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ok, i have a fix in 4.1.20100617.0055 ill be gone for 3 weeks, so have to take up further issues then. thanks for your help, this is really great testing... John > > Attached ... > > The commands I used are: > > ncgen -k hdf5 -o tempd.nc tempd.cdl > > ncdump tempd.nc > netcdf tempd { > > // global attributes: > string :globAttr0000 = "aaa", "bbb", "ccc" ; > } > > $ java -cp ... ucar.nc2.NCdumpW tempd.nc -vall -c > netcdf tempd.nc { > :globAttr0000 = "ccc", , ; > data: > } > > > > Steve > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 05:25:07PM -0600, Unidata netCDF Java Support wrote: > > can you send the actual file? > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > String handling seems to be tricky between NetCDF5 and HDF5. > > > It looks like in the case of String[] attributes, > > > ncdump and NCdumpW disagree. > > > > > > Here's a tiny cdl file ... > > > > > > > > > netcdf tempd { > > > // global attributes: > > > string :globAttr0000 = "aaa", "bbb", "ccc" ; > > > } > > > > > > > > > ncgen -k hdf5 -o tempd.nc tempd > > > > > > > > > ncdump tempd.nc > > > netcdf tempd { > > > > > > // global attributes: > > > string :globAttr0000 = "aaa", "bbb", "ccc" ; > > > } > > > > > > > > > java -cp ... ucar.nc2.NCdumpW tempd.nc -vall -c > > > netcdf tempd.nc { > > > :globAttr0000 = "ccc", , ; > > > data: > > > } > > > > > > I'm using NetCDF C 4.1.1 and NetCDF Java 4.1 with HDF5 1.8.4-p1 on Linux. > > > What do you think? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Steve Sullivan address@hidden 303-497-2823 > > > > > > FL/2, Research Applications Laboratory > > > National Center for Atmospheric Research > > > PO Box 3000 > > > Boulder CO 80307 > > > USA > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: TKT-143293 > > Department: Support netCDF Java > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > -- > Steve Sullivan address@hidden 303-497-2823 > > FL/2, Research Applications Laboratory > National Center for Atmospheric Research > PO Box 3000 > Boulder CO 80307 > USA > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: TKT-143293 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Normal Status: Open