Re: _FillValue type mismatch

-9999 is type integer [32-bits].

If your 'data' variable is type short [16 bits]

    data@_FillValue = inttoshort( -9999 )

On 03/18/2010 09:24 AM, Tong Qi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to designate a _FillValue for a data field, but when I try
> data@_FillValue=-9999, I get
> "fatal:Type Mismatch: The type of missing value could not be converted
> to type of variable (Cirrus_Reflectance_Mean)"
>
> Both _FillValue and the data type are 16-bit integers. Where could the
> mismatch be?
>
> Thanks,
> -Tong
>
>
>
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