;---------------------------  
; Read Macro field Data
;---------------------------  
FUNCTION macro_read, file_name, var_name, ncdf_db,  TIME_1 = time_1,  TIME_2 =  time_2, ALL_DATA =  all_data, _extra = ex
@common
@com_eg

   IF debug_w THEN print, '   ENTER macro_read...'

   IF debug_w THEN print, '    keyword_set(ALL_DATA) : ', keyword_set(ALL_DATA)
;
; 1) read macro definition of field
;
   @get_macro_def

   print, '    Computing macro : ', macro_def

; 2) loop to decode definition and build field

   CASE macro_def[1] OF
      '=:': BEGIN
      
         ; 2.1 call specific function

         ; if stat extract base field

         CASE macro_def[2] OF
            'make_stddev': macro_base_fld =  extract_str(line, '\', '/')
            'make_grad' : macro_base_fld =  extract_str(line, '\', '/')
            'make_ratio' : macro_base_fld =  extract_str(line, '\', '/')
            'make_interp' : macro_base_fld =  extract_str(line, '\', '/')     
            'make_skewness': macro_base_fld =  extract_str(line, '\', '/')
            ELSE: 
         ENDCASE 
         strcall = 'field_lec = '+macro_def[2]+'(file_name, ncdf_db,  TIME_1 = time_1,  TIME_2 =  time_2, ALL_DATA = all_data, _extra = ex)'
         res = execute(strcall)
         fieldo = {name: '', data: field_lec.data, legend: '', units: '', origin: '', dim: 0, direc:''}
         fieldo.name = var_name
         fieldo.legend = legend+field_lec.legend
         fieldo.units = unit
         fieldo.origin = field_lec.origin
         fieldo.dim = field_lec.dim
         fieldo.direc = field_lec.direc  ;;;;; causes problems for @@vosigthi because field_lec.direc is not defined in make_depth

      END
      ELSE: BEGIN 
         
                                ; 2.2 add fields
         
         mult = 1.
         first = 1
         FOR index =  2, nfields-1 DO BEGIN
            
            command = macro_def[index]
            
            IF command EQ '-' THEN BEGIN
               mult = -1.
            ENDIF ELSE IF command EQ '+' THEN BEGIN
               mult = 1.
            ENDIF ELSE BEGIN 
               command2 = macro_def[(index+1) <(nfields-1) ]
;               print, 'command 2 = '+command2
               IF command2 EQ '*' THEN BEGIN
                  mult = mult*float(command)
                  index =  index + 2
                  command = macro_def[index]
               ENDIF 
                                ; read field
               field_lec = nc_read(file_name, command, ncdf_db,  TIME_1 = time_1,  TIME_2 =  time_2,  ALL_DATA =  all_data)
               IF first EQ 1 THEN BEGIN
                  first = 0
                  fieldo = {name: '', data: field_lec.data*mult, legend: '', units: '', origin: '', dim: 0, direc:''}
                  fieldo.name = var_name
                  fieldo.legend = legend
                  fieldo.units = unit
                  fieldo.origin = field_lec.origin+' macro'
                  fieldo.dim = field_lec.dim
                  fieldo.direc = field_lec.direc
               ENDIF ELSE BEGIN 
                                ; check units
                  IF field_lec.units NE fieldo.units OR field_lec.dim NE fieldo.dim THEN BEGIN
                     print, ' *** WARNING in macro : units/dim mismatch : ',field_lec.units,' vs. ', fieldo.units,'  and ', field_lec.dim,' vs. ', fieldo.dim 
                  ENDIF 
                                ; add field
                  fieldo.data = fieldo.data + field_lec.data*mult
               ENDELSE 
            ENDELSE 
            
         ENDFOR 
         
      END 
   ENDCASE 


   IF debug_w THEN print, '   ...EXIT macro_read'


   return, fieldo
END