[netCDF #JGD-817199]: Issue with netcdf classic format

> >
> >so any record variable after this will mean the total sizes of all but
> >the last non-record variables in a file will exceed 2**31.  As it says
> >in the FAQ "What does Large File Support have to do with netCDF?"
> >
> >   ... The 32-bit file offset in the classic format limits the total
> >   sizes of all but the last non-record variables in a file to less
> >   than 2 GiB.
> >
>
>
> Hi Russ,
>
> Thanks for the clarification.  Both myself and a colleague her did
> read the FAQ on Large File Support, but didn't quite get it.  We both
> mistook "total sizes" to be referring to the size of individual
> variable rather than the sum of the sizes of the variables.  Perhaps
> there is a clearer way to word that (which eludes me now).
>
> Thanks for the help, that was just what we needed.
>
> - Richard Hedges
>

Thanks Richard!

I have modified the FAQ to make this point more clear.

Thanks,

Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: JGD-817199
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Critical
Status: Closed