! +-======-+ 
!  Copyright (c) 2003-2007 United States Government as represented by 
!  the Admistrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  
!  All Rights Reserved.
!  
!  THIS OPEN  SOURCE  AGREEMENT  ("AGREEMENT") DEFINES  THE  RIGHTS  OF USE,
!  REPRODUCTION,  DISTRIBUTION,  MODIFICATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN 
!  COMPUTER SOFTWARE ORIGINALLY RELEASED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS 
!  REPRESENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY LISTED BELOW ("GOVERNMENT AGENCY").  
!  THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, AS REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCY, IS AN 
!  INTENDED  THIRD-PARTY  BENEFICIARY  OF  ALL  SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS OR 
!  REDISTRIBUTIONS  OF THE  SUBJECT  SOFTWARE.  ANYONE WHO USES, REPRODUCES, 
!  DISTRIBUTES, MODIFIES  OR REDISTRIBUTES THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE, AS DEFINED 
!  HEREIN, OR ANY PART THEREOF,  IS,  BY THAT ACTION, ACCEPTING IN FULL THE 
!  RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
!  
!  Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
!  Government Agency Original Software Designation: GSC-15354-1
!  Government Agency Original Software Title:  GEOS-5 GCM Modeling Software
!  User Registration Requested.  Please Visit http://opensource.gsfc.nasa.gov
!  Government Agency Point of Contact for Original Software:  
!  			Dale Hithon, SRA Assistant, (301) 286-2691
!  
! +-======-+ 

integer :: parse
integer :: is, ie, id, k, last

  parse = 0

  last = len_trim(text)
  is = index( trim(text), trim(label) )
  if (is == 0) return

! position of initial starting pointer
  is = is + len_trim(label)            ! move starting pointer after label
  is = is + scan( text(is:last), '=' ) ! move starting pointer after "="

  do k = 1, size(values(:))

   ! position of ending pointer
     id = scan( text(is:last), ',' )
     if (id == 0) then
         ie = last     ! no trailing comma, use end of text string
     else
         ie = is+id-2
     endif

   ! decode value
   ! print *, 'k,is,ie,id,last=',k,is,ie,id,last
   ! print *, 'DECODE: ', text(is:ie)
     read ( text(is:ie), *, err=99 ) values(k)
     parse = parse+1   ! parse is the number of values decoded

     if (ie == last) exit  ! end of text string ... DONE
     is = is+id            ! move starting pointer after ","
     if (is  > last) exit  ! end of text string ... DONE
  enddo
  return
  
99 continue
   call mpp_error (FATAL,'in parse, error decoding data')