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Hi Paul: Fix is in the 4.3.18 snapshot. release will be around Aug 1. I can make a temp release if you want to test. Thanks for reporting. John > Thanks Paul, Im working on a fix, probably wont be able to get it tested and > out the door for another week. ill ping you when its ready. John > > > John, This file was created using ncgen (netcdf library version 4.2.1.1) > > with the "-k 4" option from the CDL attached. The values for weight and > > max_weight were then inserted using a python script but the jetways > > variable was unchanged from the CDL. Paul. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > Hi Paul: > > > > > > How was this file created? netcdf-4 library? ifso, do you know what > > > version? > > > > > > John > > > > > > > File attached. > > > > > > > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > > > hi paul: > > > > > > > > > > can you send us the file? > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > I have file that can be dumped correctly using the 'C" ncdump > > > > > > utility > > > > > note > > > > > > the "jetways" variable, i.e.: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ncdump -h traffic_weights.ncf > > > > > > netcdf traffic_weights { > > > > > > dimensions: > > > > > > jetways = 1209 ; > > > > > > hours = 24 ; > > > > > > days = 7 ; > > > > > > jetwaylen = 7 ; > > > > > > variables: > > > > > > float weight(days, hours, jetways) ; > > > > > > weight:long_name = "traffic weighting" ; > > > > > > weight:_FillValue = -1.f ; > > > > > > weight:valid_range = 0.f, 2000.f ; > > > > > > float max_weight(jetways) ; > > > > > > max_weight:long_name = "maximum traffic weighting for any > > > > > > day/hour" ; > > > > > > max_weight:_FillValue = -1.f ; > > > > > > max_weight:valid_range = 0.f, 2000.f ; > > > > > > char jetways(jetways, jetwaylen) ; > > > > > > jetways:long_name = "jetway segment identifier" ; > > > > > > > > > > > > // global attributes: > > > > > > :title = "INSITE traffic weighting" ; > > > > > > :institution = "Forecast Impact and Quality Assessment > > > > > > Section : GSD/ESRL/NOAA : http://esrl.noaa.gov/fiqas/" ; > > > > > > :source = "INSITE" ; > > > > > > :version = "FIQAS 1.1" ; > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > But when I use the ToolsUI the viewer, ncdump, etc tabs give me: > > > > > > > > > > > > netcdf traffic_weights.ncf { > > > > > > dimensions: > > > > > > hours = 24; > > > > > > days = 7; > > > > > > jetwaylen = 7; > > > > > > jetways = 1209; > > > > > > variables: > > > > > > float weight(days=7, hours=24, jetways=1209); > > > > > > :long_name = "traffic weighting"; > > > > > > :_FillValue = -1.0f; // float > > > > > > :valid_range = 0.0f, 2000.0f; // float > > > > > > float max_weight(jetways=1209); > > > > > > :long_name = "maximum traffic weighting for any day/hour"; > > > > > > :_FillValue = -1.0f; // float > > > > > > :valid_range = 0.0f, 2000.0f; // float > > > > > > char jetways(jetways=1209); > > > > > > :_Netcdf4Coordinates = 0, 3; // int > > > > > > :long_name = "jetway segment identifier"; > > > > > > > > > > > > :title = "INSITE traffic weighting"; > > > > > > :institution = "Forecast Impact and Quality Assessment Section : > > > > > > GSD/ESRL/NOAA : http://esrl.noaa.gov/fiqas/"; > > > > > > :source = "INSITE"; > > > > > > :version = "FIQAS 1.1"; > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Java NetCDF implementation seems to incorrectly handle the > > > "jetways" > > > > > > variable and not find the second dimension (string length in this > > > > > > instance). > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Paul Hamer > > > > > > > > > > > > NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) > > > > > > Global Systems Division (GSD) > > > > > > 325 Broadway R/GS5 > > > > > > Boulder, CO 80305-3328 > > > > > > > > > > > > phone : 303.497.6342 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > > =================== > > > > > Ticket ID: UMK-286303 > > > > > Department: Support netCDF Java > > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Paul Hamer > > > > > > > > NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) > > > > Global Systems Division (GSD) > > > > 325 Broadway R/GS5 > > > > Boulder, CO 80305-3328 > > > > > > > > phone : 303.497.6342 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > =================== > > > Ticket ID: UMK-286303 > > > Department: Support netCDF Java > > > Priority: Normal > > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Paul Hamer > > > > NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) > > Global Systems Division (GSD) > > 325 Broadway R/GS5 > > Boulder, CO 80305-3328 > > > > phone : 303.497.6342 > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: UMK-286303 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Normal Status: Closed