[ncl-talk] Error with "time_axis_labels(cd_date, resT1, restick)"

[Zilore Mumba]

Thanks Dave for the hint. i did load the contributed package. I still get
the same error. The package I loaded is
"$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/wrf/WRF_contributed.ncl"
When I check this script I do not see anywhere where there is a function
like "time_axis_labels".
I will continue to probe and see where am going wrong
Incidentally, example6 on
https://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/User_contributed/time_axis_labels.shtml,
gives

*time_axis_labels*( data&time,  res, restick )

I assumed there was a mistake  on data&time and corrected it to
*time_axis_labels*( date&time,  res, restick )

Thanks

Zilore


On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 10:00 PM Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:

> This is one of the contributed functions that is not loaded
> automatically.  You are missing a "load" command.  NCL gave you a clue:
>  "possibly an undefined procedure".  Please look at the top of the function
> documentation page.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 9:14 AM Zilore Mumba via ncl-talk <
> ncl-talk at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
>> I am trying to plot a time series. I have converted the dates in the file
>> to the format YYYYMMDD with the function
>>    t = f->time                            ; to get time in file
>>    cd_date = cd_calendar(t, -2)   ; print(cd_date) prints correctly, eg
>> 19960101,...
>> Then to prepare the format for the x-axis label, I have:
>>
>>  resT1  = true
>>
>>  some resources
>>  ..............
>>
>>  restick = True
>>  restick at ttmFormat = "%d %c"
>>  restick at ttmAxis = "YL"
>>  restick at ttmMajorStride = 20
>>  *time_axis_labels*( data&time,  res, restick )
>>
>> I am getting the error:
>> fatal:syntax error: line 57 in file two-line-plot.ncl before or near \n
>>    time_axis_labels( data&time,  resT1, restick )
>> -------------------------------------------------^
>>
>> fatal:syntax error: possibly an undefined procedure
>> fatal:syntax error: line 72 in file two-line-plot.ncl before or near \n
>>    time_axis_labels(cd_date,resT1,restick)
>> ------------------------------------------^
>>
>> fatal:syntax error: possibly an undefined procedure
>> fatal:Syntax Error in block, block not executed
>> fatal:error at line 76 in file two-line-plot.ncl
>>
>> Is the
>>
>> *time_axis_labels function still valid, or is there an alternative function?*
>>
>>
>> *Help will be appreciated.*
>>
>> *Zilore*
>>
>>
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