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HDF User’s Guide

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Joint Photographic Expert Group compression. See JPEG compression
RIS8. See 8-bit raster image data set
Run-length encoding compression. See RLE compression
Numerics
24-bit raster image 339-352
compressing , data 346
data representation 339
determining the dimensions of a 348
modifying the interlace mode of a 349
querying the reference number of the most-recently-accessed 351
querying the total number of , in a file 351
reading 348-351
reading a , with a given reference number 350
routines for obtaining information about 351
setting the interlace mode for a 344
specifying that the next , read to be the first 351
writing 342-347
24-bit Raster Image API
description 4
24-bit raster image API 342
routine categories 342
routine list 342
24-bit raster image data set
compression methods 340
contents of a 339
description 339
interlace modes 341
optional objects 340-341
required objects 339-340
24-bit raster image data set dimension
description 340
8-bit raster image
compressing 264
data representation 257, 258
description 257
determining the reference number of the most-recently-accessed 271
determining the reference number of the palette of the most-recently-accessed 271
querying the dimensions of a 269
querying the total number of , in a file 271
reading 268-271
reading a , with a given reference number 270
routines for obtaining information about 271
specifying the next , to be read 271
specifying the reference number for a 267
writing 260-268
8-bit Raster Image API
description 4
8-bit raster image API 260
routine categories 260
routine list 260
8-bit raster image data set 257-271
compression methods 258
description 257
optional objects 258-259
required objects 257-258
8-bit raster image data set data model 257-259
8-bit raster image data set dimension
description 258
8-bit raster image data set palette
description 258
A
AN API. See multifile annotation API
ANannlen
description 378
parameter list 378
ANannlist
description 379
parameter list 379
ANatype2tag
description 380
parameter list 381
ANcreate
description 367
parameter list 368
ANcreatef
description 367
parameter list 368
ANend
parameter list 368
ANendaccess
parameter list 368
ANfileinfo
description 377
parameter list 378
ANget_tagref
description 379
parameter list 381
ANid2tagref
description 380
parameter list 381
Annotation 363-379, 387-403
creating and writing an , using the multifile annotation API 367-373
description 363
getting the length of an , using the multifile annotation API 378
obtaining a list of , corresponding to given search criteria using the multifile annotation API 378
obtaining annotation information using the multifile annotation interface 377-383
obtaining information about every , in a file using the multifile annotation API 377
obtaining the number of , corresponding to given search criteria using the multifile annotation API 378
reading , using the single-file annotation API 393-399
reading an , using the multifile annotation API 373-374
selecting an , using the multifile annotation API 373
writing , using the single-file API 389-393
writing an , using the multifile annotation API 368
Annotation API
description 4
Annotation data model
description 363
ANnumann
description 378
parameter list 379
ANreadann
description 374
parameter list 374
ANselect
description 373
parameter list 374
ANstart
description 367
parameter list 368
ANtag2atype
description 381
parameter list 381
ANtagref2id
description 380
parameter list 381
ANwriteann
description 369
parameter list 369
Array rank 21
Attribute index
description 311
B
Block size
setting the , for unlimited SDS dimensions 42
Buffer interlacing
description 157
C
Calibrated data
reading 108
writing 108
Calibration attribute 108-109
description 101, 108
Color lookup table
description 317
Command-line utilities 453-??
