-8644 P.O. Box 3000 >> address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Unidata WWW Service http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ >> **************************************************************************** >> >