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Don Hooper wrote:
All, While I agree with most of what is said in this digest, I would take small issue with this one statement by Harvey Davies:Regarding valid_range. The generic conventions clearly state that the type must match that of the variable.I disagree with "clearly". They refer to "the type" of the variable, when a packed variable clearly has two types, often referred to as "internal" and "external", but more obviously termed "unpacked" and "packed". The statement referred to would have been clear, even to a dolt such as myself,if one of those four words had been inserted between "the" and "type".
I agree that the sentence isnt clear. i remember wondering whether it meant packed or unpacked type. there are legitimate reasons for doing it both ways.
they reflect the dichotomy: netcdf is a floor wax, i mean storage format. No, netcdf is a dessert topping, i mean user API. Stop! You're both right ;^]
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