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==== Refresh Template ====
==== Refresh Template ====
The refresh template allows quite a bit of flexibility in how the data can be distributed in the files and when the data is updated. [[In all cases, ExtData will try to time interpolate to the current model time if it is 0 or the time evaluated by applying the current application time to the refresh template if it is a grads style entry with tokens]].
The refresh template allows quite a bit of flexibility in how the data can be distributed in the files and when the data is updated. <span style="color:#FF0000">In all cases, ExtData will try to time interpolate to the current model time if it is 0 or the time evaluated by applying the current application time to the refresh template if it is a grads style entry with tokens</span>.


If you enter '-' the field will be updated only the first time ExtData runs. It will take the current model time and try to interpolate to that time using the available data.  
If you enter '-' the field will be updated only the first time ExtData runs. It will take the current model time and try to interpolate to that time using the available data.