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Re: couple of things

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  • Subject: Re: couple of things
  • Date: Wed, 09 Feb 1994 09:36:39 -0700
>From: address@hidden (CHENG M)
>Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
>Keywords: 199402091449.AA14047 netCDF

Meng-Dawn,

>Pls add me to your mailing list <address@hidden>.

Done.

>I know MAX_VAR_DIMS specifies the max no. of records (i.e. the size)
>of each variable dimension.  

Actully the maximum size of each variable dimension.

>However, I have a problem determine or
>knowing the actual <current> no. of records in each CDF file before
>I put in the dimension size for "count" arg. to be use in the function
>"ncvarget".  Is there a quick way to retrieve the info I need?

The call ncdiminq will return the current number of "records" in the
netCDF file.  The typical way you would use this call is to first call
ncinquire to get the unlimited dimension id and then use this in the
ncdiminq call.

Tom Yoksas