categories of 5
description 453
list of 453
purpose 453
COMP_JPEG define
description 340
COMP_NONE define
description 340
Composite image tags
list of 505
Compressing an HDF file 468
Compressing RIS8 images in an HDF file 467
Converting 24-bit raw raster images to RIS8 images 464
Converting 8-bit raster images to the HDF format 463
Converting an HDF RIS24 image to an HDF RIS8 image 467
Converting floating-point data to an SDS or RIS8 object 459
Converting raw palette data to the HDF palette format 465
Converting several RIS8 images to one 3D SDS 466
Coordinate system attribute
description 101, 419
D
D24readref
parameter list 351
Data element
description 473
Data object
description 473
Description annotation
description 363
DF*lastref routine
list and descriptions of all 400
methods of determining a reference number through the use of a 399
DF24addimage
description 343
parameter list 343
DF24getdims
description 348
parameter list 349
DF24getimage
description 348
parameter list 349
DF24lastref
description 352
parameter list 352
DF24nimages
description 351
parameter list 351
DF24putimage
description 343
parameter list 343
DF24readref
description 350
DF24reqil
description 349
parameter list 349
DF24restart
description 351
parameter list 351
DF24setcompress
description 346
parameter list 346
DF24setil
description 344
parameter list 346
DFAN API. See Single-file annotation API
DFANaddfds
description 390
parameter list 390
DFANaddfid
description 389
parameter list 390
DFANgetdesc
description 397
parameter list 397
DFANgetdesclen
description 397
parameter list 397
DFANgetfds
description 395
parameter list 395
DFANgetfdslen
description 394
parameter list 395
DFANgetfid
description 394
parameter list 395
DFANgetfidlen
description 394
parameter list 395
DFANgetlabel
description 396
parameter list 397
DFANgetlablen
description 396
parameter list 397
DFANlablist
description 400
parameter list 399, 401
DFANputdesc
description 391
parameter list 392
DFANputlabel
description 391
parameter list 392
DFPaddpal
description 357
parameter list 357
DFPgetpal
description 359
parameter list 359
DFPlastref
description 361
DFPnpals
description 360
parameter list 361
DFPputpal
description 357
parameter list 357
DFPreadref
description 360
parameter list 360
DFPrestart
description 360
DFPwriteref
description 358
parameter list 358
DFR8addimage
description 261
parameter list 261
DFR8getdims
description 269
parameter list 269
DFR8getimage
description 268
parameter list 269
DFR8getpalref
description 272
DFR8lastref
description 271
DFR8nimages
description 271
parameter list 271, 272
DFR8putimage
description 261
parameter list 261
DFR8readref
description 270
parameter list 270
DFR8restart
description 271
DFR8setcompress
description 264
parameter list 264
DFR8setpalette
description 262
parameter list 263
DFR8writeref
description 267
parameter list 268
DFSD scientific data set 405-??
assigning string attributes to a 419
assigning value attributes to a 419
contents of a 405
creating a 408
description 405
determining the number of , in a file 414
obtaining reference numbers for a 415
optional objects 406
preventing the reassignment of , attributes 411
reading 412-??
reading the attributes of a 422-425
reading the dimension attributes of a 426-??
reading the value attributes of a 424
required objects 405
resetting the default interlace settings for a 411
specifying the data type of a 409
specifying the dimensions and data type of a 413
writing 408-??
writing several 410
writing the dimension attributes of a 425-426
writing the dimension scale of a 426
DFSD scientific data set API
description 4, 406
routine categories 406
routine list 407
use of file identifiers in the 407
use of predefined attributes in the 418-??
