templates with netcdf archives

[Charles Seman]

Dear Jose,

 From http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/descriptorfile.html#DTYPE
we see  DTYPE netcdf is for GrADS version 1.9

Is this the version you're using?

I hope this helps,
Chuck


Jose Augusto Paixao Veiga wrote:
> dear all
>  I am trying to mount a ctl file templating several archives
> (var_year_month.nc) inside it. I've been reading the user manual and it suggest:
>
> DSET ^pr.%x30_%x39.nc
>    OPTIONS template
>    DTYPE netcdf
>    TDEF 840 linear jan1880 1mo
>
> however, when I run grads with my addapted ctl file the following message rises:
>
> Scanning description file:  2dias.ctl
> Open Error:  Data file type invalid
>   --> The invalid description file record is:
>   --> dtype netcdf
>
>   The data file was not opened.
>
> my dtl file is:
>
> DSET ^file.nc
> options template
> DTYPE netcdf
> undef -9.96921e+36
> xdef 144 linear 0 2.5
> ydef 73 linear -90 2.5
> zdef 10 levels 0100 0200 0300 0400 0500 0600 0700 0850 0925 1000
> tdef 1 linear 00Z01Jan9999 1dy
> vars 1
> temp 10 99 temperatura
> endvars
>

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