> <This is like a loop.. My question is how do i find out
> <the name of a dimension if i dont know its dimid..
>
> The source code for the ncdump program may be informative.
Yes, and it's in the netCDF User's Guide as well, though perhaps not where
one would expect to find it. In section 4.3, "Reading a netCDF File with
Unknown Names":
Dimension IDs are assigned by using consecutive integers (beginning
at 0 in C, 1 in FORTRAN). Also dimensions, once created, cannot be
deleted. Therefore, knowing the number of dimension IDs in a netCDF
means knowing all the dimension IDs: they are the integers 0, 1, 2,
..., (or 1, 2, 3, ... in FORTRAN). For each dimension ID, a call to
the inquire function `ncdiminq' (or `NCDINQ') returns the dimension
name and size.
--Russ
