Re: [netcdf-hdf] NC_NETCDF4 for reads?

• To: robl@xxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Latham)
• Subject: Re: [netcdf-hdf] NC_NETCDF4 for reads?
• From: Ed Hartnett <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:31:55 -0600

robl@xxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Latham) writes:

> Hi
> The manual says NC_MPIIO|NC_NETCDF4 is mandatory, but when I pass that
> to nc_open_par, I get NetCDF: Invalid argument.  If I remove
> NC_NETCDF4, then nc_open_par succeeds.  
>
> Looks like nc_open_file needs to add NC_NETCDF4 to the list of valid
> flags. 
>
> ==rob
>
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> Rob Latham
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Howdy Rob!

This was a documentation error. As we discussed yesterday, the
NC_NETCDF4 flag should not be used on opens, only on creates. The open
detects the type of file, and so does not need the NC_NETCDF4 flag.

I've fixed the docs for the next snapshot.

Thanks!

Ed

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Ed Hartnett  -- ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  • [netcdf-hdf] NC_NETCDF4 for reads?
    • From: Robert Latham