use of slabs in the 415-418
DFSD scientific data set dimension
writing the string attributes of a 425
DFSDadddata
description 408
parameter list 408
DFSDclear
description 411
parameter list 412
DFSDendslab
description 415
DFSDgetcal
description 424
parameter list 425
DFSDgetdata
description 412
parameter list 412
DFSDgetdatalen
description 422
parameter list 423
DFSDgetdatastrs
description 422
parameter list 423
DFSDgetdimlen
description 426
DFSDgetdims
description 413
parameter list 413
DFSDgetdimscale
description 426
DFSDgetdimstrs
description 426
DFSDgetfillvalue
description 424
parameter list 425
DFSDgetNT
description 413
parameter list 413
DFSDgetrange
description 424
parameter list 425
DFSDlastref
description 415
DFSDndatasets
description 414
DFSDputdata
description 408
parameter list 408
DFSDreadref
description 415
parameter list 415
DFSDreadslab
description 417
parameter list 418
DFSDrestart
description 414
DFSDsetcal
description 420
parameter list 420
DFSDsetdatastrs
description 419
parameter list 419
DFSDsetdims
description 411
parameter list 411
DFSDsetdimscale
description 426
parameter list 426
DFSDsetdimstrs
description 425
parameter list 426
DFSDsetfillvalue
description 420
parameter list 420
DFSDsetlengths
description 419, 425
parameter list 419, 426
DFSDsetNT
description 409
parameter list 410
DFSDsetrange
description 420
parameter list 420
DFSDstartslab
description 415
parameter list 416
DFSDwriteref
description 410
parameter list 410
DFSDwriteslab
description 416
parameter list 417
Dimension attribute 90
Dimension compatbility mode
determining the current 79
Dimension compatibility mode
description 78
setting the future 78
Dimension format attribute
description 425
Dimension label attribute
description 425
Dimension name
description 21
Dimension record
creation of a 89
Dimension scale
description 22
Dimension unit attribute
description 425
Displaying general information about the contents of an HDF file 454, 458
Displaying vdata information 459
dumper 454
E
Editing the contents of an HDF file 473
Error reporting 427-432
Error reporting API
description 427
returning the code of the nth-most-recent error 428
returning the description of an error code 428
routine list 427
writing error stack information to a file 428
writing errors to a console window 429
External data file
creating a data set in a 52, 53
definition 52
getting information 54
moving data to a 55
reading from a 57
specifying the directory search path in a 52
specifying the location of the next, to be created 52
writing to a 52
External SDS array
definition 52
Extracting 8-bit raster images and palettes from HDF files 465
Extracting palette data from an HDF file 466
F
Field data
packing or unpacking 166
File annotation
comparison with object annotation 364
description 364
File attribute
description 90
File description annotation
assigning a , using the single-file annotation API 390
reading a , using the single-file annotation API 394
File interlacing
description 157
File label annotation
assigning a , using the single-file annotation API 389
reading a 374
reading a , using the single-file annotation API 393
fill mode
description 106
fill value
description 106
Fill value attribute 106-108
description 101
fill value attribute
reading a 107
writing a 106
FILL_ATTR define
description 307
Format attribute
description 100, 419
fptohdf 459
G
General raster image 275-331
accessing 280
compressing 291
creating a , in an external file 292
getting the index of a 301
I/O access type 292
obtaining information about a 301
reading 294
setting the interlace mode for a , or image read 294
terminating access to 281
General raster image API
chunking 327
description 4
external file operations using the 292
obtaining a palette identifier using the 317
obtaining information about the contents of a file using , routines 300
obtaining palette information using the 318
reading and writing palette data using the 317-324
reading palette data using the 319
routine list 278
writing palette data using the 318
General raster image array
description 276
General raster image array name
description 276
General raster image attribute 307-316
predefined 307
querying user-defined 311
reading user-defined 312
setting user-defined 307
General raster image attributes
description 277
General raster image data model 275-277
General raster image data set
optional objects 277
required objects 276
General raster image data set API 277
programming model 279
routine categories 277
General raster image index
description 276
General raster image palettes
description 277
General raster image pixel type
data type 276
description 276
General raster image reference number
description 276
General raster image tags
list of 504
Global attribute
description 90
GRattrinfo
description 311
parameter list 312
GRcreate
description 280
parameter list 281
GRend
description 281
parameter list 281
GRendaccess
description 281
parameter list 281
GRfileinfo
description 300
parameter list 301
GRfindattr
description 311
parameter list 312
GRgetattr
description 312
parameter list 312
GRgetchunkinfo
description 336
parameter list 338
GRgetiminfo
description 300, 301
parameter list 301
GRgetlutid
description 317
parameter list 319
GRgetlutinfo
description 318
GRidtoref
description 302
GRluttoref
description 317
parameter list 318
GRnametoindex
parameter list 303
Group object
description 473
GRreadchunk
description 329, 336
GRreadimage
description 294
parameter list 295
GRreadlut
description 319
parameter list 319
GRreftoindex
description 302
parameter list 303
GRreqimageil
parameter list 295
GRrequtil
description 319
GRselect
description 280
parameter list 281
GRsetaccesstype
parameter list 292
GRsetaccestype
description 292
GRsetattr
description 307
parameter list 312
GRsetchunk
description 328
parameter list 338
GRsetchunkcache
description 337
parameter list 338
GRsetcompress
description 291
parameter list 292
GRsetexternalfile
description 293
parameter list 293
GRstart
description 280
parameter list 281
GRwriteimage
description 282
parameter list 283
GRwritelut
description 318
parameter list 319
H
HDF
description 1
purpose 1, 3
HDF API
description 2, 4
HDF dumper 454
HDF installation overview 507-??
HDF interface vs. netCDF interface 130-131
HDF_CHUNK_DEF union
definition of 113
hdf24hdf8 467
hdfcomp 467
hdfed 473
annotate command 479
close command 481
delete command 479
display command 480
dump command 478
getr8 command 482
help command 476
if conditional 482
info command 476
next command 478
open command 476
prev command 477
put command 482
putr8 command 481
revert command 482
select command 481, 482
wait command 482
write command 480
hdfed command set 475
hdfls 471
hdfpack 468
hdftopal 466
hdftor8 465
hdiff 458
hdp 454
command set 454
dumprig command 457
dumpsds command 455
dumpvd command 456
dumpvg command 457
list command 455
HEclear
description 429
HEprint
description 428
HEstring
description 428
HEvalue
description 428
Hishdf/hishdff 13
history attribute
description 102
HXsetcreatedir
description 52
HXsetdir and HXsetcreatedir
parameter list 53
I
I/O access type
setting the 42
Image compression. See IMCOMP compression
IMCOMP compression
description 259
interlace mode 158
J
JPEG compression
description 259, 341
JPEG compression quality factor
description 259
L
Label annotation
description 363
Label attribute
description 100, 419
Listing basic information about an HDF file 471
Local attribute
description 90
Lone vdata
description 181
Lone vgroup
description 230
Low-level interface 2
LUT. See Color lookup table
M
MFGR_INTERLACE_LINE define
description 280
MFGR_INTERLACE_PIXEL define
description 280, 327
MFGR_INTERLACE_PLANE define
description 280
missing_value attribute
description 101
Multifile annotation API 365-379
description of the 365
list of tags used in 388
programming model for the 366
routine categories 365
routine list 365
type definitions specific to the 366
N
Native format option 14
netCDF 129-131
netCDF data model
HDF support of 129
netCDF interface vs. HDF interface 130-131
Not-a-Number 106
O
Object annotation
comparison with file annotation 364
description 364
Object description annotation
assigning a , using the single-file annotation API 391
reading a , using the single-file annotation API 397
Object label annotation
assigning a , using the single-file annotation API 391
reading a , using the single-file annotation API 396
Obsolete tags
list of 506
Old and new dimension implementation 78
P
Packing or unpacking field data 166
Palette 355-361
adding to a RIS8 object 262
backward compatibility issues 361
color mapping using a 355
description 355
obtaining the reference number of the most recently accessed 361
querying the number of , in a file 360
reading 358-360
reading a , with a given reference number 360
retrieving the reference number of the specified 317
specifying the next palette to be accessed to be the first 360
specifying the reference number of a 358
writing 356-358
Palette API
description 4, 356
routine categories 356
routine list 356
paltohdf 465
Performance Issues 433-??
