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get_ncl_version
Returns the current NCL version.
Prototype
function get_ncl_version ( ) return_val [1] : string
Return value
Returns a singly dimensioned string containing the version of NCL being used.
Description
This function returns the version number of NCL being used.
Examples
Example 1
Print the current NCL version:
nclv = get_ncl_version() ; string print(nclv) ; Or, just print(get_ncl_version())A string similar to the following is returned:
Example 2
Use NCL's type converters to extract the integer version number.
nclv_c = stringtochar(nclv) nclv_i = stringtointeger( chartostring(nclv_c(8:9)) ) if (nclv_i.lt.33) then print("Want version 4.2.0.a033 or newer") exit end if