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Hgetfileversion

intn Hgetfileversion(int32 file_id, uint32 *major_v, uint32 *minor_v, uint32 *release, char string[])
file_id

IN:

File identifier returned by Hopen

major_v

OUT:

Major version number

minor_v

OUT:

Minor version number

release

OUT:

Release number

string

OUT:

Version number text string

Purpose

Retrieves version information for an HDF file.

Return value

Returns SUCCEED (or 0) if successful and FAIL (or -1) otherwise.

Description

It is still an open question as to what exactly the version number of a file should mean, so we recommend that code not depend on this buffer. The string argument is limited to a length of LIBVSTR_LEN characters as defined in hfile.h.



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HDF User's Reference Manual, Draft 06/09/97, NCSA HDF Development Group.