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Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:49 pm**

This was a problem with the previous edition of DAWS.

For example, I run a surface script each six hours and then run an upper air script every twice daily on the scheduler.

The surface analysis uses basemaps of a different colour and size to those that the upper air scripts use.

The surface script will run through fine, then a few hours later the upper scripts will start up. It`s here where we see a problem. Fusion and DAWS does not want to completely remove the former basemap or dimensions from the surface script run. Thus the finished product is a mess, with a blend of two different sized basemaps.

Essentially in scripting, we cannot use different size or coloured basemaps. They must be identical?

Am I correct in thinking the erase command should be removing all basemap features ready for a new one?

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:23 pm**

See mail of June, 9 of Les Hamilton under scripting.

Posted: **Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:22 pm**

Blank should do it.

Pat

Posted: **Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:52 pm**

True, but unfortunately.....

I did a lot of testing because I had the same problem as Les and Bob and no matter what I did, BLANK refused to do something.

Fred

Posted: **Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:59 pm**

Must be a bug Tim needs to check out.

Does this happen with all areas of the world you run maps for, Fred?

Pat

Posted: **Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:04 pm**

Pat

I don't think the area has something to do with it. But I only tested with Europe.

Fred

Posted: **Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:14 am**

Doesn`t matter where the location is, if you run a script with two or more different basemaps (ie: different colour or size) then you run into problems. I`ve tried the blank command, tried erase, various combos etc etc. For some reason, DAWS remembers the first basemap.

Posted: **Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:22 am**

Bob,

Post your script with map coordinates for basemaps (this way we can all run the same thing).

Thanks

Pat

Posted: **Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:29 am**

I agree with Bob: the location is not important. But to be sure I did a small test with California.
- Present a European map
- run the script:
BLANK
erase
load D:\Program Files\DigitalAtmosphereWS\maps\fill Amerika Californie 768.dmf
IMPORT D:\Program Files\DigitalAtmosphereWS\maps\fill Amerika Californie 768.BMP
ANALYZE,OVER FILL COLOR=076:000:107 GRTN=2 SADC=1:50 STOR=1 DWPT etc.

The result is the script presenting over the European map.

No this is definitely a bug. Hope it will be solved in the next update.

Greetings

Fred

Posted: **Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:12 pm**

Hi Fred, hi all,

you are very right. It`s a very annoying bug and in spite of the knowing that Tim already have noticed it, I have given him just now a new hint.

Best regards,
Stefan Lichius

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Erase basemap problem

Erase basemap problem