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Bob, >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:22:26 -0700 >From: Bob Haxo <address@hidden> >Organization: Carnegie Institution of Washington >To: Steve Emmerson <address@hidden> >Subject: Re: 20030715: UDUNITS "hours since 1-1-1" The above message contained the following: > Thanks for the information. I have resolved the issue by porting to IDL 5.6 > (the current IDL release) the "Udunits/IDL Interface", > > http://meteora.ucsd.edu/~pierce/udunits-idl/home.html > > which was coded for whatever IDL release was available in 1999. RSI does not > do a very good job of keeping releases of IDL backwards compatible. > > The "Udunits/IDL Interface" uses the UDUNITS "C" library, so I get the same > time when using IDL as Ferret and other programs using the UDUNITS. I'm glad you were able to find a solution. > (I have no control over the global climate/weather data sets. Gotta use what > I am given.) Sounds familiar. > Thanks again. > > --bob Regards, Steve Emmerson