Re: ncl_convert2nc expression syntax

I am able to do ncl_filedump. My mac version is 10.6.8. I do not know
how to change the file to HE5 as it was downloaded from the internet and I
did not create it. Thanks for the suggestions.
Laura Briley
Research Associate
Great Lakes Integrated Sciences + Assessments

On 10/22/13 12:28 PM, "Mary Haley" <haley@ucar.edu> wrote:

>Same here, I couldn't reproduce the problem on my Mac.
>
>I think Wei and I both have 64-bit Macs, and I noticed you have a 32-bit
>Mac. I wonder if this is part of the problem.
>
>Are you able to do an ncl_filedump on the file?
>
>ncl_filedump MERRA100.prod.assim.tavgM_2d_flx_Nx.197901.hdf
>
>or, as Wei suggested, treat this as an HE5 file:
>
>ncl_filedump MERRA100.prod.assim.tavgM_2d_flx_Nx.197901.hdf.he5
>
>What version of MacOS are you running, and which NCL binary did you
>download?
>
>To get the MacOS version:
>
>sw_vers -productVersion
>
>
>--Mary
>
>
>On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Wei Huang <huangwei@ucar.edu> wrote:
>
>> Laura,
>>
>> Sorry, I mean I could NOT reproduce your issue on my Mac.
>> 6.1.2 on my Mac generated a NetCDF file properly.
>>
>> Wei
>>
>> huangwei@ucar.edu
>> VETS/CISL
>> National Center for Atmospheric Research
>> P.O. Box 3000 (1850 Table Mesa Dr.)
>> Boulder, CO 80307-3000 USA
>> (303) 497-8924
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:20 AM, Wei Huang <huangwei@ucar.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Laura,
>>>
>>> I could reproduce your issue.
>>>
>>> You may try:
>>>
>>> ncl_convert2nc MERRA100.prod.assim.tavgM_2d_flx_Nx.197901.hdf.he5
>>>
>>> as this one is truly a HDF-EOS data.
>>>
>>> Wei
>>>
>>> huangwei@ucar.edu
>>> VETS/CISL
>>> National Center for Atmospheric Research
>>> P.O. Box 3000 (1850 Table Mesa Dr.)
>>> Boulder, CO 80307-3000 USA
>>> (303) 497-8924
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 22, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Laura Briley <auraell@umich.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I am trying to use the ncl_convert2nc command to convert hdf files to
>>>>netcdf but get the error: "if: Expression Syntax". Here is the
>>>>important information that I think you need:
>>>>
>>>> [Laura-Brileys-MacBook:~] laura% ncl -V
>>>> 6.1.2
>>>> [Laura-Brileys-MacBook:My Passport/Data/MERRA] laura% ncl_convert2nc
>>>>MERRA100.prod.assim.tavgM_2d_flx_Nx.197901.hdf
>>>> if: Expression Syntax.
>>>> [Laura-Brileys-MacBook:My Passport/Data/MERRA] laura% uname -a
>>>> Darwin Laura-Brileys-MacBook.local 10.8.0 Darwin Kernel Version
>>>>10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011;
>>>>root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386 i386
>>>>
>>>> I have put one of the files on your ftp site:
>>>>MERRA100.prod.assim.tavgM_2d_flx_Nx.197901.hdf
>>>>
>>>> Others have had the same problem but I have not come across any
>>>>solutions yet:
>>>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Support/talk_archives/2011/3210.html
>>>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Support/talk_archives/2010/2138.html
>>>>
>>>> Laura Briley
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