[ncl-talk] define group of variables of different size and type with NCL

[franz]

Dear ncl-team
    I’m using the nil 6.3.0
    In my NCL program, I define all file name of datasets that I use like 
in the follow way:

    file_extrapdataOce_temp_less1 = new((/nnest/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_temp       = new((/nnest,ndays_max/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_temp_plus1 = new((/nnest/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_sal_less1  = new((/nnest/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_sal        = new((/nnest,ndays_max/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_sal_plus1  = new((/nnest/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_ssh_less1  = new((/nnest/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_ssh        = new((/nnest,ndays_max/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_ssh_plus1  = new((/nnest/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_curx_less1 = new((/nnest/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_curx       = new((/nnest,ndays_max/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_curx_plus1 = new((/nnest/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_cury_less1 = new((/nnest/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_cury       = new((/nnest,ndays_max/),string,"")
    file_extrapdataOce_cury_plus1 = new((/nnest/),string,"")

    
set_files_extrapdataOce(nnest,ndays,runMan_date_less1,runMan_date_plus1,runMan_date, 
\
                            
file_extrapdataOce_temp_less1,file_extrapdataOce_temp,file_extrapdataOce_temp_plus1, 
\
                            
file_extrapdataOce_sal_less1,file_extrapdataOce_sal,file_extrapdataOce_sal_plus1, 
\
                            
file_extrapdataOce_ssh_less1,file_extrapdataOce_ssh,file_extrapdataOce_ssh_plus1, 
\
                            
file_extrapdataOce_curx_less1,file_extrapdataOce_curx,file_extrapdataOce_curx_plus1, 
\
                            
file_extrapdataOce_cury_less1,file_extrapdataOce_cury,file_extrapdataOce_cury_plus1)

    All these file name belong to subgroup ‘file_extrapdataOce’ and I 
would like to define something like ‘C language structures’
    Is it possible to define in NCL groups of variables of different size 
and type?

thanks
Francesco T.