Reimar Bauer <R.Bauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Hi
>
> some of my files using netCDF 3.6.2 don't work if I do set for a
> parameter of type string a _FillValue 'no data'. Writing/creating the
> param fails.
>
> This happens using idl7.0 with the netCDF dlm.
>
> What is the default _FillValue for string params?
>
> cheers
> Reimar
>
Well, in netCDF-3 there is no string type, only a char array type, so
the fill value should be just one character, not an array of
characters.
Thanks,
Ed
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Ed Hartnett -- ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
