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Re: 20030402:dimension type for time series (fwd)

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  • Subject: Re: 20030402:dimension type for time series (fwd)
  • Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 07:52:26 -0700
Russ Rew wrote:


John,

Could you handle this please.  I assume he just wants to use an array
of char rather than a String, but maybe your OPeNDAP adaptation to
handle Strings is relevant ...

--Russ

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Subject: dimension type for time series
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Hi,

I use NetCDF java (version 2.0) for generating netcdf files.  I have a
problem when tried to generate a time dimension  {"Jan", "Feb",  "Mar",
...}
The NetCDF Java API have ArrayAbstract ( and ArrayInt, ArrayFloat, ...)
but  NO  ArrayString for holding the above 1D array.  The reason I need
to use the above 1D array is to show month information rather than
{1,2,3,4...}.   What should I do?

Thanks.

--
(Bob) Yunyue YU
Code 971, Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
(301)614-6850  address@hidden

Hi Bob:
use ArrayChar class. it has getString() and setString() methods that should work for you.
you may also be interested in "Writing NetCDF Files: Best Practices" (general to all netcdf files): 

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/BestPractices.html