[netCDFJava #QVG-480070]: Dimension length =0 must be > 0?

problem is obviously an unlimited dimension of length = 0. trying to clarify if 
thats legal in opendap  - may take a while to fix. 

> When I try to do a "ncdump" in ToolsUI 4.1 of this OpenDAP URL
> http://ourocean.jpl.nasa.gov:8080/thredds/dodsC/ecmwf/Pacific_12.5/grid/pacific_roms_grd.nc
> I get:
> 
> SEVERE: NetcdfDataset.open cant open 
> http://ourocean.jpl.nasa.gov:8080/thredds/d
> odsC/ecmwf/Pacific_12.5/grid/pacific_roms_grd.nc
> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Dimension length =0 must be > 0
> 
> Yet when use "ncdump" from netcdf 4.1 (with dap enabled) on this
> OpenDAP URL, it works fine.
> 
> rsignell@marlin:/pikmin/raid1/home/rsignell/bin$ ncdump -h 
> http://ourocean.jpl.
> nasa.gov:8080/thredds/dodsC/ecmwf/Pacific_12.5/grid/pacific_roms_grd.nc
> netcdf pacific_roms_grd {;
> dimensions:psi = 1521 ;
> bath = UNLIMITED ; // (0 currently)
> eta_psi = 1089 ;
> eta_rho = 1090 ;
> variableeta_u = 1090 ;
> eta_v = 1089 ; ;
> one = 1 ;l:long_name = "domain length in the XI-direction" ;
> stringdim64 = 64 ; "meter" ;
> xi_psi = 1521 ;;
> xi_rho = 1522 ;_name = "domain length in the ETA-direction" ;
> xi_u = 1521 ;its = "meter" ;
> xi_v = 1522 ;in(one) ;
> variables:      depthmin:long_name = "Shallow bathymetry clipping depth" ;
> double xl(one) ;:units = "meter" ;
> double dxl:long_name = "domain length in the XI-direction" ;
> xl:units = "meter" ; "Deep bathymetry clipping depth" ;
> double el(one) ;:units = "meter" ;
> char sphel:long_name = "domain length in the ETA-direction" ;
> el:units = "meter" ;= "Grid type logical switch" ;
> ....
> 
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QVG-480070
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Normal
Status: Open