[ncl-talk] Creating variables automatically

[Rick Brownrigg]

One can't create variables in that way. However, you can create attributes,
so using your example, something like:

res = True    ; arbitrary value
*do i = 1, 5*
*   varname = "cases_"+sprinti("%i",i)+"days"*
*   res@$varname$ = new( (/ nlat, nlon /), "float" )*

*   res@$varname$ = dim_avg_n(  slp( idxCases, :, : ), 0 )*
*end do*

*Hope that helps...*

*Rick*

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 3:08 PM Mateus da Silva Teixeira <
mateusstex at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Can I use string reference to create different variables in NCL?
>
> I'm trying it
>
> *do i = 1, 5*
> *   varname = "cases_"+sprinti("%i",i)+"days"*
> *   $varname$ = new( (/ nlat, nlon /), "float" )*
>
> *   $varname$ = dim_avg_n(  slp( idxCases, :, : ), 0 )*
> *end do*
>
> But NCL is giving syntax error. It seems that I can't use string
> references that way. So, would there be a way to do this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mateus
>
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