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[netCDF #CYF-313110]: Help on building netCDF 4.0 for windows

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  • Subject: [netCDF #CYF-313110]: Help on building netCDF 4.0 for windows
  • Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:35:14 -0600
> Ed,
> 
> With the 3.x libs I've used the classes from netcdfcpp.h and related methods 
> for get(), set_cur(), put() etc.
> 

Was this on windows?

If so, you must have imported those files into visual studio, correct?

> Almost all our reading is done with the NcVar::get() methods. Same goes with 
> NcFile and NcDim methods.
> 
> netcdf.cpp, ncvalues.cpp, netcdfcpp.h and ncvalues.h were all supplied with 
> the 3.x library - I've not used anything that didn't come from the libs. 
> These methods are much more convenient for us than directly using the C API.
> 
> I see the same files in the 4.x sources under the cxx folder. Should I use 
> these versions? Will they work with the 4.x C API with HDF5 enabled?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Ajit

Yes, you should use them, and yes they will with the netCDF-4/HDF5 files.

But, you will not be able to access many netCDF-4 features with the cxx C++ 
library, because it does not handle them well. The cxx4 library is under 
development to address this, but is not yet complete.

Thanks,

Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: CYF-313110
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: High
Status: Closed