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ncdf_lec.pro

Give informations on a file netcdf and allows to recuperate variables which are written in it.

ncdf_lec Reading

result = ncdf_lec(nom, ATT=ATT, DIM=DIM, VAR=VAR, IODIR=IODIR, _EXTRA=_EXTRA)

Return value

-1 (except if var='nom de variable', then the function send back the variable).

Parameters

nom        in required

Name of a file netcdf located in the directory stipulated by iodir.

Keywords

ATT       

'global' or the name of a variable. Allows to see all attributes associated to variable

DIM       

Give the list of dimensions.

VAR       

1) /var: Give the list of dimensions. 2) var='name_of_a_variable': in this case the function send back the variable.

IODIR       

String containing the directory containing the file to be read

_EXTRA       

Used to pass keywords defined by IDL to functions NETCDF (especially OFFSET and COUNT in NCDF_VARGET)

Version history

Version

$Id: ncdf_lec.pro 327 2007-12-13 16:22:35Z pinsard $

History

Sebastien Masson (smasson@lodyc.jussieu.fr) 4/1/98

Known issues

Restrictions

Variables's names of the program are similar to these used by the IDL manual 'scientific data formats'

 


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