Example #1
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int Traj_AmberNetcdf::parallelWriteFrame(int set, Frame const& frameOut) {
  MPI_Offset pstart_[3];
  MPI_Offset pcount_[3];
  pstart_[0] = set;
  pstart_[1] = 0;
  pstart_[2] = 0;
  pcount_[0] = 1;
  pcount_[1] = Ncatom();
  pcount_[2] = 3;
  // TODO check error better
  DoubleToFloat(Coord_, frameOut.xAddress());
  //int err = ncmpi_put_vara_float_all(ncid_, coordVID_, pstart_, pcount_, Coord_);
  int err = ncmpi_put_vara_float(ncid_, coordVID_, pstart_, pcount_, Coord_);
  if (checkPNCerr(err)) return Parallel::Abort(err);
  if (velocityVID_ != -1) {
    DoubleToFloat(Coord_, frameOut.vAddress());
    //err = ncmpi_put_vara_float_all(ncid_, velocityVID_, pstart_, pcount_, Coord_);
    err = ncmpi_put_vara_float(ncid_, velocityVID_, pstart_, pcount_, Coord_);
    if (checkPNCerr(err)) return Parallel::Abort(err);
  }
  if (frcVID_ != -1) {
    DoubleToFloat(Coord_, frameOut.fAddress());
    err = ncmpi_put_vara_float(ncid_, frcVID_, pstart_, pcount_, Coord_);
    if (checkPNCerr(err)) return Parallel::Abort(err);
  }

  pcount_[2] = 0;
  if (cellLengthVID_ != -1) {
    pcount_[1] = 3;
    //err = ncmpi_put_vara_double_all(ncid_, cellLengthVID_, pstart_, pcount_, frameOut.bAddress());
    err = ncmpi_put_vara_double(ncid_, cellLengthVID_, pstart_, pcount_, frameOut.bAddress());
    if (checkPNCerr(err)) return Parallel::Abort(err);
    //err = ncmpi_put_vara_double_all(ncid_, cellAngleVID_, pstart_, pcount_, frameOut.bAddress()+3);
    err = ncmpi_put_vara_double(ncid_, cellAngleVID_, pstart_, pcount_, frameOut.bAddress()+3);
  }
  if (TempVID_ != -1) {
    //err = ncmpi_put_vara_double_all(ncid_, TempVID_, pstart_, pcount_, frameOut.tAddress());
    err = ncmpi_put_vara_double(ncid_, TempVID_, pstart_, pcount_, frameOut.tAddress());
    if (checkPNCerr(err)) return Parallel::Abort(err);
  }
  if (timeVID_ != -1) {
    float tVal = (float)frameOut.Time();
    err = ncmpi_put_vara_float(ncid_, timeVID_, pstart_, pcount_, &tVal);
    if (checkPNCerr(err)) return Parallel::Abort(err);
  }
  if (indicesVID_ != -1) {
    pcount_[1] = remd_dimension_;
    //err = ncmpi_put_vara_int_all(ncid_, indicesVID_, pstart_, pcount_, frameOut.iAddress());
    err = ncmpi_put_vara_int(ncid_, indicesVID_, pstart_, pcount_, frameOut.iAddress());
    if (checkPNCerr(err)) return Parallel::Abort(err);
  }
  return 0;
}
Example #2
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FORTRAN_API int FORT_CALL nfmpi_put_vara_int_ ( int *v1, int *v2, MPI_Offset v3[], MPI_Offset v4[], MPI_Fint *v5 ){
    int ierr;
    int l2 = *v2 - 1;
    MPI_Offset *l3 = 0;
    MPI_Offset *l4 = 0;

    { int ln = ncmpixVardim(*v1,*v2-1);
    if (ln > 0) {
        int li;
        l3 = (MPI_Offset *)malloc( ln * sizeof(MPI_Offset) );
        for (li=0; li<ln; li++) 
            l3[li] = v3[ln-1-li] - 1;
    }
    else if (ln < 0) {
        /* Error return */
        ierr = ln; 
	return ierr;
    }
    }

