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[IDV #KKJ-548567]: csv data file, time formatting

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  • Subject: [IDV #KKJ-548567]: csv data file, time formatting
  • Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:51:33 -0600
Hi Stu,

> Description of problem: In csv files I have used time formats such as
> Time[unit="s since 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000 UTC"]
> with a value like 1.2107717E9
> 
> Now I have a lot of row-column data with time given as these columns:
> #yr  mo dy hrmn
> 2008 09 03 1832
> 
> there there a yr-mo-da-hr-min time format I can use in IDV csv files?
> 
>
Are these separate columns? If so, you can use the "colspan" column attribute 
described here:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/IDV/docs/userguide/data/TextPointData.html
This basically concatenates the columns together (space separated) and treats 
them as one column.

-Jeff


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: KKJ-548567
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed