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Re: 960820: CDF-files

>To: address@hidden
>From: Jens Fickert <address@hidden>
>Subject: CDF-files
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 199608201101.AA26483

Hi Jens,

> Excuse, how I could read (or convert
> to ASCII-format) only a cdf-formatted file,
> I have an file, which begins like ..
> 
> CDF^A^@^@^@^@^@^@^@
> ^@......
> 
> already downloaded and installed the 
> netcdf-software.

Use the "ncdump" program that is installed as part of the netCDF
software.  ncdump reads a netCDF file and outputs an ASCII version of
it.  The ncgen program can do the opposite, converting the ASCII version
back into a binary netCDF file.

Documentation for ncdump and ncgen is included in the netCDF User's
Guide, in the chapter entitled "NetCDF Utilities".  An on-line version
is available from 

 http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/guide_12.html#SEC89

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