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<H2><B>set sdfattr</B></H2>
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<code>set sdfattr <i>varname attribute_type attribute_name attribute_value</i></code>
<p> Sets attribute metadata to be included in the output file created with the 
  <a href="gradcomdsdfwrite.html"><code>sdfwrite</code></a> command.
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  <p><code><i>varname</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>May be set to    &quot;global&quot;, &quot;longitude&quot;, &quot;latitude&quot;, &quot;level&quot;,  &quot;time&quot;, &quot;ensemble&quot;, or <br />
    <code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>a defined variable name<br>
  <code><i>attribute_type</i></code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May be one of five data type types (valid aliases in parentheses): <br />
<code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>&quot;char&quot; (String, Str, Url) <br />
<code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>&quot;short&quot; (Int16, UInt16)<br />
 <code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>&quot;int&quot; (long, Int32, UInt32)<br />
<code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>&quot;float&quot; (Float32)<br />
<code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>&quot;double&quot; (Float64). <br>
    <code><i>attribute_name</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>May be any single word or string with no spaces (e.g.: &quot;units&quot;, &quot;long_name&quot;)<br />
    <code><i>attribute_value</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>May be any string as long as the length of the entire entry does not exceed 512 characters. <br />
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For numeric types, may be a list of comma-delimited numerals. </p>
  </ul>
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<H3>Usage Notes</H3>
<P>This command is  available in GrADS v2.0.a3 or higher. 
<P>The <code><a href="gradcomdreset.html">reset</a></code> command will release all the attributes from memory. To do this without resetting all the other user-specified options, use  the <code><a href="gradcomdclear.html">clear sdfwrite</a></code> command.
<H3>Examples</H3>
<P><code>set sdfattr precip String units mm/day</code><br>
<code>set sdfattr precip String long_name Daily Precipiation </code><br />
<code>set sdfattr precip double actual_range 0,57.5</code>