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Re: dimension attributes?

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  • Subject: Re: dimension attributes?
  • Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 08:26:18 -0700
Hi Ben,

> Sorry if this is an FAQ, but can netcdf dimensions 
> have attributes?  I'm mainly interested in annotating
> my dimensions, so a text attribute would be useful.
> 
> I've tried nf_put_att_text with the id of the dimension,
> but it complains that it can't find the variable.

No, sorry, netcdf dimensions can't have attributes, though an
associated coordinate variable with the same name can have
attributes.

--Russ