Re: getting file attributes

Hi Dennis,

Thanks, but in my case I do not know before-hand any of the
file attributes.

Is there something equivalent to the NCL function "getvaratts" ?
Or the partner of "fileattdef( ncf, globalAtt )"

saji
...

* Dennis Shea <shea_at_ucar.edu> [2007-08-06 00:42:45 -0600]:

> f = addfile (... , "r")
>
> "f" is both a reference to a file *and* a variable.
>
> So ....
>
> print(f_at_data_source)
>
> if (isatt(f, "creation_date")) then
> ...
> end if
>
> D
> Saji Njarackalazhikam Hameed wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> Though there are many functions to retrieve meta data from variables in
>> a supported file, there seems to be none to retrieve the so-called
>> "global attributes" in a given file. I hope I am wrong and would be
>> grateful if someone can tell me how to retrieve the global attributes from
>> a file.
>> thanks,
>> saji

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