Table To NetCDF (Multidimension)
Release 9.2 Last modified November 9, 2006	Print all topics in : "Tools"

Converts a table to a netCDF file.

Usage tips

• The default variable name is the same as the field name specified in the field_to_variable parameter.

• The type of variable is the same as the type of field.

• The default dimension name is the same as the field name specified in the field_to_dimension parameter.

• The size of a dimension equals the number of unique values in the respective field.

• If no field is specified as dimension, then a dimension named RecordID is created in the output netCDF file.

• The following environment settings affect this tool: workspace and scratch workspace.

Command line syntax
An overview of the Command Line window
TableToNetCDF_md <in_table> <field {variable} {units};field {variable} {units}...> <out_netCDF_file> {field {dimension} {units};field {dimension} {units}...}

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
<in_table>	The input table.	Table View
<field {variable} {units};field {variable} {units}...>	The field or fields used to create variables in the netCDF file. Field — A field in the input table. {Variable} — The netCDF variable name. {Units} — The units of the data represented by the field.	(String String String; String String String;...)
<out_netCDF_file>	The output netCDF file. The filename must have a .nc extension.	File
{field {dimension} {units};field {dimension} {units}...}	The field or fields used to create dimensions in the netCDF file. Field — A field in the input table. { Dimension } — The netCDF dimension name. {Units} — The units of the data represented by the field.	(String String String; String String String;...)

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Command line example

TableToNetCDF C:\Data\Hydro.dbf "WL WaterLevel meter; Q Discharge" D:\Data\HydroFile.nc "StationID"

Scripting syntax
About getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts
TableToNetCDF_md (in_table, fields_to_variables, out_netCDF_file, fields_to_dimensions)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_table (Required)	The input table.	Table View
fields_to_variables (Required)	The field or fields used to create variables in the netCDF file. Field — A field in the input table. {Variable} — The netCDF variable name. {Units} — The units of the data represented by the field.	(String String String; String String String;...)
out_netCDF_file (Required)	The output netCDF file. The filename must have a .nc extension.	File
fields_to_dimensions (Optional)	The field or fields used to create dimensions in the netCDF file. Field — A field in the input table. { Dimension } — The netCDF dimension name. {Units} — The units of the data represented by the field.	(String String String; String String String;...)

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Script example

# TableToNetCDF.py
# Description: Converts a table to a netCDF file.
# Requirements: None
# Author: ESRI

# Create the Geoprocessor object
import arcgisscripting, sys, string, os
gp = arcgisscripting.create()

try:
    # Set local variables
    InTable = "D:/NetCDFSupport/NetCDFScriptSamples/Data/ Hydro.dbf"
    InFieldToVariable = "WL WaterLevel meter; Q Discharge"
    OutNetCDFFile = "D:/NetCDFSupport/NetCDFScriptSamples/Data/HydroFile.nc"
    InFieldToDimension = "StationID"

    # Process: RasterToNetCDF
    gp. RasterToNetCDF (InTable, InFieldToVariable, OutNetCDFFile, InFieldToDimension)

except:
    # Print error message if an error occurs
    print gp.GetMessages

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