[netCDF #IAH-919319]: Feature Request

> Full Name: Lee Higbie
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
> Package Version: netcdf-3.6.1
> Operating System:
> Hardware:
> Description of problem: I built a package to convert multiple existing binary
files to netCDF.  It was a nuisance to have to check all dimension names and
extract the corresponding dimids before adding to the netCDF output file.
>
> It seems to me I should at least have the option of specifying all the
dimension names for each new variable and have netCDF determine which are new
and which have already been defined.  I don't think the user should have to go
through these contortions simply to add another data array to a netCDF file.
>
> In this case I have dozens of related files that I am putting in each netCDF
file.
>
> (BTW:  if you would like a copy of my Fortran 95 program, I will gladly send
it.)
>
>

Howdy Lee!

If I understand your suggestion, you are saying that you would like to specify
the dimensions by name, not by dimension id. Is that correct?

In fact, that's how it works in Java, so you certainly have a point!

NetCDF is a free software package, and we welcome community improvement of the
software. If you would like to write the code to demonstrate this feature idea,
we would be very happy to take a look at it.

Thanks,

Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: IAH-919319
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed