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[netCDF #CAX-144000]: About ncdump. Possible BUG

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  • Subject: [netCDF #CAX-144000]: About ncdump. Possible BUG
  • Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:06:03 -0700
> Hi,
> I'm working to read some data in netcdf, and there's and interesting
> option for me:
> I've found the ncdump now has the option -x to extract the information
> in XML.
> 
> I've seen that if you execute:
> ncdump -x file.nc
> the XML is well created OK!
> 
> But, if you try to filter variables:
> ncdump -v var1,var2,... -x file.nc
> 
> Then the XML is not well created.
> 
> I've attached first file without filtering (good XML) and a second with
> a variable filtered (geop) and the XML is bad.
> I've seen that <variable> tag is not closed in filtered variables.
> 
> A haven't tested other possible combinations using -x option.
> 
> Apart from that,
> congratulations for this new option, because I could read in PHP a nc
> file via the XML from ncdump.
> 
> regards,
> Santi
> 

Howdy Santi!

I believe this is fixed in the just-released version 3.6.2. Could you get it 
from the website and see:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf

Thanks,

Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: CAX-144000
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed