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# EOS_GD_WRITEFIELDMETA

This function writes the field metadata for a grid field not defined by the Grid API.

Note: Array ordering of variables used or returned by this routine changed in IDL 5.5. Programs written for versions of this routine prior to IDL 5.5 may need to be modified to work correctly with the current version.

## Examples

status = EOS_GD_writefieldmeta(gridID, "ExternField", $

"Ydim,Xdim", 5)

## Syntax

Result = EOS_GD_WRITEFIELDMETA(gridID, fieldname, dimlist, numbertype)

## Return Value

Returns SUCCEED(0) if successful and FAIL(–1) otherwise

## Arguments

### gridID

Grid id (long) returned by EOS_GD_CREATE or EOS_GD_ATTACH.

### fieldname

Name of field (string) that metadata information is to be written.

### dimlist

Dimension list of field (long).

### numbertype

Number type of data in field (long).

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.2 | Introduced