Pixel interlacing
description 341
Pixels
description 257
Predefined attribute 100-109
accessing a 102
description 22, 100, 508
list of , with labels and descriptions 101
list of parameters 102
naming conventions for 101
Predefined dimension string attribute
types of 425
Predefined string attribute
types of 419
R
r24hdf8 464
r8tohdf 463
Range attribute
description 101
reading a 105
writing a 105
Range attributes 105
Raster image id
see Raster image identifier 276
Raw data information
retrieving 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499
Record variable
determining whether an SDS is a 42
Reference number
checking before assigning an object annotation 399
determining 399
determining the , for the last object accessed 399
querying a list of , for a given tag 400
Reference number, overwriting data for a specified 410
RGB values
description 339
RIS24. See 24-bit raster image data set
ristosds 466
RLE compression
description 259
S
Scan-line interlacing
description 341
Scan-plane interlacing
description 341
Scientific data set tags
list of 505
SD scientific data model
annotations and the 22
SD scientific data set 19-131, 491-??
appending data to a 41
chunked 113
chunked , obtaining information about a 118
chunked , reading data from a 118
chunked , writing to a 116
chunks , setting the maximum number to cache 115
compressing data in a 47
contents 129, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446
contents of a 20
creating , with non-standard-length data 75, 111
data type 21
default data representation 14
dimension scales for more than one , 89
establishing access to a 26
locating a , by reference number 71
making a chunked , from a generic 113
obtaining information about a 65, 109
obtaining information about a specific 65, 110
obtaining information about each , in a file 65, 110
optional objects 22
reading from a 57
required objects 20
string attributes of dimensions 104
terminating access to a 28
writing to a 31
SD scientific data set API
compression methods supported 47
description 4, 22
routine categories 23
routine list 23
SD scientific data set array
description 20
distinguishing from a coordinate variable 86
SD scientific data set array name
description 21
SD scientific data set attribute 90
SD scientific data set dimension
description 21
naming a 77
obtaining information about a 80
selecting a 77
SD scientific data set dimension index
description 21
SD scientific data set dimension scales
description 79
writing 80
SD scientific data set dimension string attribute
reading a 104
writing a 104
SD scientific data set string attribute
description 103
reading a 103
writing a 103
SD scientific data set tag 25, 279
SD scientific data sets
related , definition 89
SDattrinfo
description 94
parameter list 95
SDdiminfo
description 80
SDend
description 28
parameter list 28
SDendaccess
description 28
parameter list 28
SDexternalfile
description 53
SDfileinfo
description 65, 110
parameter list 67, 73
SDfindattr
description 94
parameter list 95
SDget_numopenfiles
description 111
SDgetcal
description 108
parameter list 109
SDgetChunkInfo
description 118
SDgetdatastrs
description 103
parameter list 103
SDgetdimid
description 77
parameter list 78
SDgetdimstrs
description 104
parameter list 105
SDgetexternalfile
description 54
SDgetfillvalue
description 107
parameter list 108
SDgetinfo
description 65, 110
parameter list 67, 73, 111
SDgetrange
description 105
parameter list 106
SDidtoref
description 72
SDiscoordvar
description 86
SDisrecord
description 42
SDnametoindex
description 70, 71
parameter list 71
SDreadattr
description 95
parameter list 95
SDreadChunk
description 118
parameter list 118
SDreaddata
description 57
parameter list 57
SDreftoindex
description 71
parameter list 71
SDS id
see SD scientific data set identifier 20
SDselect
parameter list 28
SDsetaccesstype
description 42
parameter list 43
SDsetattr
description 91
parameter list 95
SDsetblocksize
description 42
parameter list 43
SDsetcal
description 108
parameter list 109
SDsetChunk
description 113
parameter list 115, 119
SDsetChunkCache
description 115
parameter list 116
SDsetcompress
description 47
parameter list 48, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499
SDsetdatastrs
description 103
