diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8172ba2e775f00c59101d0c13f428095f09d61f7
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+#
+# gitignore lists all directories and files which should not be versionized!!! 
+#
+
+# these dirs and files shouldn't be versionized at any time in this project!!!
+*.pyc
+*.o
+*.mod
+*.tar*
+*.ksh
+/work*
+/src/CONVERT2
+/python/ECMWF_ENV
diff --git a/docs/Fp_extract_strukt-pngnew.png b/docs/Fp_extract_strukt.png
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rename from docs/Fp_extract_strukt-pngnew.png
rename to docs/Fp_extract_strukt.png
diff --git a/python/compilejob.temp b/python/compilejob.temp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..52a2cd5fab8627e5eae43ea5da3777bd1ee4b042
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+++ b/python/compilejob.temp
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+#!/bin/ksh
+
+# ON ECGB:
+# start with ecaccess-job-submit -queueName ecgb NAME_OF_THIS_FILE  on gateway server
+# start with sbatch NAME_OF_THIS_FILE directly on machine
+
+#SBATCH --workdir=/scratch/ms/spatlh00/lh0
+#SBATCH --qos=normal
+#SBATCH --job-name=flex_ecmwf
+#SBATCH --output=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --error=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --mail-type=FAIL
+#SBATCH --time=12:00:00
+
+## CRAY specific batch requests
+##PBS -N flex_ecmwf
+##PBS -q ns
+##PBS -S /usr/bin/ksh
+# -o /scratch/ms/no/sbc/flex_ecmwf.$Jobname.$Job_ID.out
+# job output is in .ecaccess_DO_NOT_REMOVE
+##PBS -j oe
+##PBS -V
+##PBS -l EC_threads_per_task=1
+##PBS -l EC_memory_per_task=3200MB
+
+set -x
+export VERSION=7.0.3
+case $HOST in
+  *ecg*)
+  module load python
+  module unload grib_api
+  module unload emos
+  module load grib_api/1.14.5
+  module load emos/437-r64
+  export FLEXPART_ROOT_SCRIPTS=
+  export MAKEFILE=Makefile.gfortran
+  ;;
+  *cca*)
+  module switch PrgEnv-cray PrgEnv-intel
+  module load grib_api
+  module load emos
+  module load python
+  echo ${GROUP}
+  echo ${HOME}
+  echo $HOME | awk -F / '{print $1, $2, $3, $4}'
+  export GROUP=`echo $HOME | awk -F / '{print $4}'`
+  export SCRATCH=/scratch/ms/${GROUP}/${USER}
+  export FLEXPART_ROOT_SCRIPTS=
+  export MAKEFILE=Makefile.CRAY
+  ;;
+esac
+
+mkdir -p $FLEXPART_ROOT_SCRIPTS/flex_extract_v$VERSION
+cd $FLEXPART_ROOT_SCRIPTS/flex_extract_v$VERSION   # if FLEXPART_ROOT is not set this means cd to the home directory
+tar -xvf $HOME/flex_extract_v$VERSION.tar
+cd src
+\rm *.o *.mod CONVERT2
+make -f $MAKEFILE >flexcompile 2>flexcompile
+
+ls -l CONVERT2 >>flexcompile
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo 'SUCCESS!' >>flexcompile
+  mail -s flexcompile.$HOST.$$ $USER <flexcompile
+else
+  echo Environment: >>flexcompile
+  env >> flexcompile
+  mail -s "ERROR! flexcompile.$HOST.$$" $USER <flexcompile
+fi
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/python/job.temp b/python/job.temp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..598184a09d9e3e53ae8897521ff4c7e734909e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/job.temp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/bin/ksh
+
+# ON ECGB:
+# start with ecaccess-job-submit -queueName ecgb NAME_OF_THIS_FILE  on gateway server
+# start with sbatch NAME_OF_THIS_FILE directly on machine
+
+#SBATCH --workdir=/scratch/ms/at/km4a
+#SBATCH --qos=normal
+#SBATCH --job-name=flex_ecmwf
+#SBATCH --output=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --error=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --mail-type=FAIL
