On Tuesday 26 November 2002 15:53, Anton Chen wrote:
> I try to produce the MC description file to converge mutiple NCEP
> reanalysis data files by the mkdes tool from
> ../fu_2002/msg00168.html. But
> I still can't use the produced description file. The error message is
> -------------------------------------------------------------------- yes?
> use ncep_air
> **TMAP ERR: Error in namelist record
> Error in: FORMAT_RECORD; or file not descriptor
> file Data set: ncep_air.des
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> and the following is my ncep_air.des description. Any idea to solve it or I
> made somthing wrong?
If you are using Linux, as I assume you are, then use the attached file,
linuxize_descriptors, to change the des file. This shell script provided by
the Ferret developers replaces the `$' in the descriptor file with `\' and
`&'. (If you are not using Linux, then I am not suer what the problem is.)
Regards, Shankar.
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D. Shankar
Physical Oceanography Division,
National Institute of Oceanography,
Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India.
Ph.: +91-832-2456700 * 4312 (off)
+91-832-2453632 (res)
FAX: +91-832-2456702/3
e-mail: shankar@darya.nio.org, shankar@csnio.ren.nic.in
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linuxize_descriptors
Description: script to modify descriptor file for linux