<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2933"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960">thanks Dennis for your reply. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3187" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960">I used ls only in the systemfunc .</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3197" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3198" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960">My data is of different years. hence I wanted to see if the files are being in the right order in which I wanted (2011, 2013,2014 and 2015). Hence I wanted the date of each file too.&nbsp;</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3213" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3214" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960">I have modified the script slightly to include that. It is like this. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3215" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960">&nbsp;ntrmm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = dimsizes(trmm)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3306">;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; print(ntrmm)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3308"><br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3310">;&nbsp;&nbsp; do&nbsp;&nbsp; i&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = 0,&nbsp; ntr mm-1,1<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3312">;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; print(i)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3314">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; trmm0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = trmm[0]-&gt;r(0,:,:)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3316">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; trmmdate0&nbsp;&nbsp; = trmm[0]-&gt;time<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3318">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; print(trmmdate0)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3321" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960">the output looks like this. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3501" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960">ariable: trmm0<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3438">Type: float<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3440">Total Size: 2304000 bytes<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3442">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 576000 values<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3444">Number of Dimensions: 2<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3446">Dimensions and sizes:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [latitude | 400] x [longitude | 1440]<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3448">Coordinates: <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3450">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; latitude: [-49.875..49.875]<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3452">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; longitude: [0.125..359.875]<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3454">Number Of Attributes: 8<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3456">&nbsp; time :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3458">&nbsp; long_name :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; daily (0Z-21Z) rainfall total<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3460">&nbsp; units :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mm<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3462">&nbsp; grid_name :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; grid-1<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3464">&nbsp; grid_type :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; linear<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3466">&nbsp; level_description :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Earth surface<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3468">&nbsp; _FillValue :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -9999.9<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3470">&nbsp; coordinates :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; time latitude longitude<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3472"><br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3474"><br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3476">Variable: trmmdate0<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3478">Type: double<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3480">Total Size: 8 bytes<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3482">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 values<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3484">Number of Dimensions: 1<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3486">Dimensions and sizes:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [time | 1]<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3488">Coordinates: <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3490">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; time: [&nbsp;&nbsp; 0..&nbsp;&nbsp; 0]<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3492">Number Of Attributes: 1<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3494">&nbsp; units :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hours since 2011-04-22 00:00:00Z<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3496">(0)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3498"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3502" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3211" dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I have 5 of TRMM files. I tried read the trmm using the do loop, But unsuccessful. this is what I have done now for this<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3844" dir="ltr">18&nbsp;&nbsp; trmmf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = systemfunc("ls 3B42_daily.20*.nc")&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; TRMM RF 22 May 2013<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3795">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 19&nbsp;&nbsp; trmma&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = addfiles(trmmf,"r")&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; TRMM RF 22 May 2013<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3797">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20&nbsp;&nbsp; trmms&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = trmma[0]<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3799">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21 <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3801">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 22&nbsp;&nbsp; wrff&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = systemfunc("ls wrfout_d03_20*_00:00:00") ; model rainfall<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3803">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23&nbsp;&nbsp; wrfa&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = addfiles(wrff,"r")<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3805">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24&nbsp;&nbsp; wrfs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = wrfa[0]<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3807">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 