    { int ln = ncmpixVardim(*v1,*v2-1);
    if (ln > 0) {
        int li;
        l4 = (MPI_Offset *)malloc( ln * sizeof(MPI_Offset) );
        for (li=0; li<ln; li++) 
            l4[li] = v4[ln-1-li];
    }
    else if (ln < 0) {
        /* Error return */
        ierr = ln; 
	return ierr;
    }
    }
    ierr = ncmpi_put_vara_int( *v1, l2, l3, l4, v5 );

    if (l3) { free(l3); }

    if (l4) { free(l4); }
    return ierr;
}
Example #3
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void
ITLRandomField::_AddTimeStamp(
		int iTimeStamp
		)
{
	// ADD-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-BEGIN
	if( iNcId >= 0 )
	{
		// write the time stamp
		#ifndef	WITH_PNETCDF		// ADD-BY-LEETEN 08/12/2011
	        size_t uStart = viTimeStamps.size();
		size_t uCount = 1;
		ASSERT_NETCDF(nc_put_vara_int(
				iNcId,
				iNcTimeVarId,
				&uStart,
				&uCount,
				&iTimeStamp));

		// ADD-BY-LEETEN 08/12/2011-BEGIN
		#else	// #ifndef	WITH_PNETCDF
		MPI_Offset uStart = viTimeStamps.size();
		MPI_Offset uCount = 1;

		ASSERT_NETCDF(ncmpi_begin_indep_data(iNcId));
		if( 0 == iRank )
			ASSERT_NETCDF(ncmpi_put_vara_int(
					iNcId,
					iNcTimeVarId,
					&uStart,
					&uCount,
					&iTimeStamp));
		ASSERT_NETCDF(ncmpi_end_indep_data(iNcId));
		#endif	// #ifndef	WITH_PNETCDF
		// ADD-BY-LEETEN 08/12/2011-END
	}
	// ADD-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-END
	viTimeStamps.push_back(iTimeStamp);
}
Example #4
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int main(int argc, char **argv) {

    int i, j;
    int status;
    int ncid1, ncid2;
    int ndims, nvars, ngatts, unlimdimid;
    char name[NC_MAX_NAME];
    nc_type type, vartypes[NC_MAX_VARS];
    MPI_Offset attlen;
    MPI_Offset dimlen, shape[NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS], varsize, start[NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
    void *valuep;
    int dimids[NC_MAX_DIMS], varids[NC_MAX_VARS];
    int vardims[NC_MAX_VARS][NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS/16]; /* divided by 16 due to my memory limitation */
    int varndims[NC_MAX_VARS], varnatts[NC_MAX_VARS];
    params opts;

    int rank;
    int nprocs;
    MPI_Comm comm = MPI_COMM_WORLD;


    MPI_Init(&argc, &argv);
    MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &nprocs);
    MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank);

    if (rank == 0)
        fprintf(stderr, "Testing independent read ... ");
    parse_read_args(argc, argv, rank, &opts);

    /**********  START OF NETCDF ACCESS **************/


    /* Read a netCDF file and write it out to another file */

    /**
     * Open the input dataset - ncid1:
     *   File name: "../data/test_int.nc"
     *   Dataset API: Collective
     * And create the output dataset - ncid2:
     *   File name: "testread.nc"
     *   Dataset API: Collective
     */

    status = ncmpi_open(comm, opts.infname, 0, MPI_INFO_NULL, &ncid1);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

    status = ncmpi_create(comm, opts.outfname, NC_CLOBBER, MPI_INFO_NULL, &ncid2);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);


    /**
     * Inquire the dataset definitions of input dataset AND
     * Add dataset definitions for output dataset.
     */

    status = ncmpi_inq(ncid1, &ndims, &nvars, &ngatts, &unlimdimid);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);


    /* Inquire global attributes, assume CHAR attributes. */

    for (i = 0; i < ngatts; i++) {
        status = ncmpi_inq_attname(ncid1, NC_GLOBAL, i, name);
        if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
        status = ncmpi_inq_att (ncid1, NC_GLOBAL, name, &type, &attlen);
        if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
        switch (type) {
        case NC_CHAR:
            valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(char));
            status = ncmpi_get_att_text(ncid1, NC_GLOBAL, name, valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_put_att_text (ncid2, NC_GLOBAL, name, attlen, (char *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            free(valuep);
            break;
        case NC_SHORT:
            valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(short));
            status = ncmpi_get_att_short(ncid1, NC_GLOBAL, name, valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_put_att_short (ncid2, NC_GLOBAL, name, type, attlen, (short *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            free(valuep);
            break;
        case NC_INT:
            valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(int));
            status = ncmpi_get_att_int(ncid1, NC_GLOBAL, name, valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_put_att_int (ncid2, NC_GLOBAL, name, type, attlen, (int *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            free(valuep);
            break;
        case NC_FLOAT:
            valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(float));
            status = ncmpi_get_att_float(ncid1, NC_GLOBAL, name, valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_put_att_float (ncid2, NC_GLOBAL, name, type, attlen, (float *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            free(valuep);
            break;
        case NC_DOUBLE:
            valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(double));
            status = ncmpi_get_att_double(ncid1, NC_GLOBAL, name, valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_put_att_double (ncid2, NC_GLOBAL, name, type, attlen, (double *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            free(valuep);
            break;
        default:
            ;
            /* handle unexpected types */
        }
    }

