This function is used to retrieve absolute pathnames of various NCAR Graphics directories.
function ncargpath( char:string )
"bin" Directory where NCAR Graphics binaries are
installed.
"config" Directory where NCAR Graphics
configuration files are installed.
"data" Directory where NCAR Graphics HLU and NCL
example data files are installed.
"database" Directory where NCAR Graphics databases
(like the Ezmap database) are installed.
"doc" Directory where NCAR Graphics PostScript
documents are installed.
"examples" Directory where NCAR Graphics LLU Fortran
and C examples are installed.
"fontcap" The default fontcap being used; only
returns a valid fontcap if the environment
variable FONTCAP is set.
"fontcaps" Directory where NCAR Graphics fontcaps are
installed.
"gks_output" The default name of the metafile.
"graphcap" The default graphcap being used; only
returns a valid graphcap if the
environment variable GRAPHCAP is set.
"graphcaps" Directory where NCAR Graphics graphcaps
are installed.
"hluex" Directory where NCAR Graphics HLU Fortran
and C examples are installed.
"include" Directory where NCAR Graphics include
files are installed.
"lib" Directory where NCAR Graphics libraries
are installed.
"man" Directory where NCAR Graphics man pages
are installed.
"ncarg" Root directory where NCAR Graphics
examples, databases, resource files, etc.
are installed.
"nclex" Directory where NCAR Graphics NCL examples
are installed.
"ngwww" Directory where NCAR Graphics HTML files
are installed (if they were installed).
"ngurl" URL for the NCAR Graphics documentation.
"resfiles" Directory where resource files for the NCL
and HLU examples are installed.
"root" Parent directory where NCAR Graphics is
installed.
"sysappres" Directory where the NCAR Graphics systems
application resource file is installed.
"sysresfile" Directory where the NCAR Graphics system
resource file is installed.
"tests" Directory where NCAR Graphics LLU Fortran
and C test examples are installed.
"tmp" Directory where NCAR Graphics temporary
files will be written.
"tutorial" Directory where NCAR Graphics LLU tutorial
C and Fortran examples are installed.
"usrresfile" Directory where the NCAR Graphics user
resource file is installed.
"xapp" Directory where NCAR Graphics X
application default files are installed.
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