[net.graphics] HELP!!! With Disspla by ISSCO

ritzenth@bgsuvax.UUCP (Philip J. Ritzenthaler) (08/15/85)

     I need to apologize for the previous articles posted by me.  I
     found  out  that  we  are  having problems with our "postnews"
     program and I should have done  my  testing  locally.  Please,
     though, read my article.  We do need help!

     Bowling Green State University has acquired _D_i_s_s_p_l_a  developed
     by  ISSCO  Graphics  Software.   Once  we got the installation
     straightened out, most of the  items  ran.   Unfortunately,  2
     items  didn't and wouldn't you know those are the 2 items that
     people say they want to use the most.

     For those in the know, anytime we do a map projection and then
     call  _g_r_i_d,  sooner  or later, a segmentation error occurs.  I
     really think that this is a problem that only _t_h_e_y can  solve,
     but if any ideas are out there, I will be glad to hear them.

     The other problem involves creating a _m_e_t_a file.   This  is  a
     device  independant file of graphic commands.  You can then go
     and create many other programs that will invoke the driver  of
     your  choice to plot this meta file.  Whenever you execute the
     a.out file, no error occurs, but _n_o _m_e_t_a _f_i_l_e _i_s _c_r_e_a_t_e_d!  I'm
     sure  which  subroutine  is  causing me the trouble, but after
     many calls to ISSCO, the problem has yet to be solved.

     I would appreciate if any of you  netlandians  out  there  are
     using  this software package on UNIX 4.2 bsd, could you _P_L_E_A_S_E
     get in touch with me by e-mail,  phone,  snail  mail,  or  any
     other means you can think of.  We have exhausted almost all of
     our ideas and need a little help!

     Thanks again for any help,

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