visad/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/iosp/gempak/GempakSurfaceFileReader.java
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    if (args.length == 0) {
      System.out.println("need to supply a GEMPAK surface file name");
      System.exit(1);
    }
    try {
      GempakParameters.addParameters(
              "resources/nj22/tables/gempak/params.tbl");
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println("unable to init param tables");
    }

    GempakSurfaceFileReader gsfr = getInstance(getFile(args[0]), true);
    System.out.println("Type = " + gsfr.getSurfaceFileType());
    gsfr.printFileLabel();
    gsfr.printKeys();
    gsfr.printHeaders();
    gsfr.printParts();
    //gsfr.printDates();
    //gsfr.printStations(false);
    int row = 1;
    int col = 1;
    if (args.length > 1) {
      row = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
    }
    if (args.length > 2) {
      col = Integer.parseInt(args[2]);
    }
    gsfr.printOb(row, col);
  }
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    if (args.length == 0) {
      System.out.println("need to supply a GEMPAK surface file name");
      System.exit(1);
    }
    try {
      GempakParameters.addParameters(
              "resources/nj22/tables/gempak/params.tbl");
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println("unable to init param tables");
    }

    GempakSurfaceFileReader gsfr = getInstance(getFile(args[0]), true);
    System.out.println("Type = " + gsfr.getSurfaceFileType());
    gsfr.printFileLabel();
    gsfr.printKeys();
    gsfr.printHeaders();
    gsfr.printParts();
    //gsfr.printDates();
    //gsfr.printStations(false);
    int row = 1;
    int col = 1;
    if (args.length > 1) {
      row = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
    }
    if (args.length > 2) {
      col = Integer.parseInt(args[2]);
    }
    gsfr.printOb(row, col);
  }
public static void main ( String [ ] args ) throws IOException { if ( args . length == 0 ) { System . out . println ( "need to supply a GEMPAK surface file name" ) ; System . exit ( 1 ) ; } try { GempakParameters . addParameters ( "resources/nj22/tables/gempak/params.tbl" ) ; } catch ( Exception e ) { System . out . println ( "unable to init param tables" ) ; } GempakSurfaceFileReader gsfr = getInstance ( getFile ( args [ 0 ] ) , true ) ; System . out . println ( "Type = " + gsfr . getSurfaceFileType ( ) ) ; gsfr . printFileLabel ( ) ; gsfr . printKeys ( ) ; gsfr . printHeaders ( ) ; gsfr . printParts ( ) ; //gsfr.printDates();
 //gsfr.printStations(false);
 int row = 1 ; int col = 1 ; if ( args . length > 1 ) { row = Integer . parseInt ( args [ 1 ] ) ; } if ( args . length > 2 ) { col = Integer . parseInt ( args [ 2 ] ) ; } gsfr . printOb ( row , col ) ; }
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@param args [0] filename (required),
[1] variable name (X for default),
[2] X to not list grids
@throws IOException problem reading the file
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