The NCDF_DIMDEF function defines a dimension in a NetCDF file given its name and size.
Examples
See NCDF_VARPUT.
Syntax
Result = NCDF_DIMDEF( Cdfid, DimName, Size [, /UNLIMITED] )
Return Value
If successful, the dimension ID is returned.
Arguments
Cdfid
The NetCDF ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_OPEN, NCDF_CREATE, or NCDF_GROUPDEF.
DimName
A scalar string containing the name of the dimension being defined.
Size
The size of the dimension. Size can be any scalar expression. If the UNLIMITED keyword is used, the Size parameter should be omitted.
Keywords
UNLIMITED
Set this keyword to create a dimension of unlimited size. NetCDF 3 files can have only one unlimited dimension, while NetCDF 4 files can have multiple unlimited dimensions.
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