Variable Long Name

get_var_long_name(tableName, varName)

Returns the long name of a given variable.

Parameters:

tableName: string

The name of the table associated with the dataset. A full list of table names can be found in the Data Catalog.

variable: string or list of string

Variable short name. A full list of variable short names can be found in the Data Catalog.

Returns:

String literal.

Example

Returns the long name of the short name variable, adt, in the Altimetry Reprocessed dataset.

#!pip install pycmap -q     #uncomment to install pycmap, if necessary

import pycmap

api = pycmap.API(token='<YOUR_API_KEY>')
api.get_var_long_name('tblAltimetry_REP', 'adt')

SQL Statement

Here is how to achieve the same results using a direct SQL statement. Please refer to Query for more information.

EXEC uspVariableLongName 'tableName', 'varName'

Example

Returns the long name of the short name variable, adt, in the Altimetry Reprocessed dataset.

EXEC uspVariableLongName 'tblAltimetry_REP', 'adt'