[ncl-talk] Finding out a file's path

[Tom Roche]

http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Support/talk_archives/2008/0233.html
[Jan Ploski Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:38:51 +0100]
>>> I can pass the path used to create the file object together with the [filehandle]
>>> to my procedure [but it's] rather redundant and ugly

http://mailman.ucar.edu/pipermail/ncl-talk/2014-August/000202.html
[Tom Roche Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:51:27 -0400]
>> agreed!

http://mailman.ucar.edu/pipermail/ncl-talk/2014-August/000211.html
[Wei Huang Fri, 8 Aug 2014 08:58:29 -0600]
> (as stated above that NCL assumes users already know this info).

But that does not address Ploski's and my objection WRT function/procedure signatures.

> By request, we can certainly create a function which will return the file-path of the file variable.

Consider my post == 2nd request and Ploski's post (above) == 6.5-yr-old request. If there is an NCL issue manager (e.g., bugzilla), feel free to pass a link and I'll put an FR.

TIA, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>