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> > > Good afternoon, > I am trying to read netCDF files on IDL version 6.2 software. > Do I need to install a sub-routine for this > version? because when I run my programme, the > result is an error which calls NC_ERROR=-31 and I > don´t know the meaning of that. Thank you very much in advance. > > Regards, > Patricia. > > > Patricia, Do you have ncdump or any other program that can read netCDF files? If so, try to run it on your data file and make sure it is a valid netCDF file. If it is, then contact IDL and ask them what is wrong. If it is a bad netCDF file, contact the source of the data and get a new one. Thanks, Ed Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: TLB-354751 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed