# coyote: NCDF_ISVALIDFILE

- coyote/Utilities
- [Source code]

NAME

      NCDF_ISVALIDFILE

PURPOSE

      Utility routine to determine if a file is a valid netCDF file or not.
      Returns a 1 if the file is valid and a 0 otherwise.

AUTHOR

      FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING
      David Fanning, Ph.D.
      1645 Sheely Drive
      Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
      Phone: 970-221-0438
      E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com
      Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/

CATEGORY

      Utility.

CALLING SEQUENCE

      result = NCDF_IsValidFile(filename)

INPUTS

      filename:    The name of a filename to open to see if it is a valid netCDF file.

RETURN VALUE

      result:  A 1 if the file can be opened as a netCDF file. A 0 otherwise.

KEYWORDS

      None.

ALGORITHM

      Try to open the file. If you fail, it is not an netCDF file.

MODIFICATION HISTORY

      Written by: David W. Fanning, 21 February 2010.