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[netCDF #HKX-214469]: [netcdfgroup] Bug in ncdump -v

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  • Subject: [netCDF #HKX-214469]: [netcdfgroup] Bug in ncdump -v
  • Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 16:43:42 -0600
Hi John,

> There's a bug you may be aware of in ncdump -v applied to netCDF-4 files.
> It always reports 'group not found'. The reason is that only varid is returned
> by dumplib.c:nc_inq_gvarid() and saved in a list; the associated ncid isn't
> returned or saved. But for netCDF-4 it's both you need.

Thanks for reporting this bug.  It's now fixed and a test added to the 
distribution,
so it should work in the next snapshot.

The behavior is a little more flexible now also.  When you name a variable in 
the -v option, you can use either a relative name (not beginning with "/") or
an absolute name (beginning with "/").  If a relative name is used, it specifies
all matching variables in the file, perhaps in several groups.  If an absolute
name is used, then it specifies just that variable.

Please let us know if you see any more problems with ncdump after getting and
trying the next snapshot release.

--Russ


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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HKX-214469
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed