Re: NCL Error message

From: Rick Brownrigg <brownrig_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Wed Apr 27 2011 - 08:46:16 MDT

Hi,

It sounds like for whatever reason, the X11 environment is not able to start up. Is it installed? (check Applications/Utilities folder). If so, can you launch it? Are you able to run with some other workstation type, such as "ps", "pdf", "png"?

Rick

On Apr 27, 2011, at 8:40 AM, Idowu, Oluseun S. (UMKC-Student) wrote:

> Hello,
> I have just installed NCL version 6.0.0-beta on my Mac system but when trying to practice some example plotting I have the following error message. Your quick help will be appreciated.
>
> [KC-GSCI-W80392Z1AGZ:~/PhD/WRFV3] oluseunidowu% ncl
> Copyright (C) 1995-2011 - All Rights Reserved
> University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
> NCAR Command Language Version 6.0.0-beta
> The use of this software is governed by a License Agreement.
> See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ for more details.
> ncl 0> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
> ncl 1> x = new(9, float)
> ncl 2> y = new(9, float)
> ncl 3> x = (/10.,20.,30.,40.,50.,60.,70.,80.,90./)
> ncl 4> y = (/0.,0.71,1.,0.7,0.002,-0.71,-1.,-0.71,-0.003/)
> ncl 5> wks = gsn_open_wks("x11", "gsun01n")
> warning:GKS:GOPWK: --X driver error: error opening display
> warning:GKS:GESC: --SPECIFIED WORKSTATION IS NOT OPEN
> fatal:Workstation with PID#8 is not open
> fatal:Unable to open Workstation-Can't Create
> fatal:Unable to access object with id:-4
> ncl 6>
>
> Thanks
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