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/******************************************************************************
file - mfsd.c

  This file contains the HDF/netCDF based multi-file interface for SDSs

  All of the routines that make up this interface have names beginning
  with SD.  Routines beginning with SDI are internal routines and
  should not be used outside of this module.

SD interface:
------------------

    --- open a file ---
fid    = SDstart(file name, access);

        --- get number of data sets and number of attributes in the file ---
status = SDfileinfo(fid, *n_datasets, *n_attrs);

    --- select a data set for access ---
sdsid  = SDselect(fid, i, ...);   0 <= i < n_datasets

        --- return the name, rank, dimsizes, #of attr, datatype ---
status = SDgetinfo(sdsid, ...);

status = SDreaddata(sdsid, ...);

status = SDgetrange(sdsid, ...);

status = SDend(fid);

status = SDisdimval_bwcomp(dimid);

    --- check whether a data set is empty
status = SDcheckempty(sdsid, ...);

        --- retrieve the compression information of an SDS
status = SDgetcompinfo(sdsid, ...);

        --- retrieve the compression method of an SDS
status = SDgetcomptype(sdsid, ...);

        --- retrieve the compressed and uncompressed sizes of an SDS' data
status = SDgetdatasize(sdsid, ...);

        --- take an id and determine if it is an SD id, SDS id, dim id, ---
        --- or none of the above ---
id_type = SDidtype(an_id);

    --- reset the maximum number of files can be opened at a time.
max_files = SDreset_maxopenfiles(req_max);

    --- retrieve the current number of opened files allowed in HDF and
    --- the maximum number of opened files allowed on a system.
status = SDget_maxopenfiles(&curr_max, &sys_limit);

    --- return the number of files currently being opened.
num_files = SDget_numopenfiles();

    --- get the number of variables in the file having the given name.
status = SDgetnumvars_byname(fid,...);

    --- map a dataset name to an index.
index = SDnametoindex(int32 fid,...);

    --- retrieve a list of variables having the given name.
status = SDnametoindices(fid,...);

NOTE: This file needs to have the comments cleaned up for most of the
       functions here. -GV 9/10/97

******************************************************************************/

#include "nc_priv.h"

#include "mfhdf.h"
#include "hfile_priv.h"
#include "mf_priv.h"

#ifdef H4_HAVE_LIBSZ /* we have the szip library */
#include "szlib.h"
#ifndef MIN
#define MIN(a, b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
#endif
#endif

/* Private function prototypes */

intn SDsetup_szip_parms(int32 id, NC *handle, comp_info *c_info, int32 *cdims);

/* Whether we've installed the library termination function yet for this interface */
static intn library_terminate = FALSE;

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDIhandle_from_id -- get the handle from this object

 DESCRIPTION
    Map an ID to the handle for this file

 RETURNS
    NULL or the handle

******************************************************************************/
NC *
SDIhandle_from_id(int32 id, /* IN: an object (file, dim, dataset) ID */
                  intn  typ /* IN: IN: the type of ID this is */)
{
    int32 tmp;
    NC   *ret_value = NULL;

    /* check that it is a valid id */
    if (id == -1)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, NULL);

    /* check that it is the proper type of id */
    tmp = (id >> 16) & 0x0f;
    if (tmp != typ)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, NULL);

    /* get the file from top 12 bits*/
    tmp       = (id >> 20) & 0xfff;
    ret_value = NC_check_id((int)tmp);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDIhandle_from_id */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDIget_var -- get the variable record

 DESCRIPTION
    Map an ID and a handle to the NC_var object for this dataset

 RETURNS
    NULL or the variable object

******************************************************************************/
NC_var *
SDIget_var(NC   *handle, /* IN: the handle for this file */
           int32 sdsid /* IN: a dataset ID */)
{
    int32      varid     = -1;
    NC_array **ap        = NULL;
    NC_var    *ret_value = NULL;

    /* varid is low 16bits of sdsid */
    varid = sdsid & 0xffff;

    if (handle->vars != NULL && varid >= 0 && varid < handle->vars->count) {
        ap = (NC_array **)handle->vars->values;
        ap += varid;
    }
    else
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, NULL);

    ret_value = ((NC_var *)*ap);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDIget_var */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDIget_dim -- get the dimension record

