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[netCDFJava #RUP-211659]: toolsUI

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  • Subject: [netCDFJava #RUP-211659]: toolsUI
  • Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:47:54 -0600
Greetings Fan!

> Hi.
> 
> I am looking for an easy way to translate netcdf data between .nc/.cdl
> and .ncml.  

I'm not sure I understand the question correctly, but are you trying to make an 
NCML representation of the metadata in a netCDF file? If so, toolsUI is your 
tool :-) However, it gets better! You can use the netCDF Java library from the 
command line to write out the NCML file for you, like so:

java -classpath toolsUI.jar ucar.nc2.NCdump <NetCDF-3 filename> -ncml

or, if you have the netCDF C library installed, go for:

ncdump -x <NetCDF filename>

Check out  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ncml/ for more info, 
including all the fun ways you can use NCML in enhance the metadata within a 
netCDF file. Now, if this is not all what you were looking for, them I 
apologize for missing the boat. Please let me know if this answers your 
question!

Cheers!

Sean

> I thought such tools might have existed already so without
> writing new Java classes, I wonder if I can use things like toolsUI in
> the command line for such purposes.  Any other tools that can serve?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Fan
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RUP-211659
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: High
Status: Open