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[netCDF #TLK-216952]: netcdf large file support

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  • Subject: [netCDF #TLK-216952]: netcdf large file support
  • Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:05:37 -0700
Hi Art,

It's possible to create files > 2 GiBytes that are classic netCDF files (format 
variant 1, using only 32-bit file ofsets), but only under fairly restricted 
conditions on the structure of the data.  This is described in the 
documentation, see

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/netcdf.html#Large-File-Support

Also, there is more on this in the FAQ section on Large File Support:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/faq.html#Large%20File%20Support

The large File Support we added with the version 2 format variant that included 
64-bit offsets removed most of the restrictions on large files.  If you have 
more questions about this, please let us know.

--Russ

Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TLK-216952
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed