%
% This is the name of the data file we will read.
FILE_NAME='simple_xy.nc';

% 
% We are reading 2D data, a 6 x 12 grid.
NX=6;
NY=12;

%
% Open the file. NC_NOWRITE tells netCDF we want read-only access
% to the file.
[ncid, status] = mexnc ( 'OPEN', FILE_NAME, nc_nowrite_mode );
if status, error(mexnc('STRERROR',status)), end

%
% Get the varid of the data variable, based on its name. 
[varid, status] = mexnc ( 'INQ_VARID', ncid, 'data' );
if status, error(mexnc('STRERROR',status)), end

%
% Read the data. 
[data_in, status] = mexnc( 'GET_VAR_INT', ncid, varid );
if status, error(mexnc('STRERROR',status)), end

%
% Remember to transpose!
data_in = data_in';

%
% Check the data. See simple_xy_wr.m for reference.
data_out = [0:NX*NY-1];
data_out = reshape(data_out,NY,NX);
data_out = data_out';
data_out = int32(data_out);

if any(data_in-data_out)
    error ( 'Data read in by GET_VAR_INT did not match' );
end


%
% Close the file, freeing all resources.
status = mexnc ( 'CLOSE', ncid );
if status, error(mexnc('STRERROR',status)), end

fprintf(1, '*** SUCCESS reading example file %s with vanilla mexnc!\n', FILE_NAME);


%
% BUT WAIT!!!
% The above process is even easier if you have SNCTOOLS installed.
data_in = nc_varget ( FILE_NAME, 'data' );

%
% Just remember that SNCTOOLS will assume some defaults, such as
% data reads being either double precision or char.
if any(data_in-double(data_out))
    error ( 'Data read in by nc_varget did not match' );
end

fprintf(1, '*** SUCCESS reading example file %s with SNCTOOLS!\n', FILE_NAME);