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[netCDF #PWW-320949]: question about nc_def_var_chunking

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Hi James,

One of the other developers may jump in to correct me, but from my reading of 
the documentation and the code, the answer is no; if you're using 
`NC_CONTIGUOUS`, you are effectively disabling chunking for that particular 
variable.

I hope this helps, have a great day!

-Ward

> When I used 
> nc_def_var_chunking
> 
> with the ‘storage’ param set to NC_CONTIGUOUS, do I need to pass in a valid 
> array for chunksizep?
> 
> Thanks
> -- 
> James Gallagher
> address@hidden
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: PWW-320949
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed