[gradsusr] limits on defined variable names

[Jennifer Adams]

Variable names in GrADS and in GrADS scripts cannot be more than 16 characters long. --Jennifer

On Feb 13, 2013, at 11:43 PM, Jeff Duda wrote:

> Hello,
> I know there is a limit to the length of the name of a script variable, but is there an analogous limit to the name of a field defined in Grads?  For example,
> 
> 'define tave = ave(t,z=1,z=30)'
> 
> Would there be a problem if I did something like
> 
> 'define thisvariableisvalidat300mbandmaybetoolong = hgtprs(lev=300)'
> 
> even though I followed the other rules regarding naming of fields?
> 
> Jeff Duda
> 
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> Jeff Duda
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> University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
> Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
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