function x=readattribute(url)
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%
%  Get the attribute of an OPENDAP dataset
%
%  Retry (100 times) in case of network failure.
% 
%  Further Information:  
%  http://www.croco-ocean.org
%  
%  This file is part of CROCOTOOLS
%
%  CROCOTOOLS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
%  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
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%
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%  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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%
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%
%  Copyright (c) 2006 by Pierrick Penven 
%  e-mail:Pierrick.Penven@ird.fr  
%
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%argdods='-A -e -v';
%argdods='-A -e +v';
argdods='-A +v';
%
nmax=100;
%
%
x=[];
ntry=0;
while isempty(x) 
  if ntry>nmax
    error(['READATTRIBUTE: repeated failures after ',num2str(nmax),' queries'])
  end
  ntry=ntry+1;
  try
    x=loaddap(argdods,url);
  catch
    x=[];
    disp(['READATTRIBUTE: did not work at ',num2str(ntry),' try: lets try again.'])
  end
end
%
return
