Re: [netcdfgroup] _FillValue for strings

• To: Reimar Bauer <R.Bauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [netcdfgroup] _FillValue for strings
• From: Ed Hartnett <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:33:34 -0600

Reimar Bauer <R.Bauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 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
>

Well, in netCDF-3 there is no string type, only a char array type, so
the fill value should be just one character, not an array of
characters.

Thanks,

Ed

-- 
Ed Hartnett  -- ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

• References:
  • [netcdfgroup] _FillValue for strings
    • From: Reimar Bauer