This function writes the field metadata for a grid field not defined by the Grid API.
Note: Array ordering of variables used or returned by this routine changed in IDL 5.5. Programs written for versions of this routine prior to IDL 5.5 may need to be modified to work correctly with the current version.
Examples
status = EOS_GD_writefieldmeta(gridID, "ExternField", $
"Ydim,Xdim", 5)
Syntax
Result = EOS_GD_WRITEFIELDMETA(gridID, fieldname, dimlist, numbertype)
Return Value
Returns SUCCEED(0) if successful and FAIL(–1) otherwise
Arguments
gridID
Grid id (long) returned by EOS_GD_CREATE or EOS_GD_ATTACH.
fieldname
Name of field (string) that metadata information is to be written.
dimlist
Dimension list of field (long).
numbertype
Number type of data in field (long).
Keywords
None
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