diff --git a/instat/dlgOpenNetCDF.vb b/instat/dlgOpenNetCDF.vb
index a9c0eb14606..5a235db4149 100644
--- a/instat/dlgOpenNetCDF.vb
+++ b/instat/dlgOpenNetCDF.vb
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ Public Class dlgOpenNetCDF
                     End If
                 Else
                     MsgBox("File type: '" & strFileExt & "' not recognised as a NetCDF file (.nc).", vbOKOnly)
+                    strShort = ""
+                    strMedium = ""
+                    strLong = ""
                 End If
             End If
         End Using
@@ -239,12 +242,17 @@ Public Class dlgOpenNetCDF
                     clsNcOpenFunction.ToScript(strTemp)
                     frmMain.clsRLink.RunScript(strTemp, strComment:="Opening connection to first NetCDF file", bUpdateGrids:=False)
                     bCloseFile = True
+                    clsRFileDetails.AddParameter("infile", Chr(34) & Replace(strFiles(0), "\", "/") & Chr(34), iPosition:=1)
                     clsImportNetcdfFunction.AddParameter("path", Chr(34) & Replace(strPath, "\", "/") & Chr(34))
                     ucrInputDataName.SetName(frmMain.clsRLink.MakeValidText(Path.GetFileName(strPath.TrimEnd(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar))))
+                    FileDetails()
                     clsImportNetcdfFunction.RemoveParameterByName("boundary")
                     clsBoundaryListFunction.ClearParameters()
                 Else
                     clsNcOpenFunction.RemoveParameterByName("filename")
+                    strShort = ""
+                    strMedium = ""
+                    strLong = ""
                 End If
             End If
         End Using
diff --git a/instat/static/InstatObject/R/stand_alone_functions.R b/instat/static/InstatObject/R/stand_alone_functions.R
index 9c84cb02c1e..fec82d89b9e 100644
--- a/instat/static/InstatObject/R/stand_alone_functions.R
+++ b/instat/static/InstatObject/R/stand_alone_functions.R
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ nc_as_data_frame <- function(nc, vars, keep_raw_time = TRUE, include_metadata =
       curr_count[2]  <- 1
       curr_dim_values[[y_var]] <- curr_dim_values[[y_var]][y_ind]
       if(show_requested_points) {
-        curr_dim_values[[paste0("requested_", x_var)]] <- lon_points[i]
-        curr_dim_values[[paste0("requested_", y_var)]] <- lat_points[i]
-        if(!is.null(id_points)) curr_dim_values[["requested_id"]] <- id_points[i]
+        curr_dim_values[[paste0(x_var, "_point")]] <- lon_points[i]
+        curr_dim_values[[paste0(y_var, "_point")]] <- lat_points[i]
+        if(!is.null(id_points)) curr_dim_values[["station"]] <- id_points[i]
         requested_points_added <- TRUE
       }
       
@@ -444,14 +444,14 @@ nc_as_data_frame <- function(nc, vars, keep_raw_time = TRUE, include_metadata =
         time_ind <- which(raw_time_full %in% raw_time)
         units <- ncdf4::ncatt_get(nc, time_var, "units")
         if(units$hasatt && units$value == "julian_day") {
-          time_df[[paste0(time_var, "_date")]] <- as.Date(raw_time, origin = structure(-2440588, class = "Date"))
+          time_df[["date"]] <- as.Date(raw_time, origin = structure(-2440588, class = "Date"))
         }
         else {
           pcict_time <- ncdf4.helpers::nc.get.time.series(nc, time.dim.name = time_var)
           pcict_time <- pcict_time[time_ind]
           posixct_time <- PCICt::as.POSIXct.PCICt(pcict_time)
-          time_df[[paste0(time_var, "_full")]] <- posixct_time
-          time_df[[paste0(time_var, "_date")]] <- as.Date(posixct_time)
+          time_df[["date"]] <- as.Date(posixct_time)
+          time_df[["datetime"]] <- posixct_time
         }
       })
       if(ncol(time_df) > 1) curr_var_data <- dplyr::full_join(curr_var_data, time_df, by = time_var)