matlab_class/gcmfaces_IO/ncaddVar.m

function ncaddVar(ncid,varname,xtype,dimlist);
% function ncaddVar(ncid,varname,xtype,dimlist);
%   add a variable in an existing netcdf file.
%   The netcdf file must be open in 'write' mode.

global useNativeMatlabNetcdf; 
if isempty(useNativeMatlabNetcdf); useNativeMatlabNetcdf = ~isempty(which('netcdf.open')); end;

if useNativeMatlabNetcdf;
    if isempty(dimlist), error('ncaddVar error: no dimension allocated'); end
    iDim=[];
    for ii=1:length(dimlist),
        iDim(ii)=netcdf.inqDimID(ncid,dimlist{ii});
    end
    netcdf.reDef(ncid);
    netcdf.defVar(ncid,varname,xtype,iDim);
    netcdf.endDef(ncid);
else;%try to use old mex stuff
    % inverse the order of list dimensions
    dimlist=fliplr(dimlist);
    switch length(dimlist)
        case 1,
            eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1}));
        case 2,
            eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'',''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1},dimlist{2}));
        case 3,
            eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'',''%s'',''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1},dimlist{2},dimlist{3}));
        otherwise
            error('ncaddVar: number of dimension > 3');
    end
end;


1	gforget	1.1	function ncaddVar(ncid,varname,xtype,dimlist);
2			% function ncaddVar(ncid,varname,xtype,dimlist);
3			% add a variable in an existing netcdf file.
4			% The netcdf file must be open in 'write' mode.
5
6			global useNativeMatlabNetcdf;
7			if isempty(useNativeMatlabNetcdf); useNativeMatlabNetcdf = ~isempty(which('netcdf.open')); end;
8
9			if useNativeMatlabNetcdf;
10			if isempty(dimlist), error('ncaddVar error: no dimension allocated'); end
11			iDim=[];
12			for ii=1:length(dimlist),
13			iDim(ii)=netcdf.inqDimID(ncid,dimlist{ii});
14			end
15			netcdf.reDef(ncid);
16			netcdf.defVar(ncid,varname,xtype,iDim);
17			netcdf.endDef(ncid);
18			else;%try to use old mex stuff
19			% inverse the order of list dimensions
20			dimlist=fliplr(dimlist);
21			switch length(dimlist)
22			case 1,
23			eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1}));
24			case 2,
25			eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'',''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1},dimlist{2}));
26			case 3,
27			eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'',''%s'',''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1},dimlist{2},dimlist{3}));
28			otherwise
29			error('ncaddVar: number of dimension > 3');
30			end
31			end;
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