[netcdfgroup] _FillValue for strings

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• Subject: [netcdfgroup] _FillValue for strings
• From: Reimar Bauer <R.Bauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:32:24 +0200

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Hi

some of my files using netCDF 3.6.2 don't work if I do set for a
parameter of type string a _FillValue 'no data'. Writing/creating the
param fails.

This happens using idl7.0 with the netCDF dlm.

What is the default _FillValue for string params?

cheers
Reimar

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Reimar Bauer

Institut fuer Stratosphaerische Chemie (ICG-1)
Forschungszentrum Juelich
email: R.Bauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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