Don Hooper wrote:
All,
While I agree with most of what is said in this digest, I would take small
issue with this one statement by Harvey Davies:
Regarding valid_range. The generic conventions clearly state that
the type must match that of the variable.
I disagree with "clearly". They refer to "the type" of the variable,
when a packed variable clearly has two types, often referred to as "internal"
and "external", but more obviously termed "unpacked" and "packed". The
statement referred to would have been clear, even to a dolt such as myself,
if one of those four words had been inserted between "the" and "type".
I agree that the sentence isnt clear. i remember wondering whether it meant
packed or unpacked type. there are legitimate reasons for doing it both ways.
they reflect the dichotomy: netcdf is a floor wax, i mean storage format. No,
netcdf is a dessert topping, i mean user API. Stop! You're both right ;^]
