970124: Problem assigning fill values for NCSHORT varaibles

Leon,

> Subject: Problem assigning fill values for NCSHORT varaibles
> Organization: NOAA/FSL
> Keywords: 199701240126.SAA16461 netCDF

In the above message you wrote:

> I can not assign fill values to NCSHORT variables.  The fill values come 
> out as either 0s or -1s (ncdump).  I'm using solaris 2.4, fortran calls, 
> and the current netCDF code.  Got any ideas what I could be doing wrong?

I'll be glad to help, but I'll some more information.  At present, there
are two "current" netCDF distributions: 2.4.3 and 3.<something>a (an
alpha-test distribution of the next generation).  Which one are you
using?

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Steve Emmerson   <address@hidden>