20011127: netCDF programming problem

>From: "Xiaobing Shi" <address@hidden>
>Organization: ?
>Keywords: 200111271530.fARFUON16588 netCDF programming

Xiaobing,

>I have manged to install netCDF on a workstation succuessly. However,
>when I started to convert my data file from sequential format to
>netCDF, I got an error message 'Not a netCDF id'.
>
>Would you please give me any suggestion about where the error could come
>from?

The process of converting data in one form to netCDF is basically:

o create a CDL for the netCDF file you want to create
o use ncgen to create a Fortran or C template for an application
  to convert the data
o edit the Fortran or C template and flesh out the code to read
  from your original data file and write to the output netCDF
o compile your application and link it against the netCDF and
  system libraries to get an executable
o run your executable

Your inquiry does not provide enough information to know where you are
running into a problem.

If the problem is in the code you are writing, then we will not be able
to help you much as we do not have the resources to help people develop
their own applications.

If, on the other hand, you are running into a problem with one or more
of the netCDF library calls, then we can provide some insight into what
the problem might be, but we would need to know more about your code
before we could comment.

>Thank you!
>Regards
>Xiaobing Shi

Tom Yoksas