[netcdf-java] netcdf-java long data type?

[John Caron]

Hi Dan:

Netcdf-3 file format does not support 64-bit integers, and there's no plans to extend it. NetCDF-4 format does support long integers along with other new types. however netcdf-java reads but does not write netcdf-4 files, and its doubtful that we have the resources at this time to add writing. we are considering an optional JNI interface to the netcdf C library however to provide writing.

Dan Wilkinson wrote:
> *http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/ says:
> /Features not yet available/*/: Writing to netCDF-3 is supported, but 
> new features in the CDM, e.g. groups, structures, the long data type are 
> not available yet./
> 
> Why is the long data type not currently supported and when can I expect 
> it to be?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dan Wilkinson
> 
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