Re: Global attributes

From: Tom Roche <Tom_Roche_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Tue Feb 05 2013 - 12:10:48 MST

IMHO:

http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Support/talk_archives/2009/2675.html
> fin = addfile ("xxx.nc" , "r")
> fout = addfile ("yyy.nc" , "c")

> "fin" and "fout" have a dual nature[:]
> They are [both] 'file references' and 'variables'.

... this is neither readily apparent nor pointed out in the docs,
and ...

> Hence, to copy [global] attributes:

> copy_VarAtts(fin, fout) ; contributed.ncl
> or
> fileattdef( fout, fin )

... I have found this very useful. Therefore (IMHO) this capability
should be emphasized in the documentation, esp for the somewhat-
unfortunately-named copy_VarAtts.

FWIW, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche@pobox.com>
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