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Charlie-
In line 611 of that cdl file you have:
att_var:long_att = 73l;
The question is: did you intend this be a 64 bit value,
which is illegal in netcdf-3, or a 32 bit value?
In netcdf-3, long is a synonym for int.
=Dennis Heimbigner
Unidata
Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: WAM-997986
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed