GEMPAK Manual | Programs

BUFRENC processes an ASCII input file to produce one or more
BUFR output files.

INPUT PARAMETERS
 
    FXYTBL    FXY table file
    BUFRFIL   BUFR output file
    FHOUR     Forecast hour
    UKAFIL    Intermediate input/output ASCII file
 
 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
 
    BUFRENC is a table-driven BUFR encoder program which reads
    user input parameters, tables and an ASCII file to produce one
    or more BUFR output files. The input parameters include FXY
    file name, BUFR output file names, forecast hour and ASCII file.
    The preferences table bufrprefs.tbl is used to specify applicable
    geographic areas for SWM charts, as well as values for some
    BUFR section 0, 1 and 3 data entries.


EXAMPLES
 
    1.  FXYTBL  = fxyswhcld;fxyswhfrt
    	BUFRFIL =
    	FHOUR   = 24
    	UKAFIL  = SIGWXHI.txt

    2.	FXYTBL  = SWH
        BUFRFIL =
        FHOUR   = 18
        UKAFIL  = SIGWXHI.txt

    3.  FXYTBL  = SWM
        BUFRFIL =
        FHOUR   = 18
        UKAFIL  = SWM.txt


ERROR MESSAGES
 
    [BUFRENC  -1]   Invalid input for FXY file names.
    [BUFRENC  -2]   Invalid input for the ASCII file.
    [BUFRENC  -3]   Error opening input ASCII file.
    [BUFRENC  -4]   Error read the header information for input ASCII file.
    [BUFRENC  -5]   Error with the number of BUFR output files.
    [BUFRENC  -6]   Cannot open FXY table.
    [BUFRENC  -7]   Mixing SWH and SWM table names in fxytbl.
    [BUFRENC  -8]   Chart levels do not match requested chart type.