Re: gsn_define_colormap(wks,"posneg_2")

You are using: 4.2.0.a033
That version was released in January 2006. There have been
multiple releases since that time.

The posneg_2 colormap was not available under the a033 release.
You must download the 5.0.0 version.

Good luck

Yang Yang wrote:
> Hi Mary:
>
>
>> Do you get any error messages when you try to run your script?
>>
>
> I got the following error messages:
> Copyright (C) 1995-2006 - All Rights Reserved
> University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
> NCAR Command Language Version 4.2.0.a033
>
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> The use of this software is governed by a License Agreement.
> See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ for more details.
> fatal:CvtStringToCmap:Unable to convert string "posneg_2" to ColorMap
> warning:Error retrieving resource wkColorMap from args - Ignoring Arg
>
> Thanks!
> Regards
> Ed
>
> If you add:
>
> gsn_draw_colormap(wks)
>
> right after gsn_define_colormap and run your script again, do you see a
> color map that looks like rainbow+gray, as you have defined in your
> .hluresfile? If so, then it may mean that you don't have a new enough
> version of NCL.
>
> --Mary
>
> On May 23, 2008, at 5:10 PM, Yang Yang wrote:
>
>
>> Hello:
>> I would like to use the colors of posneg_2. After I set
>> gsn_define_colormap(wks,"posneg_2"), the label colors are not like the
>> color label of posneg_2 shown on the ncl website. Can you tell me how
>> to solve this problem? Thanks!
>> Regards
>> Ed
>> In my .hluresfile, it shows:
>> !=========================================
>> ! comments for ".res" files are preceded by a "!"
>> ! remember quotations are not used in .res files
>> ! White background/black foreground
>> *wkForegroundColor : (/0.,0.,0./)
>> *wkBackgroundColor : (/1.,1.,1./)
>> *wkColorMap : rainbow+gray
>>
>> ! Font stuff
>> *Font : helvetica
>> ! Function Codes [Default is a colon ]
>> *TextFuncCode : ~
>> ! Make default X11 window larger (adjust as necessary)
>> *wkWidth : 800
>> *wkHeight : 800
>> ! Have a favorite colormap that you use for everything? You can
>> ! make it your default here (note the name is NOT in quotes):
>> ! *wkColorMap temp1
>> ! Increase the default (16mb) contour memory
>> ! If you gave gridded data > 500 x 500, you may need this
>> *wsMaximumSize: 32556688
>> !==========================================
>>
>>
>>
>>
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