; $Id: ncdf_open.pro 1969 2008-11-17 13:08:27Z frhl $

function ncdf_open, filename, nowrite = nowrite, write = write

;+
; NAME:
;       NCDF_OPEN
;
; PURPOSE:
;       This routine mimics IDL's routine of the same name
;
; AUTHOR:
;       Christian Marquardt <christian@marquardt.fsnet.co.uk>
;
; COPYRIGHT:
;       Copyright (c) 2004 Christian Marquardt <christian@marquardt.fsnet.co.uk>
;
;       All rights reserved.
;
;       Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
;       a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
;       "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
;       without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
;       distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
;       permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
;       the following conditions:
;
;       The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
;       included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software as well
;       as in supporting documentation.
;
;       THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
;       EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
;       MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
;       NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
;       LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
;       OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
;       WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
;
;-

@hdf_common
@hdf_startup

   if not keyword_set(write) then begin
      ncdfid = ncopen(filename, NC_NOWRITE)
   endif else begin
      ncdfid = ncopen(filename, NC_WRITE)
   endelse

   return, ncdfid

end