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how to search if a variable exists in a file [message #92002]

Mon, 28 September 2015 15:25

Xiaohua Pan
Messages: 2
Registered: September 2015

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Hi all,
I am dealing with a set of stations which unfortunately contain different variables (netcdf formate). For example, Some stations have the variables, say 'temperature' and 'pressure', while some stations only have 'temperature'. When I read data with DO loop the stations, I would like to search the variable first, so I can skip those variables not existing to avoid the crash of program. I found a function of file_search(), but can't find a similar function for a variable. Is there anyone know how to do it? Thanks.

DO i_station = 0, n-1 do begin
DO i_var = 0, 1 do begin
; How to skip the variable if it doesn't exit ????
ENDFOR
ENDFOR

Thanks.
Xiaohua

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		how to search if a variable exists in a file By: Xiaohua Pan on Mon, 28 September 2015 15:25
		Re: how to search if a variable exists in a file By: David Fanning on Mon, 28 September 2015 16:25
		Re: how to search if a variable exists in a file By: Xiaohua Pan on Tue, 29 September 2015 12:05
		Re: how to search if a variable exists in a file By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 29 September 2015 08:27

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