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

[Barry Lynn]

Try this one.

load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/contrib/cd_string.ncl"

On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 7:18 PM Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate via ncl-talk <
ncl-talk at ucar.edu> wrote:

> That is not the correct load command for this function.  Time_axis_labels
> is loaded separately.  Please go to the documentation page for
> time_axis_labels, find the correct load command at the top of that page,
> and add it to your script.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 12:27 AM Zilore Mumba <zmumba at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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