25 <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3809">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 26 ;&nbsp; a = addfile("3B42_daily.2013.05.22.7.nc","r")&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; TRMM RF 22 May 2013<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3811">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 27 <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3813">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 28 ;&nbsp; f = addfile("wrfout_d03_2013-05-21_00:00:00","r") ; model rainfall<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3815">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 29 <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3817">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 30 ; Plotting TRMM rainfall<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3819">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 31&nbsp;&nbsp; var&nbsp;&nbsp; = 0<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3821">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 32 <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3823">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 33&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; plot&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = new(10,graphic)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3825">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 34&nbsp; wks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = gsn_open_wks("ps","trmm_model")<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3827">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 35&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; gsn_define_colormap(wks,"prcp_2")<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3829">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36 <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3831">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37 ;&nbsp; print(a)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3833">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 38&nbsp;&nbsp; do n = 0, 4<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3835">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 39&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; trmms= trmma[n]<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3837">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 40&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; wrfs&nbsp; = wrfa[n]<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3839">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 41 <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_3841">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 42&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rf = trmms-&gt;r(0,:,:)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4124" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4136" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4137" dir="ltr">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rainc28&nbsp; = wrfs-&gt;RAINC(28,:,:)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4126">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 57&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rainnc28 = wrfs-&gt;RAINNC(28,:,:)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4128">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 58&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rainc4&nbsp;&nbsp; = wrfs-&gt;RAINC(4,:,:)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4130">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 59&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rainnc4&nbsp; = wrfs-&gt;RAINNC(4,:,:)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4132">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 60 ;</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4267" dir="ltr">61&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; latitude&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = wrfs-&gt;XLAT(0,:,0)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4269">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 62&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; longitude&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = wrfs-&gt;XLONG(0,0,:)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4271">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 63 ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; times_in_file = wrfs-&gt;Times<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4273">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 64 ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; init&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = times_in_file(:,0)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4275">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 65 ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; print(init)<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4277"></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I get an error at the LINE 40. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4463" dir="ltr">(0)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; latitude<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4438">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; longitude<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4440">warning:_NclIRemovePrimitive: First parameter is a missing value, returning missing values<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4442">warning:_NclIRemovePrimitive: First parameter is a missing value, returning missing values<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4444">(0)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; latitude<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4446">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; longitude<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4448">warning:_NclIRemovePrimitive: First parameter is a missing value, returning missing values<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4450">warning:_NclIRemovePrimitive: First parameter is a missing value, returning missing values<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4452">(0)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; latitude<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4454">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; longitude<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4456">warning:_NclIRemovePrimitive: First parameter is a missing value, returning missing values<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4458">warning:_NclIRemovePrimitive: First parameter is a missing value, returning missing values<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4460">fatal:ListSelect: Index out of range<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4462">fatal:["Execute.c":8578]:Execute: Error occurred at or near line 40 in file trmm-model-</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4464" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4466" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4467" dir="ltr">Dont know what's going wrong. