Hello
  
Is this what you are asking for at each point on the graph?
  
                 
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               --*-----   (asymmetric x/y error bars)
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Either gsn_add_polyline or gsn_polyline can be used.
If gsn_panel is to be used then u *must* use gsn_add_polyline.
One example of using gsn_polyline and other gsn_poly* templates
is at: 
     http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ngdoc/ng/ug/ncl/gsun/examples/gsun07n.html
     
The above shows how you might add gsn_polyline resources (resPL
in the example below)
     
Other gsn_poly* examples are at are at: 
     http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/csm/support/CSM_Graphics/polyg.shtml
     http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/csm/support/CSM_Graphics/line.shtml 
            see example 5
            
The following (untested) code snippet below will draw the error bar
right through the * polymarker which, I suspect, is not
exactly what you want but it illustrates what you
need to do:
This uses gas_add_polyline (it works whether you are going
                            to use gsn_panel or not. It is
                            more 'general' but a bit more
                            involved.)
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
begin 
    [SNIP]
  X = new ( 2, typeof(x) )
  Y = new ( 2, typeof(y) )
  dumX = new ( npts, graphic )  ; unique to hold each error bar
  dumY = new ( npts, graphic )
  res = True
  res@gsnDraw  = False
  res@gsnFrame = False
               :  other resources set
              
  resPL = True/False     ; depending on whether u want resources
                         ; set for the error bar lines
              
  plot = gsn_csm_xy (wks,x,y,res)  
  
  do n=0,npts-1                  ; loop thru pts to draw error bars
                                    ; left to right error bar
    X(0) = x(n) - extent_to_left_of_point
    X(1) = x(n) + extent_to_right_of_point
    Y(0) = y(n)
    Y(1) = y(n)
    dumX(n) = gsn_add_polyline (wks,plot,X,Y,resPL)
                                    ; bottom to top
    X(0) = x(n)             
    X(1) = x(n) 
    Y(0) = y(n) - extent_below_point
    Y(1) = y(n) + extent_above_point
    dumY(n) = gsn_add_polyline (wks,plot,X,Y,resPL)
        
  end do
  draw(plot)
  frame(wks)
  [SNIP] 
end
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The following assumes u are not going to use gsn_panel. It
uses gsn_polyline. It is a bit simpler:
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
begin 
    [SNIP]
  X = new ( 2, typeof(x) )
  Y = new ( 2, typeof(y) )
  
  res = True
  res@gsnDraw  = False
  res@gsnFrame = False
               :  other resources set
              
  resPL = True/False     ; depending on whether u want resources
                         ; set for the error bar lines
              
  plot = gsn_csm_xy (wks,x,y,res)  
  
  do n=0,npts-1                  ; loop thru pts to draw error bars
                                    ; left to right error bar
    X(0) = x(n) - extent_to_left_of_point
    X(1) = x(n) + extent_to_right_of_point
    Y(0) = y(n)
    Y(1) = y(n)
    gsn_polyline (wks,plot,X,Y,resPL)
                                    ; bottom to top
    X(0) = x(n)             
    X(1) = x(n) 
    Y(0) = y(n) - extent_below_point
    Y(1) = y(n) + extent_above_point
    gsn_polyline (wks,plot,X,Y,resPL)
        
  end do
  draw(plot)
  frame(wks)
good luck
Dennis Shea
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