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[netCDF #NVT-996784]: variable with only one unlimited dimension

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  • Subject: [netCDF #NVT-996784]: variable with only one unlimited dimension
  • Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:24:47 -0700
> Hi, everyone,

Howdy Dong Li!

>
> I want to create a netcdf dataset with
>
> CDL snippet:
>
> netcdf test01 {
>
> dimensions:
> x = nx(some fixed value), time=unlimited;
>
> variables:
> ...
> float time(time);
> ...
> data:
> ...
> }
> That is, there is an unlimited variable time whose only dimension is
> unlimited time.

This will work just fine.


>
> Program snippet:
> ...
> NF90_DEF_DIM(ncid, "time", NF90_UNLIMITED, t_dimid)
> ...
> NF90_DEF_VAR(ncid, "time", NF90_FLOAT, (/ t_dimid /), t_varid))
> ...
> (some loop)
> NF90_PUT_VAR(ncid, t_varid, cur_time, (/ output_counter /), (/ 1 /))
> ...
>
> Compile error output snippet:
> ...
> ...  There is no matching specific function for this generic function
> reference.   [NF90_PUT_VAR] ...
>
> Thanks for help!
>

This looks like it should work. Is cur_time a float? And is output_counter and
int?

Thanks,

Ed


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: NVT-996784
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed