.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: GridGetNCID

.. _gridgetncid:

GridGetNCID
===========

.. us.tag  GridGetNCID NOTREADYENGLISH New330 Grid

:ref:`GridGetNCID` returns the current ncid or in case of an error -1.

.. function::  ncid = GridGetNCID()

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ncid* is the handle of an open NC file.

.. us.comment

**Comment**

All functions starting with ``Grid`` access the data browser. If the browser
dialog isn't open, these functions return an invalid value. The nc file should
not be closed with :ref:`nc_close` function. If you need to close the file use
:ref:`GridCloseNCID` instead.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-netcdf-files`,
   :ref:`GridCloseNCID`

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