I don't used netCDF so won't be looking at the patch (which does come
through to me), but a thought.
DX supports an arbitrary number of almost arbitrarily named
attributes per object (like a series group, or each field, etc.).
("almost" as there are a few keyword attributes). So you might
consider creating a metadata set instead of truncating. The first
attribute would declare the number of attributes to follow, then as
many as you need to transfer the needed info from netCDF to DX. You
can retrieve these within DX with the Attribute module for display.
Your decision on how to cut the long string up.
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