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Hi Bernie, re: > Thanks for the update. Please let me know how to get the update when > it's ready and how to install it. The new application I created for Unidata McIDAS-X was added to a new addendum, v2008b, for the package about a half hour ago. The new addendum should be installed as follows: <login as 'mcidas'> cd ~mcidas/mcidas2008/update -- download the addendum file, mcupdate.tar.gz to this directory ./mcupdate cd ../src make mcx make install.mcxall The new routine is a McIDAS application: - it is named GVARRDIR - its executable is gvarrdir.k - the executable gets installed in the ~mcidas/bin directory - the online help for GVARRDIR is accessed by running: HELP GVARRDIR from the McIDAS Text and Command Window Basically, the program will create/update a 'descriptor file' in the same directory as the raw GVAR files you download from CLASS. GVARRDIR is run once per image file you have as follows: Example: - assume that you put your raw GOES-8 GVAR files and .INDX files in the directory /data/gvar/goes8 - further assume that the files are named: goes08.2000.275.004515.INDX goes08.2000.275.004515 goes08.2000.275.001515.INDX goes08.2000.275.001515 From a McIDAS session, you would run the command: GVARRDIR /data/gvar/goes8/goes08.2000.275.004515 ALL to extract needed information out of the file goes08.2000.275.004515 and write that information into the file 'ALL' in the same directory. GVARRDIR is smart enough to not write duplicate entries into the descriptor file. You would create a McIDAS ADDE dataset that can access the data using the DSSERVE command in a manner similar to the following: DSSERVE ADD GOES8/ALL GVAR 1 99999 DIRFILE=/data/gvar/goes8 "GOES-8 raw GVAR images from CLASS After running GVARRDIR for the two files listed above, and after creating an ADDE dataset, you should be able to list out the contents of the images using IMGLIST as follows: IMGLIST GOES8/ALL.ALL Image file directory listing for: GOES8/ALL Pos Satellite/ Date Time Center Band(s) sensor Lat Lon --- ------------- ------------ -------- ---- ---- ------------ 1 G-8 IMG 1 OCT 00275 00:15:00 22 71 1-5 2 G-8 IMG 1 OCT 00275 00:45:00 14 72 1-5 IMGLIST: done Please let me know about any questions you have on how to run GVARRDIR. Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ZHQ-767263 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Critical Status: Closed