[gradsusr] Help with dating output

[Austin Conaty]

Maybe I misunderstand the question, but there are quite a few "query" 
commands in grads
that you might find useful.  You could use by capturing that info
and then writing a string or title:
  q attr     Returns global and variable attributes for an open file
  q ctlinfo  Returns contents of data descriptor file
  q dims     Returns current dimension environment
  q time     Returns info about time settings



Metris Limited Forecaster wrote:
> 1/ I am interested in Grads functions/ script that would date data period for appropriate time period for 2D map output. When using a DODS for data. As there is no descriptor file (was thinking that TDEF would help if there was a descriptor file) I am finding solution difficult. I have had no joy looking for solutions which I found surprising. I am relatively new to Grads but have some very nice data coming off GFS 0.5 degree resolution data. But the absence of a datestamp makes use difficult. Any *.gfs functions that would help?
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> Howard Staines
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> Forecaster Metris Limited
> websited - www.metris.co.nz<http://www.metris.co.nz>  - phone 06 8441042 - fax 06 8441046
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