CDF_VARNUM
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The CDF_VARNUM function returns the variable number associated with a given 
variable name in a Common Data Format file.

Examples

See the example for CDF_VARGET.

Syntax

Result = CDF_VARNUM( Id, VarName [, IsZVar] )

Return Value

Returns the variable number of a specified variable name. If the specified 
variable cannot be found in the CDF file, CDF_VARNUM returns the scalar -1.

Arguments

Id

The CDF ID, returned from a previous call to CDF_OPEN or CDF_CREATE.

VarName

A string containing the name of the variable.

IsZVar

A named variable into which CDF_VARNUM will place a 1 to indicate that the 
referenced variable is a zVariable or a 0 to indicate that it is an rVariable.

Keywords

None

Version History

Pre 4.0

Introduced

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