 DESCRIPTION
    Map an ID and a handle to the NC_dim object for this dimension

 RETURNS
    NULL or the variable object

******************************************************************************/
NC_dim *
SDIget_dim(NC   *handle, /* IN: the handle for this file */
           int32 id /* IN: a dimension ID */)
{
    int32      dimindex;
    NC_array **ap        = NULL;
    NC_dim    *ret_value = NULL;

    /* dimindex is low 16bits of id */
    dimindex = id & 0xffff;

    if (handle->dims != NULL && dimindex >= 0 && dimindex < handle->dims->count) {
        ap = (NC_array **)handle->dims->values;
        ap += dimindex;
    }
    else
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, NULL);

    ret_value = ((NC_dim *)*ap);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDIget_dim */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDIstart -- initialize the SD interface

 DESCRIPTION
    Register the atexit callback function, etc.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
static intn
SDIstart(void)
{
    intn ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* Don't call this routine again... */
    library_terminate = TRUE;

    /* Install atexit() library cleanup routine */
    if (HPregister_term_func(&SDPfreebuf) != 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTINIT, FAIL);

done:
    return (ret_value);
} /* end SDIstart() */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDI_can_clobber -- check permission on the file

 DESCRIPTION
    Check the file permissions.  If OK to clobber the file, return 1,
    else return 0.
    Called by SDstart.

 RETURNS
    1 if OK to clobber
    0 if not OK to overwrite

******************************************************************************/
int
SDI_can_clobber(const char *name)
{
    int         res;
    struct stat buf;
    FILE       *ff;

    res = stat(name, &buf);

    if (res < 0) {
        /* no such file, OK to try to create it */
        return (1);
    }

    ff = HI_OPEN(name, DFACC_RDWR);

    if (ff != NULL) {
        /* OK to open for write, so OK to clobber it */
        HI_CLOSE(ff);
        return (1);
    }

    /* no permission to write, don't do the create */
    return (0);
}
/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDstart -- open a file

 DESCRIPTION
    Open a file by calling ncopen() or nccreate() and return a
    file ID to the file.

 RETURNS
    A file ID or FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDstart(const char *name, /* IN: file name to open */
        int32       HDFmode /* IN: access mode to open file with */)
{
    intn  cdfid     = -1;
    int32 fid       = -1;
    intn  NCmode    = -1;
    NC   *handle    = NULL;
    int32 ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* turn off annoying crash on error stuff */
    ncopts = 0;

    /* Perform global, one-time initialization */
    if (library_terminate == FALSE)
        if (SDIstart() == FAIL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTINIT, FAIL);

    /* check access mode */
    if (HDFmode & DFACC_WRITE)
        NCmode = NC_RDWR;
    else
        NCmode = NC_NOWRITE;

    if (HDFmode & DFACC_CREATE) { /* create file */
        if (!SDI_can_clobber(name))
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_DENIED, FAIL);
        cdfid = nccreate(name, NC_CLOBBER);
    }
    else { /* open the file */
        cdfid = ncopen(name, NCmode);
    }

    /* check if bad create/open */
    if (cdfid == -1) {
        /* catch what's on the stack; this is to catch specific error code,
           when the failure was due to "too many open files" -BMR- 2006/11/1 */
        int16 err = HEvalue(1);
        HGOTO_ERROR(err, FAIL);
    }

    /* hmm.....*/
    handle = NC_check_id(cdfid);
    if (handle == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* set in 'define' mode? */
    handle->flags &= ~(NC_INDEF);

    /* create file id to return */
    fid = (((int32)cdfid) << 20) + (((int32)CDFTYPE) << 16) + cdfid;

    ret_value = fid;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDstart */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDend -- close a file

 DESCRIPTION
    Close the file

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDend(int32 id /* IN: file ID of file to close */)
{
    intn cdfid;
    NC  *handle    = NULL;
    intn ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get id? */
    cdfid = (intn)id & 0xffff;

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* make sure we can write to the file */
    if (handle->flags & NC_RDWR) {

        handle->xdrs->x_op = XDR_ENCODE;

