[netcdfgroup] Netcdf checker problem

[John Caron]

Hi Philippe :

It looks ok to me, probably bug in the checker. I would send your message to the cf mailgroup.

BTW, Id like to get a sample file if possible.

John

Philippe Poilbarbe wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> For a new satellite launch, we have decided to use NetCDF files to
> deliver product data.
> They will be CF-1.0 compliant and we are checking our definitions with
> the online checker (http://titania.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/cf-checker.pl).
> 
> For a variable (in fact for all variables which have the flag_values
> attribute) we
> have the error message:
> 
> ERROR: Attribute flag_values of incorrect type
> 
> The variable definition is:
> 
> byte alt_echo_type(time) ;
>         alt_echo_type:long_name = "altimeter echo type" ;
>         alt_echo_type:_FillValue = 127b ;
>         alt_echo_type:flag_values = 0b, 1b ;
>         alt_echo_type:flag_meanings = "ocean_like non_ocean_like" ;
>         alt_echo_type:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
> 
> 
> As recommended in the CF-1.0 documentation, the type of the
> flag_values attribute is the same as the variable one.
> 
> So here is my question: what is wrong ? In my definition or
> in the checker ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ph.P.
>