Re: [netcdfgroup] Allowed characters in variable names?

• To: Heiko Klein <Heiko.Klein@xxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [netcdfgroup] Allowed characters in variable names?
• From: Ed Hartnett <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:40:01 -0600

Heiko Klein <Heiko.Klein@xxxxxx> writes:

> I just wrote a small example file (attached), defining to variables:
> pressure and 2t
>
> Results from netcdf 3.6.2 (ubuntu hardy default package):
>
> heikok@tko2635:~$ ./write_numeric_varname
> try defining pressure ...success
> try defining 2t ...success
> *** SUCCESS writing example file!
>
>
> Results from netcdf 3.6.3 (ubuntu lucid default package):
>
> heikok@topp:~$ ./write_numeric_varname
> try defining pressure ...success
> try defining 2t ...Error: NetCDF: Name contains illegal characters
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Heiko
>

I believe this was a bug that was fixed in subsequent releases of
netCDF...

Thanks,

Ed

-- 
Ed Hartnett  -- ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

• References:
  • [netcdfgroup] Allowed characters in variable names?
    • From: Heiko Klein
  • Re: [netcdfgroup] Allowed characters in variable names?
    • From: Dennis Heimbigner
  • Re: [netcdfgroup] Allowed characters in variable names?
    • From: Heiko Klein