Index: trunk/tools/generic.py
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--- trunk/tools/generic.py	(revision 891)
+++ trunk/tools/generic.py	(revision 892)
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
   'rmNOnum', 'running_mean',                                                         \
   'significant_decomposition', 'squared_radial',                                     \
-  'table_tex_file', 'unitsDate', 'wdismean']
+  'table_tex_file', 'unitsDate', 'variables_values', 'wdismean']
 
 hundredvals = '0'
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@
 ## e.g. # generic.py -o running_mean -S 0@1@2@3@4@5@6@7@8@9,10
 ## e.g. # generic.py -o squared_radial -S 3
+## e.g. # generic.py -o variables_values -S 'hus'
 ## e.g. # generic.py -o wdismean -S 0.005@0.005,0.@1.@2.@3.
 
@@ -306,4 +307,20 @@
         print gen.unitsDate(vals[0], vals[1], vals[2])
 
+elif oper == 'variables_values':
+    Nvals = 1
+    vals = opts.values.split(cS)
+    if vals[0] == 'h':
+        print gen.variables_values.__doc__
+        quit(-1)
+    else:
+        if len(vals) != Nvals:
+            print errormsg
+            print '  ' + main + ": operation '" + oper + "' requires", Nvals, 'and', \
+              len(vals), ' has passed!!'
+            print gen.variables_values.__doc__
+            quit(-1)
+        result = gen.variables_values(vals[0])
+        print gen.numVector_String(result,':')
+
 elif oper == 'wdismean':
     Nvals = 2