cdm/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/iosp/nids/Nidsheader.java
int pcode_128( int[] pos, int[] size, int code, int hoff, int len, String structName, String abbre, boolean isZ )
     {
        //int vlen = len;

        ArrayList dims =  new ArrayList();
        Dimension sDim = new Dimension("textStringSize"+ abbre + code, len);
        ncfile.addDimension( null, sDim);
        dims.add( sDim);

        Structure dist = new Structure(ncfile, null, null, structName + abbre);
        dist.setDimensions(dims);
        ncfile.addVariable(null, dist);
        dist.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, "text and special symbol for code "+code));

        if(code == 8){
            Variable strVal = new Variable(ncfile, null, dist, "strValue");
            strVal.setDimensions((String)null);
            strVal.setDataType(DataType.SHORT);
            strVal.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, ""));
            dist.addMemberVariable(strVal);
        }
        Variable i0 = new Variable(ncfile, null, dist, "x_start");
        i0.setDimensions((String)null);
        i0.setDataType(DataType.SHORT);
        i0.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, "KM"));
        dist.addMemberVariable(i0);
        Variable j0 = new Variable(ncfile, null, dist, "y_start");
        j0.setDimensions((String)null);
        j0.setDataType(DataType.SHORT);
        j0.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, "KM"));
        dist.addMemberVariable(j0);
        Variable tstr = new Variable(ncfile, null, dist, "textString" );
        tstr.setDimensions((String)null);
        tstr.setDataType(DataType.STRING);
        tstr.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, ""));
        dist.addMemberVariable(tstr);

        int[] pos1 = new int[len];
        System.arraycopy(pos, 0, pos1, 0, len);
        dist.setSPobject( new Vinfo ( 0, 0, 0, 0, hoff, 0, isR, isZ, pos1, size, code, 0));
        return 1;
     }
int pcode_128( int[] pos, int[] size, int code, int hoff, int len, String structName, String abbre, boolean isZ )
     {
        //int vlen = len;

        ArrayList dims =  new ArrayList();
        Dimension sDim = new Dimension("textStringSize"+ abbre + code, len);
        ncfile.addDimension( null, sDim);
        dims.add( sDim);

        Structure dist = new Structure(ncfile, null, null, structName + abbre);
        dist.setDimensions(dims);
        ncfile.addVariable(null, dist);
        dist.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, "text and special symbol for code "+code));

        if(code == 8){
            Variable strVal = new Variable(ncfile, null, dist, "strValue");
            strVal.setDimensions((String)null);
            strVal.setDataType(DataType.SHORT);
            strVal.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, ""));
            dist.addMemberVariable(strVal);
        }
        Variable i0 = new Variable(ncfile, null, dist, "x_start");
        i0.setDimensions((String)null);
        i0.setDataType(DataType.SHORT);
        i0.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, "KM"));
        dist.addMemberVariable(i0);
        Variable j0 = new Variable(ncfile, null, dist, "y_start");
        j0.setDimensions((String)null);
        j0.setDataType(DataType.SHORT);
        j0.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, "KM"));
        dist.addMemberVariable(j0);
        Variable tstr = new Variable(ncfile, null, dist, "textString" );
        tstr.setDimensions((String)null);
        tstr.setDataType(DataType.STRING);
        tstr.addAttribute( new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, ""));
        dist.addMemberVariable(tstr);

        int[] pos1 = new int[len];
        System.arraycopy(pos, 0, pos1, 0, len);
        dist.setSPobject( new Vinfo ( 0, 0, 0, 0, hoff, 0, isR, isZ, pos1, size, code, 0));
        return 1;
     }
construct a dataset for text and special symbol packets with code 1, 2, and 8


@param pos, size, code, hoff, len, structName, isZ

@return  1 if successful