Re: ncl_convert2nc expression syntax

Laura,

You do not need change the file, just type:

ncl_convert2nc MERRA100.prod.assim.tavgM_2d_flx_Nx.197901.hdf.he5

(where .he5 will force NCL to read this hdd file as he5 file).

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 10:34 AM, Laura Briley <auraell@umich.edu> wrote:

> 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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