        /* see if the meta-data needs to be updated */
        if (handle->flags & NC_HDIRTY) {
            if (!xdr_cdf(handle->xdrs, &handle))
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_XDRERROR, FAIL);

            handle->flags &= ~(NC_NDIRTY | NC_HDIRTY);
        }
        else {

            /* see if the numrecs info needs updating */
            if (handle->flags & NC_NDIRTY) {
                if (!xdr_numrecs(handle->xdrs, handle)) {
                    HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_XDRERROR, FAIL);
                }

                if (handle->file_type != HDF_FILE)
                    handle->flags &= ~(NC_NDIRTY);
            }
        }
    }

    /* call netCDF close */
    ret_value = ncclose(cdfid);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDend */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDfileinfo -- get info about an open file

 DESCRIPTION
    Return the number of datasets and global attributes in the file.
    NOTE:  the number of datasets includes coordinate variable
    datasets.  The routine SDiscoordvar() should be used if the
    distinction is important.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDfileinfo(int32  fid,      /* IN:  file ID */
           int32 *datasets, /* OUT: number of datasets in the file */
           int32 *attrs /* OUT: number of global attributes */)
{
    NC  *handle    = NULL;
    intn ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* check that fid is valid and get file structure */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(fid, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get number of data sets and global attributes */
    *(int32 *)datasets = ((handle->vars != NULL) ? handle->vars->count : 0);
    *(int32 *)attrs    = ((handle->attrs != NULL) ? handle->attrs->count : 0);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDfileinfo */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDselect -- get a dataset ID

 DESCRIPTION
    Return an id for the index-th data set in the file

    We've got 32bits, the current ID looks like:

    sdsID:

        32           20       16               0
        ----------------------------------------
        |  fid       | id-type| position index |
        ----------------------------------------

    fid is the netCDF based file ID (i.e. from ncopen).  ID type
    is SDSTYPE defined in mfhdf.h and position index is the
    position in the file of this dataset.

    The position index is zero based

 RETURNS
   An ID to a dataset else FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDselect(int32 fid, /* IN: file ID */
         int32 index /* IN: index of dataset to get ID for */)
{
    NC   *handle = NULL;
    int32 sdsid; /* the id we're gonna build */
    int32 ret_value = FAIL;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* check that fid is valid */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(fid, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* check that a data set with this index exists */
    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if ((unsigned)index >= handle->vars->count) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* create SDS id to return */
    sdsid = (((int32)fid & 0xffff) << 20) + (((int32)SDSTYPE) << 16) + index;

    ret_value = sdsid;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDselect */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetinfo -- get info about a dataset

 DESCRIPTION
    The user is responsible for allocating space to hold
    the dataset name.  It can be at most H4_MAX_NC_NAME
    characters in length.  NULL can be passed for any of
    of the parameters if it is not required.

    dimsizes should be an array to hold the dimension sizes
    a dataset can have at most H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS dimensions.

 RETURNS
        SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetinfo(int32  sdsid,    /* IN:  dataset ID */
          char  *name,     /* OUT: name of the dataset */
          int32 *rank,     /* OUT: rank of the dataset */
          int32 *dimsizes, /* OUT: array of dimension siszes */
          int32 *nt,       /* OUT: number type of data */
          int32 *nattrs /* OUT: the number of local attributes */)
{
    intn    i;
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* obtain the variable structure */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    if (handle->vars == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* get sds name if it's requested */
    if (name != NULL) {
        memcpy(name, var->name->values, var->name->len);
        name[var->name->len] = '\0';
    }

    /* get sds' rank if it is requested */
    if (rank != NULL)
        *rank = var->assoc->count;

    /* get sds' number type if it is requested */
    if (nt != NULL) {
        if (!var->HDFtype)
            *nt = hdf_map_type(var->type);
        else
            *nt = var->HDFtype;
    }

    /* get sds' number of attributes if it is requested */
    if (nattrs != NULL)
        *nattrs = (var->attrs ? var->attrs->count : 0);

    /* get sds' dimension sizes if they are requested */
    if (dimsizes != NULL) {
        for (i = 0; i < var->assoc->count; i++)
            dimsizes[i] = (int32)var->shape[i];

        if (dimsizes[0] == NC_UNLIMITED) {
            if (handle->file_type == HDF_FILE)
                dimsizes[0] = var->numrecs;
            else
                dimsizes[0] = handle->numrecs;
        }
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetinfo */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDreaddata -- read a hyperslab of data

 DESCRIPTION
    Read a hyperslab of data from the given variable.

