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[netCDF #GAM-944251]: Colon in the file name not allowed...

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  • Subject: [netCDF #GAM-944251]: Colon in the file name not allowed...
  • Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:57:30 -0600
Great! Thanks for the update Boyko!

Sean

> Thanks,
> 
> I am using NCAR's WRF model where the output file names have fixed format 
> with colons between HH:MM:SS. Nevertheless, seems that this issue has been 
> resolved in v 4.1.3
> 
> Boyko
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata netCDF Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 2:49 PM
> To: Dodov, Boyko
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [netCDF #GAM-944251]: Colon in the file name not allowed...
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> The colon is a special character - you will need to put the file name in 
> quotes to use it. However, I would recommend against using colons in your 
> filenames as the colon is not part of the POSIX standard, and if any of your 
> potential users will be on windows it will be recognized as a mount path, not 
> a file.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Sean
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have v4.1.2-beta installed on our Linux cluster that doesn't allow a 
> > colon ":" in the file name .
> > For example, I can see the header of a file aaa.nc (ncdump -h aaa.nc), but 
> > if rename it to aaa:bbb.nc it crushes (using ncdump -h aaa:bbb.nc) and 
> > gives the message:
> >
> > libncdap3: non-url path
> > ncdump: ncdap3.c:86: NCD3_open: Assertion `dappanic("libncdap3: non-url 
> > path")' failed.
> > Abort
> >
> > Is that bug fixed in v.4.1.3.?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Boyko
> >
> > Boyko A. Dodov, Ph. D.
> > Principal Scientist, Hydrology
> > AIR Worldwide
> > 131 Dartmouth Street
> > Boston, MA 02116
> > +1-617-954-1860
> > [Description: email_signature_crop]<http://www.air-worldwide.com/>
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: GAM-944251
> Department: Support netCDF
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GAM-944251
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed