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NetCDF output: Adding a Carriage Return to a String

There are several netCDF attributes that have the potential for being very long. When a netCDF file is converted to ASCII by ncdump, these long attributes will continue to wrap around in a disorganized manner. We can avoid this problem when WE create a netCDF file by putting carriage returns into any long strings.

Method 1:

    cdf_out@history = "A long string can be broken up ~C~  
    by adding a carriage return to it using a capital C ~C~
    surrounded by a function code."
    

Method 2:

    cr = intochar(10)

    cdf_out@title = "A file demo of" + cr + \ 
    "using a carriage return to" + cr + \ 
    "make neat text" +cr

    The "\" is used to continue the text to the next line. It is 
    invisible in the string.