    /* Inquire dimension */

    for (i = 0; i < ndims; i++) {
        status = ncmpi_inq_dim(ncid1, i, name, &dimlen);
        if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
        if (i == unlimdimid)
            dimlen = NC_UNLIMITED;
        status = ncmpi_def_dim(ncid2, name, dimlen, dimids+i);
        if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
    }

    /* Inquire variables */

    for (i = 0; i < nvars; i++) {
        status = ncmpi_inq_var (ncid1, i, name, vartypes+i, varndims+i, vardims[i], varnatts+i);
        if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

        status = ncmpi_def_var(ncid2, name, vartypes[i], varndims[i], vardims[i], varids+i);
        if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

        /* var attributes, assume CHAR attributes */

        for (j = 0; j < varnatts[i]; j++) {
            status = ncmpi_inq_attname(ncid1, varids[i], j, name);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_inq_att (ncid1, varids[i], name, &type, &attlen);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            switch (type) {
            case NC_CHAR:
                valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(char));
                status = ncmpi_get_att_text(ncid1, varids[i], name, valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                status = ncmpi_put_att_text (ncid2, varids[i], name, attlen, (char *)valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                free(valuep);
                break;
            case NC_SHORT:
                valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(short));
                status = ncmpi_get_att_short(ncid1, varids[i], name, valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                status = ncmpi_put_att_short (ncid2, varids[i], name, type, attlen, (short *)valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                free(valuep);
                break;
            case NC_INT:
                valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(int));
                status = ncmpi_get_att_int(ncid1, varids[i], name, valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                status = ncmpi_put_att_int (ncid2, varids[i], name, type, attlen, (int *)valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                free(valuep);
                break;
            case NC_FLOAT:
                valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(float));
                status = ncmpi_get_att_float(ncid1, varids[i], name, valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                status = ncmpi_put_att_float (ncid2, varids[i], name, type, attlen, (float *)valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                free(valuep);
                break;
            case NC_DOUBLE:
                valuep = (void *)malloc(attlen * sizeof(double));
                status = ncmpi_get_att_double(ncid1, varids[i], name, valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                status = ncmpi_put_att_double (ncid2, varids[i], name, type, attlen, (double *)valuep);
                if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
                free(valuep);
                break;
            default:
                ;
                /* handle unexpected types */
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * End Define Mode (switch to data mode) for output dataset
     *   Dataset API: Collective
     */

    status = ncmpi_enddef(ncid2);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

    /**
     * Read data of variables from input dataset (assume INT variables)
     * Write the data out to the corresponding variables in the output dataset
     *
     *  Data Partition (Assume 4 processors):
     *   square: 2-D, (Block, *), 25*100 from 100*100
     *   cube:   3-D, (Block, *, *), 25*100*100 from 100*100*100
     *   xytime: 3-D, (Block, *, *), 25*100*100 from 100*100*100
     *   time:   1-D, Block-wise, 25 from 100
     *
     *  Data Mode API: non-collective
     */

    status = ncmpi_begin_indep_data(ncid1);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
    status =ncmpi_begin_indep_data(ncid2);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

