Howdy John!
You should get a pointer to nc_vlen_t, defined in netcdf.h:
/** This is the type of arrays of vlens. */
typedef struct {
size_t len; /**< Length of VL data (in base type units) */
void *p; /**< Pointer to VL data */
} nc_vlen_t;
Ed
On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 9:23 AM John Caron <jcaron1129@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello friends:
>
> attached is a file with this ncdump output:
>
> netcdf IntTimSciSamp {
> types:
> int(*) loopData ;
> compound tim_record {
> int shutterPositionA ;
> int shutterPositionD ;
> int shutterPositionB ;
> int shutterPositionC ;
> int dspGainMode ;
> int coneActiveStateA ;
> int coneActiveStateD ;
> int coneActiveStateB ;
> int coneActiveStateC ;
> loopData loopDataA(1) ;
> loopData loopDataB(1) ;
> int64 sampleVtcw ;
> }; // tim_record
> dimensions:
> time = UNLIMITED ; // (29 currently)
> variables:
> int64 time(time) ;
> tim_record tim_records(time) ;
> }
>
> if I am calling the latest netcdf4 library to read the tim_records, using
> this call:
>
> int nc_get_var(int ncid, int varid, void * ip )
>
> what am i expecting back in *ip ? Particularly for the int(*) loopData?
>
> thanks!
>
> Regards,
> John
>
>
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