SDsetdimname
description 77
parameter list 78
SDsetdimstrs
parameter list 105
SDsetdimval_bwcomp
description 79
parameter list 79
SDsetdimval_comp
description 78
SDsetexternalfile
parameter list 54
SDsetfillmode
parameter list 108
SDsetfillvalue
description 106
parameter list 108
SDsetnbitdataset
description 76, 111
parameter list 77, 112
SDsetrange
description 105
parameter list 106
SDstart
description 27
SDwriteChunk
parameter list 117
SDwritechunk
description 117
SDwritedata
description 31
parameter list 33
writing data to chunked SDSs using 116
Self-description
definition 1
sfgcfill
description of 107
sfgfill
description of 107
sfrcatt
description of 95
sfrnatt
description of 95
sfwcdata
description of 33
sfwdata
description of 33
Single-file Annotation API
routine categories 387
Single-file annotation API 387-403
list of tags used in 388
programming model for the 389
routine list 388
Slab
accessing a , using the single-file scientific data set API 415
description 31
reading a , using the single-file scientific data set API 417-418
writing , using the single-file scientific data set API 416-417
Strides
description 32
support of , in the single-file scientific data set API 417
T
title attribute
description 102
U
Unit attribute
description 100, 419
Unlimited dimension 21
User_defined attribute
allowed data types for a 90
writing a 91
User-defined attribute 90-??
count 90, 508
description 22, 90, 508
index 90, 508
naming rules 90
querying for a 94
reading a 95
Utility tags
list of 504
V
Vaddtagref
description 217
parameter list 218
Vattach
description 215
parameter list 216
Vattrinfo
description 248
parameter list 249
Vdata 139-204
attributes of a 189
creating 155
creating and writing to multifield 155-172
creating and writing to single-field 150-155
description 139
determining if the given , is an attribute 192
determining the reference number from a , name 183
multi-component field 140
obtaining information about a 198-201
querying information on a given , attribute 192
querying the number of attributes of a 191
querying the total number of , attributes 191
querying the values of a given , attribute 190
reading from a 172-181
resetting the current position within a 159
resetting the current record position within a 160
retrieving the index of a , attribute given the attribute name 192
searching for 181-187
searching for a , by field name 184
searching for lone , 181
searching for the reference number of a 182
selecting the set of , to be read 173
setting the attribute of a , 189
writing buffers into 161
writing to a 160
writing to a multifield 159
Vdata API
description 4
routine categories 141
Vdata class
assigning to a vdata 156
description 139
Vdata data model
description 139
Vdata field
defining 157
description 140
description of a predefined 157
initializing for write access 157
locating a , within a vdata stored in a vgroup 239
querying the index of a , given the field name 189
querying the number of attributes of a 191
removing alignment bytes when writing to a 167
setting the attribute of a , 189
Vdata field name
description 139
Vdata field order
description 140
Vdata identifier
determining the next 254
Vdata interlace mode
specifying the 157
Vdata name
assigning to a vdata 156
description 139
Vdata record
description 140
Vdelete
description 245
parameter list 245
Vdeletetagref
description 245
parameter list 245
Vdetach
description 215
parameter list 216
Vend
description 215
parameter list 216
VF field information retrieval routine set 204
VFfieldesize
description 204
VFfieldisize
description 204
VFfieldname
description 204
VFfieldorder
description 204
VFfieldtype
description 204
Vfind
description 233
parameter list 234
Vfindattr
description 247
parameter list 247
Vfindclass
description 234
parameter list 234
Vflocate
description 239
parameter list 240
VFnfields
description 204
Vgetattr
description 249
parameter list 250
Vgetclass
description 233
parameter list 233
Vgetclassnamelen
parameter list 233
Vgetid
description 231
parameter list 183, 232
Vgetname
description 232
parameter list 233
Vgetnamelen
description 232, 233
parameter list 233
Vgetnext
description 254
parameter list 255
Vgettagref
description 238
parameter list 238
Vgettagrefs
description 238