 RETURNS
     SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDreaddata(int32  sdsid,  /* IN:  dataset ID */
           int32 *start,  /* IN:  coords of starting point */
           int32 *stride, /* IN:  stride along each dimension */
           int32 *end,    /* IN:  number of values to read per dimension */
           void  *data /* OUT: data buffer */)
{
    NC          *handle = NULL;
    NC_dim      *dim    = NULL;
    intn         varid  = -1;
    int32        status;
    comp_coder_t comp_type = COMP_CODE_INVALID;
    uint32       comp_config;
    NC_var      *var = NULL;
#ifdef H4_HAVE_LP64
    long Start[H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
    long End[H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
    long Stride[H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
#else
    long *Start  = NULL;
    long *End    = NULL;
    long *Stride = NULL;
#endif
    intn ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* This decides how a dataset with unlimited dimension is read along the
       unlimited dimension; the behavior is different between SD and nc APIs */
    cdf_routine_name = "SDreaddata";

    /* Clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Validate arguments */
    if ((start == NULL) || (end == NULL) || (data == NULL))
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* Get the NC_dim or NC_var depending on which id is given */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, DIMTYPE);
        if (handle == NULL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

        dim = SDIget_dim(handle, sdsid);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* Dev note: empty SDS should have been checked here and SDreaddata would
       have failed, but since it wasn't, for backward compatibility, we won't
       do it now either. -BMR 2011 */

    /* Check if compression method is enabled */

    /* Make sure that the file is an HDF file before checking about compression */
    if (handle->file_type == HDF_FILE) /* bug HDFFR-473 */
    {
        status = HCPgetcomptype(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, &comp_type);

        if (status != FAIL)
            if (comp_type != COMP_CODE_NONE && comp_type != COMP_CODE_INVALID) {
                /* Must have decoder to read data */
                HCget_config_info(comp_type, &comp_config);
                if ((comp_config & COMP_DECODER_ENABLED) == 0) { /* decoder not present?? */
                    HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_BADCODER, FAIL);
                }
            }
        /* The case status=FAIL is not handled, not sure if it's intentional. -BMR */
    } /* file is HDF */

    /* Get ready to read */
    handle->xdrs->x_op = XDR_DECODE;

    /*
     * Figure out the index of the variable to read from,
     * the user might have passed us a dimension, in which
     * case we want to reade from its coordinate variable
     */
    if (dim) {
        varid = SDIgetcoordvar(handle, dim, (int32)(sdsid & 0xffff), (int32)0);
    }
    else {
        /* Derive the variable index from the SDS id, using the formula
           described in SDselect */
        varid = (intn)sdsid & 0xffff;
    }

    /*
     * In general, (long) == int32
     * In cases where it doesn't we need to convert
     */
#ifdef H4_HAVE_LP64
    {
        int i;
        for (i = 0; i < var->assoc->count; i++) {
            Start[i] = (long)start[i];
            End[i]   = (long)end[i];
            if (stride)
                Stride[i] = (long)stride[i];
        }
    }
#else
    Start        = (long *)start;
    End          = (long *)end;
    Stride       = (long *)stride;
#endif

    /* Validate stride value if given - make sure we don't try to "stride" */
    /* beyond the dimension's end */
    if (stride != NULL) {
        int   i;
        int32 dimsize = (int32)var->shape[0];

        /* Validate stride value of first dimension separately to catch */
        /* unlimited dimension situation */
        if (var->shape[0] == NC_UNLIMITED) {
            /* get the actual size */
            if (handle->file_type == HDF_FILE)
                dimsize = var->numrecs;
            else
                dimsize = handle->numrecs;
        }
        if ((Stride[0] * (End[0] - 1)) >= (dimsize - Start[0]))
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

