[ncl-install] ncl_convert2nc reports 'Badly placed ()'s'

[David Brown]

Hi Glenn,

Just as a bit of background: ncl_convert2nc is a csh (C-shell) script that creates a temporary NCL script and then executes it with parameters derived from the command line.  I am not sure exactly what is wrong but I suspect it is something to do the shell.  The script is looking for /bin/csh. If you execute 'which csh', does it find /bin/csh?
If I explicitly use another shell to execute the script (on my mac - I don't have access to a Cygwin system at the moment), e.g.:

bash $NCARG_ROOT/bin/ncl_convert2nc <some data file>

I get an error that seems related to what you are seeing:

ncl_convert2nc: line 63: onintr: command not found
ncl_convert2nc: line 75: syntax error near unexpected token `('
ncl_convert2nc: line 75: `set idirs = ()'

If I instead run it using csh:

csh  $NCARG_ROOT/bin/ncl_convert2nc <some data file>

I get no error. Maybe that will shed some light on your problem.
 -dave


On Jun 22, 2011, at 9:33 AM, Comiskey, Glenn wrote:

> Hi,
>  
> Have just installed Cygwin/X and NCL Version 6.0.0 (CYGWIN), and setup the environment as per the instructions for installing and running NCL under Cygwin/X (Windows) (http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/cygwin.shtml), but when running ncl_convert2nc it reports 'Badly placed ()'s':
>  
> $ ncl -V
> 6.0.0
> $ ncl xy04n.ncl
>  Copyright (C) 1995-2011 - All Rights Reserved
>  University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
>  NCAR Command Language Version 6.0.0
>  The use of this software is governed by a License Agreement.
>  See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ for more details.
> $ ncl_convert2nc nmww3.t00z.grb    #Note: This is a GRIB v2 file.
> Badly placed ()'s.
> $ ncl_convert2nc CentralAtlantic.wind.grib   #Note: This is a GRIB v1 file.
> Badly placed ()'s.
> $ ncl_convert2nc akw.t12z.grib.grib2    #Note: This is a GRIB v2 file.
> Badly placed ()'s. 
>  
> Haven't been able to find anything in mail archives or on the Internet to explain what the fault is.
>  
> Kind regards,
>  
> Glenn Comiskey
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