Re: netcdf 3, java, combining with java.util.zip

Ken Pavelle wrote:

> John,
>
> Can you help point me in the right direction?  We have only one novice 
> Java programmer here, and I'm not even sure how big my project is.
>
> We have a Java applet that reads netCDF files and interactively 
> displays the data ( http://www.srh.noaa.gov/abrfc/precip/zoom.php ).  
> I want to save user bandwith by reading gzipped netcdf files instead.  
> I can read the zipped file using java.util.zip, but the netCDF Java 
> library only reads from netCDF files, not from a memory buffer.
>
> How hard will it be for a decent Java programmer to extend the netCDF 
> java library (specifically NetcdfFile?) to read from buffer instead of 
> file?
>
> Thank you for your time. (....even moreso if you have the time to reply!)
>
> Regards,
> Ken Pavelle
> NOAA, National Weather Service

Hi Ken:

unzip the file into a byte array, then call

 NetcdfFile.openInMemory(String location, byte[] data)

then it should work as usual

make sure you have the latest version (2.2.06)