Scientific Data Formats: Common Data Format

CDF_LIB_INFO

The CDF_LIB_INFO procedure returns information about the CDF Library being used by this version of IDL. Information about the version of CDF used to create a particular CDF file can be obtained through CDF_DOC.

Syntax

CDF_LIB_INFO [, COPYRIGHT =variable] [, INCREMENT=variable] [, RELEASE=variable] [, SUBINCREMENT=variable] [, VERSION=variable]

Arguments

None

Keywords

COPYRIGHT

A named variable in which the copyright notice of the CDF library that this version of IDL is using will be returned.

INCREMENT

A named variable in which the incremental number of the CDF library that this version of IDL is using will be returned.

RELEASE

A named variable in which the release number of the CDF library that this version of IDL is using will be returned.

SUBINCREMENT

A named variable in which the sub incremental character of the CDF library that this version of IDL is using will be returned.

VERSION

A named variable in which the version number of the CDF library that this version of IDL is using will be returned.

Examples

CDF_LIB_INFO, VERSION=V, RELEASE=R, COPYRIGHT=C, $  
   INCREMENT=I  
PRINT, 'IDL ', !version.release, 'uses CDF Library ', $  
   V, R, I, FORMAT='(A,A,A,I0,".",I0,".",I0,A)'  
PRINT, C  

IDL 6.3 uses CDF Library 3.1.1  
Common Data Format (CDF)  
(C) Copyright 1990-2005 NASA/GSFC  
Space Physics Data Facility  
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center  
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 USA  
(Internet -- CDFSUPPORT@LISTSERV.GSFC.NASA.GOV)