        /* Validate subsequent dimensions if dataset is multi-dim */
        for (i = 1; i < var->assoc->count; i++)
            if ((Stride[i] * (End[i] - 1)) >= ((int32)var->shape[i] - Start[i]))
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Call the readg routines if a stride is given */
    if (stride == NULL)
        status = NCvario(handle, varid, Start, End, (Void *)data);
    else
        status = NCgenio(handle, varid, Start, End, Stride, NULL, (Void *)data);

    if (status == -1)
        ret_value = FAIL;
    else
        ret_value = SUCCEED;

done:
    if (ret_value == FAIL) {
        if (var && var->aid != 0 && var->aid != FAIL) {
            Hendaccess(var->aid);
            var->aid = FAIL;
        }
    }

    return ret_value;
} /* SDreaddata */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDnametoindex -- map a dataset name to an index

 DESCRIPTION
    Given a data set name return the index (not ID) of the
    first data set whose name matches.

    There can be multiple data sets with the same name.  In
    such a case, we only ever return the index of the first
    such dataset.
    Wildcards are not supported

 RETURNS
        Index of a dataset or FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDnametoindex(int32       fid, /* IN: file ID */
              const char *name /* IN: name of dataset to search for */)
{
    unsigned ii;
    intn     len;
    NC      *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var **dp        = NULL;
    int32    ret_value = FAIL;

    /* check that fid is valid */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(fid, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    len = strlen(name);
    dp  = (NC_var **)handle->vars->values;
    for (ii = 0; ii < handle->vars->count; ii++, dp++) {
        if (len == (*dp)->name->len && strncmp(name, (*dp)->name->values, strlen(name)) == 0) {
            HGOTO_DONE((int32)ii);
        }
    }

    ret_value = FAIL;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDnametoindex */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetnumvars_byname -- get the number of variables in the file having
            the given name.

 DESCRIPTION
    Given a data set name, retrieve the number of variables in the file having
    the same name.  Sometime, more than one SDS are named 'name' or a
    dimension of the SDS 'name' is also named 'name.'  The user can use
    this function to find out how many of those having the same name.

 RETURNS
        SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetnumvars_byname(int32       fid,  /* IN: file ID */
                    const char *name, /* IN: name of dataset to search for */
                    int32      *n_vars)
{
    unsigned ii;
    intn     len;
    int32    count     = 0;
    NC      *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var **dp        = NULL;
    intn     ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* check that fid is valid */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(fid, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    len = strlen(name);
    dp  = (NC_var **)handle->vars->values;
    for (ii = 0; ii < handle->vars->count; ii++, dp++) {
        if (len == (*dp)->name->len && strncmp(name, (*dp)->name->values, strlen(name)) == 0)
            count++;
    }
    *n_vars = count;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetnumvars_byname */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDnametoindices -- retrieves a list of variables having the given name.

 DESCRIPTION
    Given a data set name, retrieve a list of structures, each of which
    contains the index of a variable whose name matches the given name, and
    the type of the variable, which is either data set (IS_SDSVAR) or
    coordinate variable (IS_CRDVAR,) or (UNKNOWN.)  UNKNOWN is for data
    created before the fix of a data corruption bug due to the library's
    inability to distinguish between those two types of variables.  The
    fix was available starting in HDF4.2r2.

    This API is added to allow the user to examine all the variables having
    the given name and decide the correct one to gain access on.

 RETURNS
        SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDnametoindices(int32          fid,  /* IN: file ID */
                const char    *name, /* IN: name of dataset to search for */
                hdf_varlist_t *var_list)
{
    unsigned       ii;
    intn           len;
    NC            *handle = NULL;
    NC_var       **dp     = NULL;
    hdf_varlist_t *varlistp;
    int32          ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* check that fid is valid */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(fid, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    len      = strlen(name);
    dp       = (NC_var **)handle->vars->values;
    varlistp = var_list;
    for (ii = 0; ii < handle->vars->count; ii++, dp++) {
        if (len == (*dp)->name->len && strncmp(name, (*dp)->name->values, strlen(name)) == 0) {
            varlistp->var_index = (int32)ii;
            varlistp->var_type  = (*dp)->var_type;
            varlistp++;
        }
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDnametoindices */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetrange -- simulate a call to DFSDgetrange

 DESCRIPTION
    If a "valid_range" attribute is provided return its
    values in pmax and pmin.  Else if both a "valid max"
    AND a "valid min" exist return their values in pmax and pmin.