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4066" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_4049" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2960"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448377166405_2954">&nbsp;</div><div class="signature">Geeta.</div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Tuesday, 24 November 2015 12:31 AM, Dennis Shea &lt;shea@ucar.edu&gt; wrote:<br></font></div>  <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">Please do not start a new thread. Use the 'reply all' to keep all<br clear="none">emails together<br clear="none"><br clear="none">====<br clear="none"><br clear="none">[1]<br clear="none">Note what I suggested<br clear="none"><br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; trmm_files&nbsp; &nbsp; = systemfunc("ls 3B42_daily.20*.nc")<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I did *not* use<br clear="none"><br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp;  trmm_files&nbsp; &nbsp; = systemfunc("ls -l 3B42_daily.20*.nc")<br clear="none"><br clear="none">the '-l' returns much more information than just the file names.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">===<br clear="none"><br clear="none">[2]<br clear="none">Had you informed ncl-talk that you wanted data for 2011 and the file names are<br clear="none"><br clear="none">3B42_daily.2011.04.22.7.nc&nbsp; 3B42_daily.2014.06.05.7.nc<br clear="none">3B42_daily.2013.05.22.7.nc&nbsp; 3B42_daily.2015.04.23.7.nc<br clear="none">3B42_daily.2014.06.02.7.nc<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Then<br clear="none"><br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp; trmm_files&nbsp; &nbsp; = systemfunc("ls 3B42_daily.2011*.nc")<br clear="none"><br clear="none"> would have been suggested. Note: no&nbsp; '-l'<br clear="none"><br clear="none">[3]<br clear="none">I did *not* use<br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp;  nfiles&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = ListCount(trmm)<br clear="none">but this should return the same as<br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp;  nfiles = dimsizes(trmm_files)<br clear="none"><br clear="none">[4]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">re:&nbsp; "In the printVarSummary, I dont get the time info of each file...."<br clear="none"><br clear="none">trmm_rf2011&nbsp;  = trmm[0]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; printVarSummary(trmm_rf2011)<br clear="none">&nbsp; trmm_rf2013&nbsp;  = trmm[1]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; printVarSummary(trmm_rf2013)<br clear="none">&nbsp; trmm_rf2014a&nbsp; = trmm[2]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; printVarSummary(trmm_rf2014a)<br clear="none">&nbsp; trmm_rf2014b&nbsp; = trmm[3]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; printVarSummary(trmm_rf2014b)<br clear="none">&nbsp; trmm_rf2015&nbsp;  = trmm[4]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; printVarSummary(trmm_rf2015)<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Since you did not include any output from 'printVarSummary', how is<br clear="none">ncl-talk supposed to answer the question.<br clear="none"><div class="yqt3979912984" id="yqtfd01104"><br clear="none">On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Geeta Geeta &lt;<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:geetag54@yahoo.com" href="mailto:geetag54@yahoo.com">geetag54@yahoo.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear="none">&gt; thanks Dennis.<br clear="none">&gt; I want to know if "join" will add the data???.<br clear="none">&gt; Now I have kept the default option as "cat" only.<br clear="none">&gt; But I am facing small problem.<br clear="none">&gt; when I use "ls -l" below<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt; trmm_files&nbsp; &nbsp; = systemfunc("ls -l 3B42_daily.20*.nc")&nbsp; &nbsp; ; with ls -l<br clear="none">&gt; printVarSummary is not shown.<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  printVarSummary(trmm_files)<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt; I dont get the output.<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt; Following are the data files.<br clear="none">&gt; <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:aditya@agniilap" href="mailto:aditya@agniilap">aditya@agniilap</a>:~/geeta/ncl/TS_rain$ ls 3B42*<br clear="none">&gt; 3B42_daily.2011.04.22.7.nc&nbsp; 3B42_daily.2014.06.05.7.nc<br clear="none">&gt; 3B42_daily.2013.05.22.7.nc&nbsp; 3B42_daily.2015.04.23.7.nc<br clear="none">&gt; 3B42_daily.2014.06.02.7.nc<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt; Can I also get the time info for each file printed for me so that I know<br clear="none">&gt; that the variable trmm_rf2011 has ONLY 2011 data???<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp;  trmm_files&nbsp; &nbsp; = systemfunc("ls 3B42_daily.20*.nc")<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp;  date_files&nbsp; &nbsp; = systemfunc("ncdump -h 3B42_daily.20*.nc")<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  printVarSummary(trmm_files)<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  printVarSummary(date_files)<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp;  trmm&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = addfiles(trmm_files,"r")<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  printVarSummary(trmm)<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp;  nfiles&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = ListCount(trmm)<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  print(nfiles)<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  ListSetType(trmm,"cat")<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp;  trmm_rf2011&nbsp;  = trmm[0]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  printVarSummary(trmm_rf2011)<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp;  trmm_rf2013&nbsp;  = trmm[1]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  printVarSummary(trmm_rf2013)<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp;  trmm_rf2014a&nbsp; = trmm[2]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  printVarSummary(trmm_rf2014a)<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp;  trmm_rf2014b&nbsp; = trmm[3]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  printVarSummary(trmm_rf2014b)<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp;  trmm_rf2015&nbsp;  = trmm[4]-&gt;r<br clear="none">&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  printVarSummary(trmm_rf2015)<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt; In the printVarSummary, I dont get the time info of each file....<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt; Geeta.</div><br clear="none">&gt;<br clear="none">&gt; _______________________________________________<br clear="none">&gt; ncl-talk mailing list<br clear="none">&gt; <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu" href="mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu">ncl-talk@ucar.edu</a><br clear="none">&gt; List instructions, subscriber options, unsubscribe:<br clear="none">&gt; <a shape="rect" href="http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/ncl-talk" target="_blank">http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/ncl-talk</a><div class="yqt3979912984" id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