PRO get_file, file_name, ncdf_db

; get remote file

@common
@com_eg

   machine = (str_sep(ncdf_db, ':'))[0] 
   path_remote = (str_sep(ncdf_db, ':'))[1] 

   IF machine NE 'local' THEN BEGIN 

      print, '    Data base = '+ncdf_db
      print, ' '
      
      ; check if file is in default directory

      local_dir = (str_sep(data_bases[0], ':'))[1]

      list = findfile(local_dir+file_name, count = nb_file)
      
      IF nb_file EQ 0 THEN BEGIN 
         
         print, '    '+machine+'.get '+file_name+' '+path_remote+' '+local_dir
         spawn, hom_def+'remote/'+machine+'.get '+file_name+' '+path_remote+' '+local_dir, result
         print, result

      ENDIF ELSE print, '    File '+file_name+' already in ',local_dir & print, ''

      ncdf_db = data_bases[0]

   ENDIF 



END