    for (i = 0; i < NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS; i++)
        start[i] = 0;
    for (i = 0; i < nvars; i++) {
        varsize = 1;
        for (j = 0; j < varndims[i]; j++) {
            status = ncmpi_inq_dim(ncid1, vardims[i][j], name, shape + j);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            if (j == 0) {
                shape[j] /= nprocs;
                start[j] = shape[j] * rank;
            }
            varsize *= shape[j];
        }
        switch (vartypes[i]) {
        case NC_CHAR:
            break;
        case NC_SHORT:
            valuep = (void *)malloc(varsize * sizeof(short));
            status = ncmpi_get_vara_short(ncid1, i, start, shape, (short *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_put_vara_short(ncid2, varids[i],
                                          start, shape, (short *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            free(valuep);
            break;
        case NC_INT:
            valuep = (void *)malloc(varsize * sizeof(int));
            status = ncmpi_get_vara_int(ncid1, i, start, shape, (int *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_put_vara_int(ncid2, varids[i],
                                        start, shape, (int *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            free(valuep);
            break;
        case NC_FLOAT:
            valuep = (void *)malloc(varsize * sizeof(float));
            status = ncmpi_get_vara_float(ncid1, i, start, shape, (float *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_put_vara_float(ncid2, varids[i],
                                          start, shape, (float *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            free(valuep);
            break;
        case NC_DOUBLE:
            valuep = (void *)malloc(varsize * sizeof(double));
            status = ncmpi_get_vara_double(ncid1, i, start, shape, (double *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            status = ncmpi_put_vara_double(ncid2, varids[i],
                                           start, shape, (double *)valuep);
            if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
            free(valuep);
            break;
        default:
            ;
            /* handle unexpected types */
        }
    }

    status = ncmpi_end_indep_data(ncid1);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
    status = ncmpi_end_indep_data(ncid2);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

    status = ncmpi_sync(ncid1);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
    status = ncmpi_sync(ncid2);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

    /**
     * Close the datasets
     *   Dataset API:  collective
     */

    status = ncmpi_close(ncid1);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
    status = ncmpi_close(ncid2);
    if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

    /*******************  END OF NETCDF ACCESS  ****************/

    if (rank == 0)
        fprintf(stderr, "OK\nInput file %s copied to: %s!\n", opts.infname, opts.outfname);

    MPI_Finalize();
    return 0;
}
Example #5
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void
ITLRandomField::_CloseNetCdf
(
)
{
	// MOD-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-FROM:
		// if( iNcId > 0 )
	// TO:
	if( iNcId >= 0 )
	// MOD-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-END
	{
		// write the time stamp
		TBuffer<int> piTemp;
		piTemp.alloc(this->IGetNrOfTimeStamps());
		for(int t = 0; t < (int)piTemp.USize(); t++)
			piTemp[t] = this->viTimeStamps[t];

		#ifndef	WITH_PNETCDF		// ADD-BY-LEETEN 08/12/2011
		#if 0 // DEL-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-BEGIN
			// since the time step wil lbe written earlier, this part can be removed
			size_t uStart = 0;
			size_t uCount = piTemp.USize();
			ASSERT_NETCDF(nc_put_vara_int(
					iNcId,
					iNcTimeVarId,
					&uStart,
					&uCount,
					&piTemp[0]));
		#endif	// DEL-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-END
        /* Close the file. */
	    ASSERT_NETCDF(nc_close(iNcId));

		// ADD-BY-LEETEN 08/12/2011-BEGIN
		#else	// #ifndef	WITH_PNETCDF

	    #if 0 // DEL-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-BEGIN
			MPI_Offset uStart = 0;
			MPI_Offset uCount = piTemp.USize();

			ASSERT_NETCDF(ncmpi_begin_indep_data(iNcId));
			if( 0 == iRank )
				ASSERT_NETCDF(ncmpi_put_vara_int(
						iNcId,
						iNcTimeVarId,
						&uStart,
						&uCount,
						&piTemp[0]));
			ASSERT_NETCDF(ncmpi_end_indep_data(iNcId));
		#endif	// DEL-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-END

        /* Close the file. */
	    ASSERT_NETCDF(ncmpi_close(iNcId));
		#endif	// #ifndef	WITH_PNETCDF
		// ADD-BY-LEETEN 08/12/2011-END

