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[netCDF #UGD-926588]: Support for netCDF4 in Perl

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  • Subject: [netCDF #UGD-926588]: Support for netCDF4 in Perl
  • Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:34:45 -0700
Cathy,

> Steve, I will find out. I did try my Perl code on our netcdf4 files. I
> get the error "ncopen: filename
> "/Datasets/.cfsr/Monthlies/gaussian/monolevel/lowres/acond.mon.mean.nc":
> Not a netCDF file
> 
> A ncdump -n the file works fine. With a -s, I get filetype
> 
> :_Format = "netCDF-4 classic model" ;
> 
> and some other random metadata
> 
> acond:_Storage = "chunked" ;
> acond:_ChunkSizes = 1, 94, 192 ;
> acond:_DeflateLevel = 1 ;
> acond:_Shuffle = "true" ;

It would appear, then, that the netCDFPerl package produced a Perl module that 
was statically linked against the netCDF library. You'll need to re-install the 
netCDFPerl package -- giving it a reference to the new netCDF-4 library.

> Cathy
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Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UGD-926588
Department: Support netCDF Perl
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed