[netCDF #AOX-617597]: 2D character string array (Fortran 90)

Ruslan,

> Just one more question. If you want to have Dim2 as unlimited dimension,
> the same approuch doesn't work because unlimited dimension should go first
> in CDL file.
> What can I do in this case?

A corresponding CDL file is:

netcdf test {
dimensions:
        Dim1 = 3 ;
        Dim2 = UNLIMITED ; // (2 currently)
        Dim3 = 20 ;
variables:
        char Var1(Dim2, Dim1, Dim3) ;
data:

 Var1 =
  "string A, length 20.",
  "string B, length 20.",
  "string C, length 20.",
  "string D, length 20.",
  "string E, length 20.",
  "Here is F string 35 " ;
}

A Fortran-77 program that writes the corresponding netCDF file
is not much different from the previous one and is attached.

--Russ


Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: AOX-617597
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed

      program chartst
      include 'netcdf.inc'
      integer ncid, var1id, dim1id, dim2id, dim3id
      integer ndims
      parameter(NDIMS = 3)
      parameter(LEN1 = 3, LEN2 = 2, LEN3 = 20)
      integer dimids(NDIMS), start(NDIMS), count(NDIMS)
      integer stride(NDIMS), amap(NDIMS)
      integer status
      character*35 :: array(LEN1,LEN2)
      data array /
     *            "string A, length 20.",
     *            "string B, length 20.",
     *            "string C, length 20.",
     *            "string D, length 20.",
     *            "string E, length 20.",
     *            "Here is F string 35 characters long"
     *            /

      status = nf_create('test.nc', nf_clobber, ncid)
                        if(status .ne. nf_noerr) then
                           print *, nf_strerror(status)
                           stop 1
                        endif
      status = nf_def_dim(ncid, 'Dim1', LEN1, dim1id)
                        if(status .ne. nf_noerr) then
                           print *, nf_strerror(status)
                           stop 1
                        endif
      status = nf_def_dim(ncid, 'Dim2', NF_UNLIMITED, dim2id)
                        if(status .ne. nf_noerr) then
                           print *, nf_strerror(status)
                           stop 1
                        endif
      status = nf_def_dim(ncid, 'Dim3', LEN3, dim3id)
                        if(status .ne. nf_noerr) then
                           print *, nf_strerror(status)
                           stop 1
                        endif
      dimids(1) = dim3id
      dimids(2) = dim1id
      dimids(3) = dim2id
      status = nf_def_var(ncid, 'Var1', nf_char, NDIMS, dimids, var1id)
                        if(status .ne. nf_noerr) then
                           print *, nf_strerror(status)
                           stop 1
                        endif
      status = nf_enddef(ncid)
                        if(status .ne. nf_noerr) then
                           print *, nf_strerror(status)
                           stop 1
                        endif

      start(1) = 1
      start(2) = 1
      start(3) = 1
      count(1) = LEN3
      count(2) = LEN1
      count(3) = LEN2
      stride(1) = 1
      stride(2) = 1
      stride(3) = 1
      amap(1) = 1
      amap(2) = 35
      amap(3) = 35*LEN1
c      status = nf_put_vara_text(ncid, var1id, start, count, array)
c                   if(status .ne. nf_noerr) then
c                          print *, nf_strerror(status)
c                          stop 1
c                       endif
      status = nf_put_varm_text(ncid, var1id, start, count, 
     *                          stride, amap, array)
                        if(status .ne. nf_noerr) then
                           print *, nf_strerror(status)
                           stop 1
                        endif
      status = nf_close(ncid)
                        if(status .ne. nf_noerr) then
                           print *, nf_strerror(status)
                           stop 1
                        endif
      end