gdaIsCplx#

Purpose#

Checks to see if a variable in a GAUSS Data Archive is complex.

Format#

is_cmplx = gdaIsCplx(filename, varname)#
Parameters:
  • filename (string) – name of data file.

  • varname (string) – name of variable in the GDA.

Returns:

is_cmplx (scalar) – 1 if variable is complex; 0 if real.

Examples#

is_cmplx = gdaIsCplx("myfile.gda", "x1");

Remarks#

If gdaIsCplx() fails, it will return a scalar error code. Call scalerr() to get the value of the error code. Valid error codes for this command include:

1

Null file name.

2

File open error.

4

File read error.

5

Invalid file type.

8

Variable not found.

10

File contains no variables.

14

File too large to be read on current platform.