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------- Forwarded Message Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:37:36 +0100 From: "Birgit Heese" <address@hidden> To: "Russ Rew" <address@hidden> cc: <address@hidden> Subject: Re: 20031118: netcdf data problem (fwd) Hei Russ, it's working! Thank you very much! Good luck! And please keep me informed! Best wishes, Birgit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Rew" <address@hidden> To: "Birgit Heese" <address@hidden> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:57 PM Subject: Re: 20031118: netcdf data problem (fwd) > >To: <address@hidden> > >From: "Birgit Heese" <address@hidden> > >Subject: netcdf data problem > >Organization: MIM > >Keywords: 200311171529.hAHFT5Ob010057 > > Birgit, > > > thank you for the suggestion using the nc_share flag. > > But I am using Fortran. My open command is: > > > > nf_open("file.dat", nf_write, ncid) > > > > and nc_share is not known then. > > Is there a coressponding flag like "nf_share"? > > I tried nf_share, but it didn't work. > > Yes, sorry I didn't notice you were using the Fortran interface. For > the Fortran-77 interface, the flag is "NF_SHARE" and it's documented > as one of the flags used in the NF_OPEN call: > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/russ/netcdf/guidef/guidef-10.html#HEADING10-112 > > and would be used like this: > > STATUS = NF_OPEN('file.nc', IOR(NF_WRITE, NF_SHARE), NCID) > > If you are using the Fortran-90 interface instead, the "NF90_SHARE" > has a similar purpose and is documented as one of the flags used in > the NF90_OPEN call: > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/f90/Documentation/f90-html-docs/guide5.html#1034444 > > STATUS = NF90_OPEN(PATH = "file.nc", CMODE = IOR(NF90_NOWRITE, NF90_SHARE), NCID = NCID) > > Even though the share flag is intended to support concurrent access, > it also is currently the best workaround I know of for this bug, since > it turns off caching and buffering which is where the bug occurs. I > still hope to get a fix in for this when we release version 3.6.0. > > --Russ > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message