[ncl-install] Getting fatal error message when trying to run an .nc file

[Mary Haley]

Sara,

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What happens if you run "ncl_filedump" on the file instead of ncdump?

ncl_filedump geos_ftsc_accri.cam2.h1.2005-07-01-00000.nc

--Mary



On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 10:58 PM, Farrell, Sara <slfarrel at live.unc.edu>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I’ve been using the command ncl -x ./scriptname to open this however I
> keep getting a message
>
> "fatal:syntax error: line 1 in file ./
> geos_ftsc_accri.cam2.h1.2005-07-01-00000.nc before or near
> CDF
> ---^
> fatal:error in statement”
>
> I tried inspecting the file using the command “ncdume filename | more” and
> looked in line 1 however am unsure what to fix. This is what it says
>
> "netcdf geos_ftsc_accri.cam2.h1.2005-07-01-00000 {“
>
> Thanks for any help - let me know if you need more information
>
> Best,
> Sara
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