Widget:

• Select "Data File" from the "File" menu A file selection widget will appear. You will see boxes for the current file filter, the subdirectories of the directory specified by the file filter, and the files specified by the file filter. There is also a type-in box if you want to type in your commands. To use the file filter, move the mouse pointer to the Filter type-in box, and type in your choice. Press <RETURN> after you have finished typing. You can use the filter to screen out all but the files that you prefer to see. For example, if your data files all are of the form model_1000.dat, you can set the filter to screen out all other files by using model*.dat as the filter. To select a directory or file, move to the appropriate box and double-click on your selection. If needed, use the horizontal or vertical scroll bars. Note that as you change the filter or select new directories or file names, the changes are reflected in the Selection type-in box. When you have made your selection the specified data file will be read, and field buttons will appear at the bottom of the main widget.
• See MULTIPLE_READ for an explanation of the dimension buttons at the bottom of the file selection widget. The default is "NONE" - the data is all in one file.

• FILE = file_name

• file_name: valid choices for file_name are any netCDF file written in the format expected by the graphics package. The full path name must be entered unless the environment variable IVEDAT has been defined. In that case the path name specified by IVEDAT will be assumed unless the filename begins with a /.

• FILE = ~/data/model.dat