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Steve, > > Thanks! I'll push this issue back to the file producer. One exception is _FillValue, which is supposed to be specified by the user, if a non-default fill value is desired. It's still a "reserved attribute" in the sense that it has special meaning to the library, if set. Ultimately, "_Unsigned" is likewise settable by the user, to indicate that data values of the associated variable are supposed to be interpreted as unsigned, in case the data is netCDF-3 or netCDF-3 classic, which has no unsigned external numeric types. --Russ > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 04:03:54PM -0600, Unidata netCDF Java Support wrote: > > Attributes beginning with underscore are supposed to > > be reserved for Unidata use only and can be recognized > > by that underscore. I other attributes have been defined > > using leading underscore by others, then is is no > > way to tell them from Unidata attributes. > > You might notify the file producer to quit using > > leading underscores. > > > > =Dennis Heimbigner > > Unidata > > > > > > =Dennis Heimbigner > > Unidata > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: BYC-698785 > > Department: Support netCDF Java > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > -- > Steve Sullivan address@hidden 303-497-2823 > > FL/2, Research Applications Laboratory > National Center for Atmospheric Research > PO Box 3000 > Boulder CO 80307 > USA > > Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: BYC-698785 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Normal Status: Closed