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Hi, > Thanks for the reply. > > Can i have a small code or the *required functions *to use or a structure > to build a client i.e. 1.To pass url and 2. Get datadds. I would be very > much thankfull if you could help me out with this. You use the same function that you would use for opening and reading from a local netCDF file. The only difference is that you provide a URL instead of a file name for the "file" you are opening. Here's an example, assuming you are using the C interface: status = nc_open("http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov:80/dods/SEAWINDS/clm/uvclm95to05", NC_NOWRITE, &ncid); --Russ > address@hidden> wrote: > > > Hi Sricharan, > > > > > I have a doubt. Can i use netCDF library to write a client for data > > > retrieval from GradsData Server. Waiting for you reply. > > > > Yes, the Grads Data Server is an OPeNDAP server (it uses the DAP version > > 2 protocol). The netCDF library has DAP client capabilities built in, so > > you can open and read data from a remote DAP server, such as the GDS, from > > a netCDF program. The DAP client was added in netCDF version 4.1, so you > > would need a version 4.1 or later. We recommend version 4.2.1.1: > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/netcdf-4_2_1_1/ > > > > --Russ > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for the support. I will contact you if i have any further > > questions. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sricharan Lochan > > > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > Thanks for the reply. > > > >> > > > > >> > So can i use > > > >> > > > > >> > CPPFLAGS=.... LDFLAGS=... ./configure --enable-netcdf-4 > > > >> > --prefix=/home/netCDF/local > > > >> > > > >> Yes, that would work. You could also still specify > > --prefix=/home/local, > > > >> as long as there are no conflicts in the names of libraries, include > > > >> files, > > > >> or executables between HDF5 and netCDF. I'm pretty sure that would > > work > > > >> also, and would have the advantage of simpler linking for > > applications, > > > >> becasue only one library directory would have to be specified (or > > added > > > >> to LD_LIBRARY_PATH). > > > >> > > > >> --Russ > > > >> > > > >> > address@hidden> wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > > Hi Sricharan, > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > I have been trying to install netcdf-4.2 with hdf5. I have > > installed > > > >> > > > hdf5 in the directory "/home/local". > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > These are the commands I executed > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > ./configure --enable-netcdf-4 --prefix=/home/local > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > i am getting an error saying cannot find hdf5 > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > Please let me know if i have to add any other options. Please > > > >> respond. > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Yes, you need to set CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS environment variables > > > >> > > appropriately, > > > >> > > to specify where the hdf5 library was installed. The --prefix > > option > > > >> is > > > >> > > intended to specify where netCDF should be installed. > > > >> > > > > > >> > > See instructions here: > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/build_default.html > > > >> > > > > > >> > > --Russ > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Russ Rew UCAR Unidata > > Program > > > >> > > address@hidden > > > >> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Ticket Details > > > >> > > =================== > > > >> > > Ticket ID: DZU-954292 > > > >> > > Department: Support netCDF > > > >> > > Priority: Normal > > > >> > > Status: Closed > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > *Regards, > > > >> > Sricharan Lochan* > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program > > > >> address@hidden > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Ticket Details > > > >> =================== > > > >> Ticket ID: DZU-954292 > > > >> Department: Support netCDF > > > >> Priority: Normal > > > >> Status: Closed > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Regards, > > > > Sricharan Lochan* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Regards, > > > Sricharan Lochan* > > > > > > > > Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program > > address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: DZU-954292 > > Department: Support netCDF > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > -- > *Regards, > Sricharan Lochan* > > Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DZU-954292 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed