NCDF_INQUIRE
 
The 
 
NCDF_INQUIRE function returns a structure that contains information about an open 
 
netCDF file. This structure of the form:
 
{ NDIMS:0L, NVARS:0L, NGATTS:0L, RECDIM:0L }
 
The structure tags are described below.
 
Calling Sequence
 
Result = NCDF_INQUIRE(
Cdfid
)
 
 
Arguments
 
Cdfid
 
The netCDF ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_OPEN or NCDF_CREATE.
 
 
 
Explanation of the Structure Tags
 
Ndims
 
The number of dimensions defined for this netCDF file.
 
 
Nvars
 
The number of variables defined for this netCDF file.
 
 
Ngatts
 
The number of global attributes defined for this netCDF file.
 
 
RecDim
 
The ID of the unlimited dimension, if there is one, for this netCDF file. If there is no unlimited dimension, RecDim is set to -1.