    Arrgghh, in HDF it was assumed that the max and min values
    were of the same data type as the rest of the data.  So
    the user would know the amount of storage to send to get
    back the max and min values.  This is not the case with
    netCDF.  This routine will only work if they are already
    the same number types.

 RETURNS
    On error or missing attributes return FAIL else SUCCEED.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetrange(int32 sdsid, /* IN:  dataset ID */
           void *pmax,  /* OUT: valid max */
           void *pmin /* OUT: valid min */)
{
    NC       *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var   *var       = NULL;
    NC_attr **attr      = NULL;
    NC_attr **attr1     = NULL;
    NC_attr **attr2     = NULL;
    NC_array *array     = NULL;
    intn      ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_ValidRange);
    if ((attr != NULL) && ((*attr)->data->type == var->type)) {
        /* BUG: this may be a pointer to a pointer */
        array = (NC_array *)(*attr)->data;
        memcpy(pmin, array->values, array->szof);
        memcpy(pmax, array->values + array->szof, array->szof);
    }
    else {
        attr1 = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), "valid_max");
        attr2 = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), "valid_min");

        if ((attr1 == NULL) || (attr2 == NULL)) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_RANGE, FAIL);
        }

        if (((*attr1)->HDFtype != var->HDFtype) || ((*attr2)->HDFtype != var->HDFtype)) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_RANGE, FAIL);
        }

        NC_copy_arrayvals((char *)pmax, (*attr1)->data);
        NC_copy_arrayvals((char *)pmin, (*attr2)->data);
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetrange */

/* -------------------------- CREATION INTERFACE -------------------------- */
/*

        --- create a new data set ---
sdsid   = SDcreate(fid, name, numbertype, rank, dimsizes);

        --- associate a name with a dimension.  If a prev sdsid is ---
        --- provided then it is assumed that the current dimension is the ---
        --- same as the dimension with the same name of the previous sds ---
status  = SDsetdim(sdsid, dimnumber, dimname, [prev sdsid] );

        --- note that it will be possible to store values for a ---
        --- dimension without having to name it ---
status  = SDsetdimvalues(sdsid, dimnumber, numbertype, count, data);

        --- set the units and format strings ---
status  = SDsetdimstrs(sdsid, dimnumber, unitstr, formatstr);

        --- we will need an SDendaccess() so that we know when it ---
        --- is safe to write the information out in this case ---
status  = SDendaccess(sdsid);

        --- set fill mode for a file open for write
cur_mode = SDsetfillmode(fid, fillmode);

        --- set dimval backward compatible  for write
status  = SDsetdimval_comp(dimid, compt_mode);

*/

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDcreate -- create a new dataset

 DESCRIPTION
    Simulate a call to ncvardef without having to be in
    define mode.  name can be at most H4_MAX_NC_NAME
    characters.  Rank can be at most H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS

    It looks like for the call to NC_new_var() we need to
    have dimension IDs already.  So I guess we should just
    create the fake dimensions now and when optional
    information comes in (i.e.  name, tying to other
    dimensions) we'll go in and modify the structure in place.
    This is gonna be heinous.  Please do not attempt this at home
    See SDselect() for a discussion on how SDS IDs are set up.

 RETURNS
    An ID to the new dataset else FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDcreate(int32       fid,  /* IN: file ID */
         const char *name, /* IN: dataset name */
         int32       nt,   /* IN: dataset number type */
         int32       rank, /* IN: rank of dataset */
         int32      *dimsizes /* IN: array of dimension sizes */)
{
    intn    i;
    NC     *handle = NULL;
    NC_var *var    = NULL;
    NC_dim *newdim = NULL;
    int32   sdsid;
    nc_type nctype;
    char    dimname[H4_MAX_NC_NAME];
    intn    num;
    intn   *dims = NULL;
    intn    is_ragged;
    int32   ret_value = FAIL;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* check that fid is valid */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(fid, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* fudge the name since its optional */
    if ((name == NULL) || (name[0] == ' ') || (name[0] == '\0'))
        name = "DataSet";

