Index: /trunk/tools/nc_var_tools.py
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--- /trunk/tools/nc_var_tools.py	(revision 292)
+++ /trunk/tools/nc_var_tools.py	(revision 293)
@@ -11073,8 +11073,10 @@
             print warnmsg
             print '  ' + fname + ': variable shape:',varobj.shape,' not ready!!'
-            print '    skipping variable and removing file'
-            objofile.close()
-            sub.call(['rm', ofile])
-
+            print '    skipping variable'
+            if len(varns) == 1:
+                objofile.close()
+                sub.call(['rm', ofile])
+                print '    uniq variable! removing file and finishing program'
+           
         ivar = ivar + 1