DATA TYPE:

Table    = astro3d_storage_pattern_table
+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+-------+
|              Field               |              Type                | Length|
+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+-------+
| dataset                          | varchar()                        |   128 |
| ndims                            | varchar()                        |    16 |
| datatype                         | varchar()                        |    32 |
| storage_pattern                  | varchar()                        |   128 |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+-------+