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Re: Grib problem

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  • Subject: Re: Grib problem
  • Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:56:12 -0600
hi bob:
attribute names can have embedded spaces. OTOH, theres no good reason why those 2 do. Is it a problem? 

John

On 7/5/2012 4:47 PM, Bob Simons wrote:

I am just now switching from netcdf-java 4.2 to 4.3.8.
When I read the attached .grib file,

1) I see that two global attributes
String Originating or generating Center "UK Meteorological Office [173] Exeter (RSMC)"; 
   String Originating or generating Subcenter "0";
which have spaces in the names of the attributes!
Is that what you intended? Is that allowed?
2) The first attribute above has character #173 (my diagnostic system displays it as [173]), a shy hyphen. If this is from a table that you have control of, wouldn't a regular hyphen be more appropriate? 

Thank you for looking into this.

Sincerely,

Bob Simons
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