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VSsetname/vsfsnam

int32 VSsetname(int32 vdata_id, char *vdata_name)
vdata_id

IN:

Vdata access identifier returned from VSattach

vdata_name

IN:

Name for the vdata

Purpose

Assigns a name to a vdata.

Return value

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

Description

Vdatas initially have a vdata name of NULL. The name may be reset more than once. Vdata names, like class names, can be of any character strings. They exist solely as a meaningful label for other applications and are not used by the HDF library in any way. Refer to the Reference Manual page on VSgetname.

FORTRAN

integer function vsfsnam(vdata_id, vdata_name)

integer vdata_id

character* (*) vdata_name



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