diff --git a/examples/data_handler/archive.py b/examples/data_handler/archive.py
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+
+from pyremo.file_conventions import REMO_2015_TAPE_ARCHIVE, REMO_2015_DISK_ARCHIVE
+from pyremo.data_handler import DataHandler
+
+# define experiment id for file conventions
+expid = '061074'
+
+# path to hpss tape archive 
+tape_path = '/hpss/arch/ch0636/CORDEX/CORE-ATLAS/remo/exp061074'
+# path to disk archive
+disk_path = '/work/ch0636/g300046/remo_results_061074'
+
+
+conv = REMO_2015_DISK_ARCHIVE()
+
+print(conv.known_types)
+
+arch_filenames = conv.get_archive_filenames(expid, types=['mfiles'])
+#filenames      = conv.get_filenames(expid,types=['efiles','pfiles'])
+
+print(arch_filenames)
+#print(filenames)
+#print(filenames)
diff --git a/examples/remo_ds/open_file.py b/examples/remo_ds/open_file.py
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+
+
+from pyremo import remo_ds as rds
+
+
+filename = "../../tests/data/e056111t2006010100"
+
+ds = rds.open_remo_dataset(filename, update_meta=True, parse_dates=True)