Regards,

Has anyone tried, with success, to import NetCDF files into OpenDX (using DX's 
Data Prompter)?

I am presently trying to import NetCDF output files from a numerical ocean 
model (i.e. the Princeton Ocean Model) into OpenDX Version 4.1.1.; running on a 
Windows 98 platform.

Earlier this summer, I downloaded and installed the OpenDX-4.1.1 binary files, 
inclusive of the replacement 1.6 MB DXExec-4.1.1. zipped file (available from 
the OpenDX.org server), on a Gateway 2000 Solo 9150 laptop with the following 
specifications:

a 400 MHZ Intel Mobile Pentium II processor,
a 512K integrated SRAM Level 2 cache,
288 MegaBytes of synchronous DRAM system memory,
an ATI Rage LT Pro 3D 2X AGP Video Controller,
8 MB SGRAM Video Memory,
a 14 GB uncompressed hard disk
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition 4.10.2222 A

I am using Exceed 6.2 as the X-server.

To the best of my knowledge the installation was successful and I am able to 
load the DX User Interface (Editor.bat), the DX Startup Menu (Menu.bat), 
Prompter (Prompter.bat) and the Tutor (Tutor.bat).

However, whenever I try to import my NetCDF file (or any of the other sample 
files supplied with OpenDX 4.1.1.; e.g "test.hdf") the programme loads the user 
interface (Visual Program Editor (VPE)) and, even though the latter does not 
hang/freeze-up, the Data Explorer window appears to terminate with a busy mouse 
pointer and the message "Please Wait...".
 
Whenever I subsequently quit VPE, I get an X-server Error which says "unable to 
connect to dxexec" and the dxexec prompt window returns:

"DXLink Error: connection to DX broken
Can not determine server version number!"

a) Has anyone got any thoughts or advice on this matter; perhaps a possible 
solution, or something I could try? I have basically tried everything I can 
think of at the moment.

b) Is there anyone else who has installed OpenDX 4.1.1 onto a Windows platform 
(9x or NT), with success, and is presently successfully importing files (i.e. 
CDF, NetCDF, HDF, image files, general array format files, or any of the other 
listed formats) into DX using Data Prompter?

c) Is there anyone working with NetCDF files; either on a "Windows" or another 
platform?

I'd really appreciate hearing from someone as I continue to try to resolve my 
importation problems.

With thanks,

David Narinesingh

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