Re: ncvarget and array reordering

• To: ethan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Ethan Alpert)
• Subject: Re: ncvarget and array reordering
• From: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 12:20:05 -0600

>Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 15:02:07 -0600 (MDT) 
>From: ethan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Ethan Alpert)
>To: netcdfgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: ncvarget and array reordering 

In the above message you wrote:

>The whole idea here is, if negative edge lengths were allowed, then user
>defined reorderings of data durring reads and writes would be possible.
>Saving both programing time and CPU time.

I believe that this can be done using generalized hyperslab I/O, though,
admittedly, this wouldn't be as convenient as using negative edge
lengths in regular hyperslab I/O.

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Steve Emmerson   <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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  • ncvarget and array reordering
    • From: Ethan Alpert