+#SBATCH --time=12:00:00
+
+## CRAY specific batch requests
+##PBS -N flex_ecmwf
+##PBS -q np
+##PBS -S /usr/bin/ksh
+## -o /scratch/ms/spatlh00/lh0/flex_ecmwf.$PBS_JOBID.out
+## job output is in .ecaccess_DO_NOT_REMOVE
+##PBS -j oe
+##PBS -V
+##PBS -l EC_threads_per_task=24
+##PBS -l EC_memory_per_task=32000MB
+
+set -x
+export VERSION=7.0.3
+case $HOST in
+  *ecg*)
+  module load python
+  module unload grib_api
+  module unload emos
+  module load grib_api/1.14.5
+  module load emos/437-r64
+  export PATH=${PATH}:${HOME}/flex_extract_v7.0.3/python
+  ;;
+  *cca*)
+  module switch PrgEnv-cray PrgEnv-intel
+  module load grib_api
+  module load emos
+  module load python
+  export SCRATCH=$TMPDIR
+  export PATH=${PATH}:${HOME}/flex_extract_v7.0.3/python
+  ;;
+esac
+
+cd $SCRATCH
+mkdir -p python$$
+cd python$$
+
+export CONTROL=CONTROL
+
+cat >$CONTROL<<EOF
+GATEWAY srvx8.img.univie.ac.at
+DESTINATION annep@genericSftp
+EOF
+cat >>$CONTROL<<EOF
+EOF
+
+
+submit.py --controlfile=$CONTROL --inputdir=./work --outputdir=./work 1> prot 2>&1
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+  l=0
+  for muser in `grep -i MAILOPS $CONTROL`; do
+      if [ $l -gt 0 ] ; then 
+         mail -s flex.${HOST}.$$ $muser <prot
+      fi
+      l=$(($l+1))
+  done
+else
+  l=0
+  for muser in `grep -i MAILFAIL $CONTROL`; do
+      if [ $l -gt 0 ] ; then 
+         mail -s "ERROR! flex.${HOST}.$$" $muser <prot
+      fi
+      l=$(($l+1))
+  done
+fi
+
diff --git a/python/job.temp.o b/python/job.temp.o
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ada8673b15f00d9a798d88d06ec6bb9c8a242a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/job.temp.o
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/bin/ksh
+
+# ON ECGB:
+# start with ecaccess-job-submit -queueName ecgb NAME_OF_THIS_FILE  on gateway server
+# start with sbatch NAME_OF_THIS_FILE directly on machine
+
+#SBATCH --workdir=/scratch/ms/spatlh00/lh0
+#SBATCH --qos=normal
+#SBATCH --job-name=flex_ecmwf
+#SBATCH --output=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --error=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --mail-type=FAIL
+#SBATCH --time=12:00:00
+
+## CRAY specific batch requests
+##PBS -N flex_ecmwf
+##PBS -q np
+##PBS -S /usr/bin/ksh
+## -o /scratch/ms/spatlh00/lh0/flex_ecmwf.$PBS_JOBID.out
+## job output is in .ecaccess_DO_NOT_REMOVE
+##PBS -j oe
+##PBS -V
+##PBS -l EC_threads_per_task=24
+##PBS -l EC_memory_per_task=32000MB
+
+set -x
+export VERSION=7.0.3
+case $HOST in
+  *ecg*)
+  module load python
+  module unload grib_api
+  module unload emos
+  module load grib_api/1.14.5
+  module load emos/437-r64
+  export PATH=${PATH}:
+  ;;
+  *cca*)
+  module switch PrgEnv-cray PrgEnv-intel
+  module load grib_api
+  module load emos
+  module load python
+  export SCRATCH=$TMPDIR
+  export PATH=${PATH}:
+  ;;
+esac
+
+cd $SCRATCH
+mkdir -p python$$
+cd python$$
+
+export CONTROL=CONTROL
+
+cat >>$CONTROL<<EOF
+EOF
+
+
+submit.py --controlfile=$CONTROL --inputdir=./work --outputdir=./work 1> prot 2>&1
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+  l=0
+  for muser in `grep -i MAILOPS $CONTROL`; do
+      if [ $l -gt 0 ] ; then 
+         mail -s flex.${HOST}.$$ $muser <prot
+      fi
+      l=$(($l+1))
+  done
+else
+  l=0
+  for muser in `grep -i MAILFAIL $CONTROL`; do
+      if [ $l -gt 0 ] ; then 
+         mail -s "ERROR! flex.${HOST}.$$" $muser <prot
+      fi
+      l=$(($l+1))
+  done
+fi