[ncl-talk] CvtStringGenArrayToColorIndexGenArray error
Joshua Lave
lave at ucar.edu
Fri Nov 9 14:58:11 MST 2018
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"
begin
; Input file
infile = "RA79.txt.counts.csv.ASOS"
; Read file
indata = asciiread(infile,-1,"string")
; Read in necessary data
values = tointeger(str_get_field(indata(1:),8,","))
values at lat1d = tofloat(str_get_field(indata(1:),3,","))
values at lon1d = tofloat(str_get_field(indata(1:),4,",")) * -1
; Open plot workspace, name future file
wks = gsn_open_wks("ps","RA79_contour")
; Resource list
res = True
res at gsnMaximize = True
; Contour levels
res at cnLevelSelectionMode = "ManualLevels"
res at cnMinLevelValF = 0
res at cnMaxLevelValF = 10000
res at cnLevelSpacingF = 100
; Contour lines, fill, and color
res at cnFillOn = True
res at cnLinesOn = False
res at cnFillPalette = "MPL_gist_rainbow"
res at cnFillDrawOrder = "PreDraw"
; Map and mesh definitions and resources
res at mpProjection = "RotatedMercator"
res at trGridType = "TriangularMesh"
res at mpLimitMode = "Corners"
res at mpRightCornerLatF = min(values at lat1d)-2
res at mpLeftCornerLonF = min(values at lon1d)-2
res at mpLeftCornerLatF = max(values at lat1d)+2
res at mpRightCornerLonF = max(values at lon1d)+2
res at mpFillOn = True
res at mpFillAreaSpecifiers = (/"Land", "US", "Water"/)
res at mpSpecifiedFillColors = (/"white", "transparent", "blue"/)
res at pmTickMarkDisplayMode = "Always" ; nicer map tickmarks
; res at mpFillColors = False
res at cnFillMode = "AreaFill" ; "AreaFill" is the default
res at tiMainString = "Number of Hourly METAR Reports of Rain at Future ASOS
Sites, 1979-1988 (smooth contours)"
plot = gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,values,res)
end
On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 11:46 AM Adam Phillips <asphilli at ucar.edu> wrote:
> Hi Joshua,
> I am not getting the error message when using your resource list (minus
> the map limit selections). This is odd. Can you try eliminating most of the
> resources, and see if the error message disappears? If so, then start
> adding resources back one or two at a time until you find the offending
> resource. If the debugging doesn't work, then (assuming you're running on
> cheyenne) offline send me the location of your script so I can take a look.
> Adam
>
> On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 11:11 AM Joshua Lave <lave at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
>> Here is my resource list.
>>
>>
>> res = True
>>
>> res at gsnMaximize = True
>>
>>
>> res at cnLevelSelectionMode = "ManualLevels"
>>
>> res at cnMinLevelValF = 0
>>
>> res at cnMaxLevelValF = 10000
>>
>> res at cnLevelSpacingF = 100
>>
>>
>> res at cnFillOn = True
>>
>> res at cnLinesOn = False
>>
>>
>> res at lbBoxLinesOn = False
>>
>>
>> res at mpProjection = "RotatedMercator"
>>
>>
>> res at mpLimitMode = "Corners"
>>
>> res at mpRightCornerLatF = min(values at lat1d)-2 ; Pulled from the
>> datafile
>>
>> res at mpLeftCornerLonF = min(values at lon1d)-2
>>
>> res at mpLeftCornerLatF = max(values at lat1d)+2
>>
>> res at mpRightCornerLonF = max(values at lon1d)+2
>>
>>
>> res at mpFillOn = False
>>
>> res at pmTickMarkDisplayMode = "Always"
>>
>> res at cnFillMode = "AreaFill"
>>
>>
>> plot = gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,values,res)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 10:51 AM Adam Phillips <asphilli at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Joshua,
>>> ncl-talk is the correct place for this question. I ran a script with the
>>> following resources in v6.3.0, 6.4.0 and 6.5.0 and I didn't receive an
>>> error message:
>>> res = True
>>> res at mpFillOn = True ; turn on the map filling resource
>>> res at mpFillColors = (/
>>> "transparent","transparent","LightGray","transparent"/) ; color the
>>> continents gray
>>> res at mpMinLatF = -70. ; set the minimum latitude = -70.
>>> res at mpMaxLatF = 70. ; set the maximum latitude = 70.
>>>
>>> res at cnLevelSelectionMode = "ManualLevels" ; manually set the contour
>>> levels with the following 3 resources
>>> res at cnMinLevelValF = -5. ; set the minimum contour level
>>> res at cnMaxLevelValF = 30. ; set the maximum contour level
>>> res at cnLevelSpacingF = 5. ; set the interval between contours
>>> plot = gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,x,res)
>>>
>>> Can you send to ncl-talk your complete resource list?
>>> Adam
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 10:38 AM Joshua Lave <lave at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question, but I am
>>>> attempting to run a script and am getting a strange error:
>>>>
>>>> fatal:CvtStringGenArrayToColorIndexGenArray: Unable to convert string
>>>> "LightGray" to requested type
>>>>
>>>> warning:Error retrieving resource mpFillColors from args - Ignoring Arg
>>>>
>>>> This is odd to me since I checked the available named colors and
>>>> LightGray is one of them. I have not modified mpFillColors in any way in my
>>>> script. Why am I getting this error and how can I fix it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Joshua Lave
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Adam Phillips
>>> Associate Scientist, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, NCAR
>>> www.cgd.ucar.edu/staff/asphilli/ 303-497-1726
>>>
>>> <http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/staff/asphilli>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joshua Lave
>>
>
>
> --
> Adam Phillips
> Associate Scientist, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, NCAR
> www.cgd.ucar.edu/staff/asphilli/ 303-497-1726
>
> <http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/staff/asphilli>
>
--
Joshua Lave
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