Windows NT

Testing involves creating a new project in Microsoft Visual C++. This same strategy should be applied when building the `hlenc', `hldec' and `hllist' binaries.

1.

Start a new project by selecting ``File - New - Projects - Win32 Console Application''. Add appropriate Project name (test) and Location in this same window. Then select ``An empty project''.

2.

Tools - Options - Directories. Add paths to the HL-HDF header files and the newly build library `hlhdf.lib'. Make sure the paths to the HDF5 headers and library are there as well.

3.

Project - Add to Project - Files. Go to where `test_raveobject.c' is located and add it.

4.

Project - Settings - C/C++. Set appropriate warning level and optimization.

5.

Project - Settings - Link - Object/library modules. Add `hlhdf.lib hdf5.lib zlib.lib' in this order to the beginning of this list.

6.

Build - Build test.exe

7.

Open a DOS console and change to the directory containing `test.exe'. Execute test write to create an HDF test file. Execute test read to query the contents of this file. If this works, then you can be confident that your HL-HDF library works.