The CDF_VARNUM function returns the variable number associated with a given variable name in a Common Data Format file.
Examples
See the example for CDF_VARGET.
Syntax
Result = CDF_VARNUM( Id, VarName [, IsZVar] )
Return Value
Returns the variable number of a specified variable name. If the specified variable cannot be found in the CDF file, CDF_VARNUM returns the scalar -1.
Arguments
Id
The CDF ID, returned from a previous call to CDF_OPEN or CDF_CREATE.
VarName
A string containing the name of the variable.
IsZVar
A named variable into which CDF_VARNUM will place a 1 to indicate that the referenced variable is a zVariable or a 0 to indicate that it is an rVariable.
Keywords
None
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