Hi Rich, Sorry. My mistake. It is failing for me as well. I'm using the latest 4.0 and I'm guessing you are too. I haven't tried 2.2 but I don't think it would fail. I believe, in a recent 4.0 refactor, NcML handling got shuffled out of the core NetcdfFile class and into NetcdfDataset. The problem is that FileWriter didn't get that message and is still opening the input file with NetcdfFile.open(). I'll dig into this a bit more tomorrow and double check and see about a fix to FileWriter. Ethan > I can convert this NcML file to NetCDF using the ToolsUI GUI: > > http://coast-enviro.er.usgs.gov/models/share/fvcom.ncml > > but when I try > > using the command line: > > java -classpath toolsUI.jar ucar.nc2.FileWriter -in <NcML filename> > -out <nc filename> > > on this file, I get "Cant read fvcom.ncml: not a valid NetCDF file". > > Does it work for you? > > -Rich Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: SYH-931648 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Normal Status: Open