	    // MOD-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-FROM:
	    	// iNcId = 0;
		// TO:
	    iNcId = -1;
	    // MOD-BY-LEETEN 09/01/2011-END
	}
};
Example #6
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/*
The test write a NP * NP matrix M, NP is the number of process:
put_vara:
Process N write N copy of it's rank to row N ([N, 0...WIDTH]) using different APIs on different variable
final result should be:
0 0 0 0 ...
1 1 1 1 ...
2 2 2 2 ...
.
.
.
*/
int simpletest(char* fname, int enable_log) {
    int buffer[MAXPROCESSES];
    MPI_Offset start[2], count[2];

    int i, j, ret, errlen;
    int NProc, MyRank, NP;      // Total process; Rank
    int fid;        // Data set ID
    int did[2];     // IDs of dimension
    int vid;        // IDs for variables
    int dims[2];
    char tmp[1024], tmp2[1024];
    MPI_Info Info;
    MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &NP);
    MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &MyRank);

    if (NP == 1) {    // Act if there is WIDTH processes for easy debugging. Most debugger supports only single processes.
        NProc = SINGLEPROCNP;
        MyRank = SINGLEPROCRANK;
    }
    else{
        NProc = NP;
    }
    if (MyRank < MAXPROCESSES) {
        // Ensure each process have a independent buffer directory

        MPI_Info_create(&Info);
        if (enable_log) {
            MPI_Info_set(Info, "pnetcdf_log", "enable");
        }
        // Create new cdf file
        ret = ncmpi_create(MPI_COMM_WORLD, fname, NC_CLOBBER, Info, &fid);
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            printf("Error create file\n");
            goto ERROR;
        }
        ret = ncmpi_set_fill(fid, NC_FILL, NULL);
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            printf("Error set fill\n");
            goto ERROR;
        }
        ret = ncmpi_def_dim(fid, "X", NProc, did);  // X
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            printf("Error def dim X\n");
            goto ERROR;
        }
        ret = ncmpi_def_dim(fid, "Y", NProc, did + 1);    // Y
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            printf("Error def dim Y\n");
            goto ERROR;
        }
        ret = ncmpi_def_var(fid, "M", NC_INT, 2, did, vid);
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            printf("Error def var M\n");
            goto ERROR;
        }
        ret = ncmpi_enddef(fid);
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            printf("Error enddef\n");
            goto ERROR;
        }
        // Indep mode
        ret = ncmpi_begin_indep_data(fid);
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            printf("Error begin indep\n");
            goto ERROR;
        }
        // We all write rank from now on
        for (i = 0; i < NProc; i++) {
            buffer[i] = MyRank;
        }

        // put_vara
        count[0] = 1;
        count[1] = NProc;
        start[0] = MyRank;
        start[1] = 0;
        ret = ncmpi_put_vara_int(fid, vid, start, count, buffer);
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            MPI_Error_string(ret, tmp, &errlen);
            printf("Error put_varn: %d\n%s\n", errlen, tmp);
            goto ERROR;
        }
        // Collective mode
        ncmpi_end_indep_data(fid);
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            printf("Error end indep");
            goto ERROR;
        }
        ncmpi_close(fid);       // Close file
        if (ret != NC_NOERR) {
            printf("Error close");
            goto ERROR;
        }
    }

ERROR:
    return 0;
}
int main(int argc, char **argv) {

  int i, j, k;
  int status;
  int ncid;
  int dimid1, dimid2, dimid3, udimid;
  int square_dim[2], cube_dim[3], xytime_dim[3], time_dim[1];
  MPI_Offset square_start[2], cube_start[3] = {0, 0, 0};
  MPI_Offset square_count[2] = {50, 50}, cube_count[3] = {100, 50, 50};
  MPI_Offset xytime_start[3] = {0, 0, 0};
  MPI_Offset xytime_count[3] = {100, 50, 50};
  MPI_Offset time_start[1], time_count[1] = {25};
  int square_id, cube_id, xytime_id, time_id;
  static char title[] = "example netCDF dataset";
  static char description[] = "2-D integer array";
  int data[100][50][50], buffer[100];
  int rank;
  int nprocs;
  MPI_Comm comm = MPI_COMM_WORLD;
  params opts;

  MPI_Init(&argc, &argv);
  MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &nprocs);
  MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank);

  if (rank == 0) 
	  fprintf(stderr, "Testing independent write ... ");
  parse_write_args(argc, argv, rank, &opts);

  /**********  START OF NETCDF ACCESS **************/

  /**
   * Create the dataset
   *   File name: "testwrite.nc"
   *   Dataset API: Collective
   */

  status = ncmpi_create(comm, opts.outfname, NC_CLOBBER, MPI_INFO_NULL, &ncid);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);


