[netCDF #EGM-614629]: ncgen/ncdump

> > So that a lengthy comment is formatted in a way that is readable by
> > someone looking at the file. Is it possible to do this?
> 
> No, not currently. You've identified a bug in ncdump.  I believe it should
> use the same code for output of attribute strings that is does for output
> of string variables.
> 
> I'll add an entry about this to our bug-tracking system. Thanks for the bug
> report.

If you want to monitor progress on when this bug gets fixed, see:

   https://bugtracking.unidata.ucar.edu/browse/NCF-335

--Russ

> > Alison
> >
> > On 6/20/2015 8:38 AM, Unidata netCDF Support wrote:
> > > Hi Alison,
> > >
> > >> Organization: Desert Sage Software
> > >> Package Version: 4.3.0
> > >> Operating System: Linux 64-bit
> > >> Description of problem: Hello,
> > >> How do I specify a multi-line string in CDL such that ncgen -k 3 
> > >> (enhanced model) generates a netcdf file that when ncdump'ed will 
> > >> interpret the embedded newlines in string attributes as line breaks? 
> > >> This is necessary for readability of lengthy comment attributes. I have 
> > >> tried this attribute: comment = "line one\n line two", and ncdump prints 
> > >> that verbatim on one line instead of interpreting the \n as a newline 
> > >> and breaking into two lines. Thanks for any help you may provide,
> > >> Alison
> > > Assume following is in str.cdl:
> > >
> > > netcdf str {
> > > dimensions:
> > > strlen=32;
> > > variables:
> > > char str(strlen);
> > > data:
> > > str="line1\n", "line2\n", "line3\n", "last line";
> > > }
> > >
> > > Then this does what you want:
> > >
> > > $ ncgen -b -k 3 str.cdl
> > > $ ncdump str.nc
> > > netcdf str {
> > > dimensions:
> > > strlen = 32 ;
> > > variables:
> > > char str(strlen) ;
> > > data:
> > >
> > > str = "line1\n",
> > > "line2\n",
> > > "line3\n",
> > > "last line" ;
> > > }
> > >
> > > Please let us know if this doesn't work for you ...
> > >
> > > --Russ
> > >
> > > Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
> > > address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ticket Details
> > > ===================
> > > Ticket ID: EGM-614629
> > > Department: Support netCDF
> > > Priority: Normal
> > > Status: Closed
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Alison Walker
> > address@hidden
> > (928) 714-9471
> >
> >
> 
> Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
> address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> 
> 
Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: EGM-614629
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed