Ok, at this point, the simplest solution is for you to switch to the current netcdf snapshot at this url: ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/snapshot/netcdf-4-daily.tar.gz That way, any further errors will be captured for everyone. =Dennis Heimbigner Unidata Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DOE-704686 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Open