NCDF_ISVALIDFILE

Name

NCDF_ISVALIDFILE

Purpose

Utility routine to determine if a file is a valid netCDF file or not.
Returns a 1 if the file is valid and a 0 otherwise.

Author

FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING
David Fanning, Ph.D.
1645 Sheely Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
Phone: 970-221-0438
E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/

Calling Sequence

result = NCDF_IsValidFile(filename)

Inputs

filename: The name of a filename to open to see if it is a valid netCDF file.

Return Value

result: A 1 if the file can be opened as a netCDF file. A 0 otherwise.

Keywords

None.
ALGORITHM:
Try to open the file. If you fail, it is not an netCDF file.

Modification History

Written by: David W. Fanning, 21 February 2010.