  /**
   * Create a global attribute:
   *    :title = "example netCDF dataset";
   */

  status = ncmpi_put_att_text (ncid, NC_GLOBAL, "title",
                          strlen(title), title);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

  /**
   * Add 4 pre-defined dimensions:
   *   x = 100, y = 100, z = 100, time = NC_UNLIMITED
   */

  status = ncmpi_def_dim(ncid, "x", 100L, &dimid1);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
  status = ncmpi_def_dim(ncid, "y", 100L, &dimid2);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
  status = ncmpi_def_dim(ncid, "z", 100L, &dimid3);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
  status = ncmpi_def_dim(ncid, "time", NC_UNLIMITED, &udimid);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

  /**
   * Define the dimensionality and then add 4 variables:
   *    square(x, y), cube(x,y,z), time(time), xytime(time, x, y)  
   */

  square_dim[0] = cube_dim[0] = xytime_dim[1] = dimid1;
  square_dim[1] = cube_dim[1] = xytime_dim[2] = dimid2;
  cube_dim[2] = dimid3;
  xytime_dim[0] = udimid;
  time_dim[0] = udimid;
  status = ncmpi_def_var (ncid, "square", NC_INT, 2, square_dim, &square_id);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
  status = ncmpi_def_var (ncid, "cube", NC_INT, 3, cube_dim, &cube_id);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
  status = ncmpi_def_var (ncid, "time", NC_INT, 1, time_dim, &time_id);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
  status = ncmpi_def_var (ncid, "xytime", NC_INT, 3, xytime_dim, &xytime_id);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

  /**
   * Add an attribute for variable: 
   *    square: decsription = "2-D integer array"
   */

/*
  status = ncmpi_put_att_text (ncid, square_id, "description",
                          strlen(description), description);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
*/

  /**
   * End Define Mode (switch to data mode)
   *   Dataset API: Collective
   */

  status = ncmpi_enddef(ncid);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

  /**
   * Data Partition (Assume 4 processors):
   *   square: 2-D, (Block, Block), 50*50 from 100*100 
   *   cube:   3-D, (*, Block, Block), 100*50*50 from 100*100*100
   *   xytime: 3-D, (*, Block, Block), 100*50*50 from 100*100*100
   *   time:   1-D, Block-wise, 25 from 100
   */

  square_start[0] = cube_start[1] = xytime_start[1] = (rank/2) * 50;
  square_start[1] = cube_start[2] = xytime_start[2] = (rank%2) * 50;
  time_start[0] = (rank%4) * 25;


  /**
   * Packing data in the buffer 
   */

  /* Data for variable: time */
  for ( i = time_start[0]; i < time_start[0] + time_count[0]; i++ )
    buffer[i - time_start[0]] = i;   

  /* Data for variable: square, cube and xytime */
  for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ )
    for ( j = square_start[0]; j < square_start[0]+square_count[0]; j++ )
      for ( k = square_start[1]; k < square_start[1]+square_count[1]; k++ )
        data[i][j-square_start[0]][k-square_start[1]] = i*100*100 + j*100 + k;

  /**
   * Write data into variables: square, cube, time and xytime  
   *   Access Method: subarray
   *   Data Mode API: non-collective
   */ 
 
  status = ncmpi_begin_indep_data(ncid);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status); 
  
  status = ncmpi_put_vara_int(ncid, square_id,
                              square_start, square_count,
                              &data[0][0][0]);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
  status = ncmpi_put_vara_int(ncid, cube_id,
                              cube_start, cube_count,
                              &data[0][0][0]);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
  status = ncmpi_put_vara_int(ncid, time_id,
                              time_start, time_count,
                              (void *)buffer);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
  status = ncmpi_put_vara_int(ncid, xytime_id,
                              xytime_start, xytime_count,
                              &data[0][0][0]);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

  status = ncmpi_end_indep_data(ncid);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

status = ncmpi_redef(ncid);
if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
status = ncmpi_put_att_text (ncid, square_id, "description",
                          strlen(description), description);
if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
status = ncmpi_enddef(ncid);
if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

  /**
   * Close the dataset
   *   Dataset API:  collective
   */

  status = ncmpi_close(ncid);
  if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);

  /*******************  END OF NETCDF ACCESS  ****************/

if (rank == 0)
  fprintf(stderr, "OK\nFile written to: %s!\n", opts.outfname);

  MPI_Finalize();
  return 0;
}