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Method 1:
Adding a carriage return to a NetCDF 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. You can avoid this problem when creating 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 = tochar(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.