CDF_ATTINQ
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The CDF_ATTINQ procedure obtains information about a specified attribute in a 
Common Data Format file.

Examples

cdfid= CDF_OPEN('/cdrom/ozone.8.20.92')

CDF_ATTINQ, cdfid, 0, name, scope, maxentry, maxzentry

PRINT, name, scope, maxentry, maxzentry

Syntax

CDF_ATTINQ, Id, Attribute, Name, Scope, MaxEntry [, MaxZEntry]

Arguments

Id

The CDF ID of the file containing the desired attribute, returned from a 
previous call to CDF_OPEN or CDF_CREATE.

Attribute

A string containing either the name or number of the attribute to be inquired.

Name

A named variable in which the name of the attribute is returned.

Scope

A named variable in which a string, describing the scope of the attribute, is 
returned. This string will have one of the following values: “GLOBAL_SCOPE”, 
“VARIABLE_SCOPE”, “GLOBAL_SCOPE_ASSUMED”, or “VARIABLE_SCOPE_ASSUMED”.

MaxEntry

A named variable in which the maximum rVariable entry number for this attribute 
is returned.

MaxZEntry

A named variable in which the maximum zVariable entry number for this attribute 
is returned.

Keywords

None

Version History

Pre 4.0

Introduced

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