Hi Reimar, > thanks for the additional signs in the short names. I'm glad to have been of help, and I'm sorry it took so long. > I have already implemented the netCDF3.5.1 for linux IDL user in a first > test case. I have to do this for windows IDL user too. Is there already > a compilation of netCDF3.5.1 for windows available? Not yet, but Ed Hartnett is working on providing one. He may have already contacted you or will send information about a binary for Windows soon. --Russ _____________________________________________________________________ Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/russ