parameter list 238
Vgetversion
description 246
Vgroup 209-255
accessing a 215
assigning a class to a 217
assigning a name to a 217
attributes of a 245
containing two RIS8 objects and a vdata 211
conventions on content and structure 211
creating and writing to a 216-230
description 209
determining the name of a 255
inserting a HDF object into a 217
inserting a vdata or vgroup into a 218
locating a 230
locating a , given the class name 233, 234
locating a field within a vdata stored in a 239
locating a lone 230
means of uniquely identifying a 214
obtaining information about the contents of a 237-244
organization of 210
querying the number of , members 255
querying the total number of , attributes 247
querying the values of a given , attribute 249, 250
querying the version of a given , 245
reading from a 230-237
retrieving the index of a , attribute given the attribute name 246
retrieving the reference number of a 240
retrieving the tag of a 240
returning , member information 239
returning the tag/reference number pairs of , contents 237, 238
setting the attribute of a 246
sharing of vgroups and vdatas between more than one 210
similarity to the Unix file system 209
terminating access to 215
testing whether an HDF object within a , is a vdata 239
testing whether an HDF object within a , is a vgroup 239
Vgroup API 212-214
description 4
obsolete routines 254-255
routine categories 212
routine list 212
Vgroup API programming model 214
Vgroup class
description 210
Vgroup identifier 214
determining the next 254
VHmakegroup
description 218
parameter list 218
Vinqtagref
description 239
parameter list 239
Vinquire
description 255
parameter list 255
Vinsert
description 218
parameter list 218
Visvg
description 239
parameter list 239
Visvs
description 239
parameter list 239
Vlone
description 230
Vnattrs
description 247
Vnrefs
description 240
parameter list 240
Vntagrefs
description 237
parameter list 238
VQueryref
description 240
parameter list 241
VQuerytag
description 240
parameter list 241
VS vdata information retrieval routine set 203
VSattrinfo
description 192
parameter list 193
VSelts
description 203
parameter list 204
Vset
describing a heated mesh 212
Vset node
description 211
Vset tags
list of 506
Vsetattr
description 246
parameter list 247
Vsetclass
description 217
parameter list 218
Vsetname
description 217
parameter list 218
VSfdefine
description 157
parameter list 158
VSfexist
description 184
parameter list 184
VSfind
description 183
parameter list 184
when to use , in obtaining a vdata's reference number 144
VSfindattr
description 192
parameter list 193
VSfindex
description 189
parameter list 189
VSfnattrs
description 191
parameter list 191
VSfpack
description 166
parameter list 168
VSgetattr
description 190
parameter list 190
VSgetclass
description 203
parameter list 204
VSgetfields
description 203
parameter list 204
VSgetid
description 182
parameter list 184
when to use , in obtaining a vdata's reference number 144
VSgetinterlace
description 203
parameter list 204
VSgetname
description 203
parameter list 204
vshow 459
VSinquire
description 198
parameter list 198
VSisattr
description 192
parameter list 193
VSlone
description 182
parameter list 184
VSnattrs
description 191
parameter list 191
VSQuery vdata information retrieval routine set 202
VSQuerycount
parameter list 203
VSQueryfields
description 202
parameter list 203
VSQueryinterlace
description 202
parameter list 203
VSQueryname
description 202
parameter list 202
VSQueryref
description 202
parameter list 203
VSQuerytag
description 202
parameter list 203
VSQueryvsize
description 202
parameter list 203
VSread
description 173
parameter list 174
setting the file interlace mode using 158
VSseek
description 174
misused to append data 159
parameter list 159, 161
VSsetattr
description 189
parameter list 190
VSsetclass
description 156
parameter list 158
VSsetfields
description 157, 173
parameter list 158
VSsetinterlace
description 158
parameter list 158
VSsetname
description 156
parameter list 158
VSsizeof
description 203
parameter list 204
Vstart
parameter list 216
VSwrite
description 160
parameter list 161
setting the file interlace mode using 158

HDF 4.2.6 - August 2011
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