Re: ncl_convert2nc expression syntax

I am guessing that the error you are getting is coming from the csh scripting in ncl_convert2nc that invokes the actual NCL code.
So my suggestion would be to run the command prefixed by 'csh -xv':

csh -xv ncl_convert2nc MERRA100.prod.assim.tavgM_2d_flx_Nx.197901.hdf

When I do this on my mac I get a lot of output that ends with 'exit 0', indicating that the shell thinks the program ran okay, which in my case it does.
But for you it may help to locate the line in the script that causes the error (probably something to do with an 'if' statement).

If you can capture the output and send it to us it may help us diagnose your problem.
 -dave

On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:47 AM, Laura Briley <auraell@umich.edu> wrote:

> % 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
>
> Thanks for your help
>
>
> Laura Briley
> Research Associate
> Great Lakes Integrated Sciences + Assessments
>
>
>
>
> On 10/22/13 12:45 PM, "Dennis Shea" <shea@ucar.edu> wrote:
>
>> I started this earlier ... then got side tracked.
>>
>> ===
>>
>> I ran on my MAC and another linux system using 6.1.2
>> and the beta version of 6.2.0
>>
>> Further, for 'fun', I made the time dimension unlimited.
>>
>> No problems on either system.
>>
>> As a .hdf file
>>
>> %> ncl_convert2nc MERRA100.prod.assim.tavgM_2d_flx_Nx.197901.hdf -u
>> TIME_EOSGRID
>>
>> As a hdfeos file (add either .he2 or .hdfeos)
>>
>> %> ncl_convert2nc MERRA100.prod.assim.tavgM_2d_flx_Nx.197901.hdf.he2 -u
>> TIME_EOSGRID
>>
>> I have attached a dump of the file.
>>
>> Not sure of your issue. Please post the output from
>>
>> %> uname -a
>>
>> ==========
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/22/13 10:24 AM, Wei Huang 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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