[netCDFJava #TOB-380274]: netcdfAll-4.6.8.jar

Cliff,

There are basically two ways you can use the netCDF-Java jar file you have 
downloaded. 1) as a java library, and 2) as a set of command line utilities.

If a user is wanting to use the netCDF-Java library, all you need to do is put 
the jar in a location known to the user, and that's it. When the user compiles 
their java code making use of netCDF-Java, they will simply point the java 
compiler towards the jar file. For example:

javac -cp /usr/local/src/netcdfAll-4.6.8.jar MyJavaProgram.java

and then, when they run their compiled code, they will do something like 
(assuming they are in the directory where they compiled their code):

java -cp .:/usr/local/src/netcdfAll-4.6.8.jar MyJavaProgram

There are also several command line utilities stored inside the jar file, along 
side the library files, which can be used following the instructions on the 
page I sent you. The default command line tool is NCdumpW, which is why you got 
the usage string when your ran the jar file using java -jar. Given that you did 
get the usage string, your version of java should be able to use the 
netCDF-Java library jar file that we ship.

In each case, as long as the jar file is in a directory that users know, they 
will be able to use netCDF-Java.

Cheers,
Christian

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TOB-380274
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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