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hi tom: jointExisting should be joinExisting. if thats not the actual problem, can you send me 2 files to check? john > I have several files that I want to aggregate over time. Each file > has two Groups, with a dimension "time" which is used for the desired > variable...for example: > > Group proj1 { > dimensions: > time = 1; > y = 3712; > x = 3712; > variables: > float Instantaneous_Rain_Rate(time=1, y=3712, x=3712); > ... > > I am trying to use NCML to accomplish this, with an "aggregation" element > like: > > <aggregation dimName="time" type="jointExisting"> > ... > > But apparently "time" is not the right syntax for this. I've tried > "proj1/time" as well, but to no available. I'm hoping you can help. > > Thanks! > > tom > > -- > Tom Whittaker > University of Wisconsin-Madison > Space Science & Engineering Center (SSEC) > Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) > 1225 W. Dayton Street > Madison, WI 53706 USA > ph: +1 608 262 2759 > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: IUX-310433 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Normal Status: Open