Re: [netcdf-java] Convert *.nc to XML

• To: Cathal Browne <cathal.d.browne@xxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [netcdf-java] Convert *.nc to XML
• From: John Caron <caron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:03:41 -0600

Hi Cathal:

ncdump will print out the netcdf header info and values in ascii. You might 
find that you can parse it easy enough. ncdump -x will put out NcML but not the 
data values.

The java library will put out NcML with the data values using:

  java -classpath toolsUI.jar ucar.nc2.NCDumpW <NetCDF-3 filename> -ncml -vall

Unforunately, I just discovered that previous versions are not doing this 
correctly, so you'll have to get the latest development release (4.0.25) from 
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/. Note you should use NCDumpW 
not NCDump as it says on the web page.


Cathal Browne wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am currently working on a project and I have been presented with a .nc
> file. I want a way of reading the data from this plainly. After some
> searching I found this site and the netcdf-java project. Looking through
> the archives I found suggestions that libraries here could convert a .nc
> file to xml format which would be ideal for me. 
> 
> The problem I am having now is any of the archives I have found that
> suggest this are dated few years back. The links in them either no
> longer exist or from the description in the archive and looking at the
> information on the linked page, the information and pages have
> drastically changed. So I'm a bit lost.
> 
> Can any one suggest or point me in the direction of the up to date
> libraries for doing this or tell me if they even exist?
> 
> Thanks
> Cathal browne
> 
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    • From: Cathal Browne