    /* check if its a ragged array.
       Why is this code still here? -GV */
    if ((rank > 1) && dimsizes[rank - 1] == SD_RAGGED) {
        rank--;
        is_ragged = TRUE;
    }
    else {
        is_ragged = FALSE;
    }

    /* make fake dimensions which may or may not be over-ridden later */
    dims = malloc(rank * sizeof(intn));
    if (dims == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_NOSPACE, FAIL);
    }

    if (rank > H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    for (i = 0; i < rank; i++) {
        num = (handle->dims ? handle->dims->count : 0);
        sprintf(dimname, "fakeDim%d", num);
        newdim = (NC_dim *)NC_new_dim(dimname, dimsizes[i]);
        if (newdim == NULL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
        }

        if (handle->dims == NULL) { /* first time */
            handle->dims = NC_new_array(NC_DIMENSION, (unsigned)1, (Void *)&newdim);
            if (handle->dims == NULL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
            }
        }
        else {
            if (NC_incr_array(handle->dims, (Void *)&newdim) == NULL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
            }
        }

        dims[i] = (intn)handle->dims->count - 1;

    } /* end for 'i < rank' */

    /* create the actual variable */
    if ((nctype = hdf_unmap_type((int)nt)) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

    var = (NC_var *)NC_new_var(name, nctype, (int)rank, dims);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

    /* Set the "newly created" & "set length" flags for use in SDwritedata */
    var->created    = TRUE;
    var->set_length = FALSE;

    /* Indicate that this variable is an actual sds, not a coordinate
    variable (bugzilla 624) - BMR - 05/14/2007 */
    var->var_type = IS_SDSVAR;

    /* NC_new_var strips off "nativeness" add it back in if appropriate */
    var->HDFtype = nt;
    if (FAIL == (var->HDFsize = DFKNTsize(nt))) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

    var->cdf = handle; /* set cdf before calling NC_var_shape */
    /* get a new NDG ref for this sucker */
    var->ndg_ref = Hnewref(handle->hdf_file);

    /* set ragged status. Why is this still here -GV */
    var->is_ragged = is_ragged;

    /* no ragged array info stored yet */
    if (var->is_ragged) {
        var->rag_list = NULL;
        var->rag_fill = 0;
    }

    /* add it to the handle */
    if (handle->vars == NULL) { /* first time */
        handle->vars = NC_new_array(NC_VARIABLE, (unsigned)1, (Void *)&var);
        if (handle->vars == NULL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
        }
    }
    else {
        if (handle->vars->count >= H4_MAX_NC_VARS) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_EXCEEDMAX, FAIL);
        }
        else {
            if (NC_incr_array(handle->vars, (Void *)&var) == NULL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
            }
        }
    }

    /* compute all of the shape information */
    if (NC_var_shape(var, handle->dims) == -1) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

    /* create a handle we can give back to the user */
    sdsid = (((int32)fid) << 20) + (((int32)SDSTYPE) << 16);
    sdsid += handle->vars->count - 1;

    /* make sure it gets reflected in the file */
    handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;

    /* free dims */
    free(dims);

    ret_value = sdsid;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDcreate */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetdimid -- get a dimension ID

 DESCRIPTION
    Given an sdsid and a dimension number return a
    dimid.  Index is a ZERO based quantity

    The dimID looks similar to the sdsID except DIMTYPE
    is substituted for SDSTYPE as the id-type:

    dimID:

        32           20       16               0
        ----------------------------------------
        |  fid       | id-type| position index |
        ----------------------------------------

 RETURNS
        An ID to the dimension else FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDgetdimid(int32 sdsid, /* IN: dataset ID */
           intn  number /* IN: index of dimension, in the SDS, ie. <= rank-1 */)
{
    NC     *handle = NULL;
    NC_var *var    = NULL;
    int32   id;
    int32   dimindex; /* index of dim in the file, ie. dims of all SDSs */
    int32   ret_value = FAIL;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* sanity check args */
    if (number < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the variable */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* check if enough / too many dims */
    if ((var->assoc == NULL) || (var->assoc->count < (unsigned)number)) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the dim number out of the assoc array */
    if (var->assoc->values == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }
    dimindex = var->assoc->values[number];

    /* build the dim id */
    id = (sdsid & 0xfff00000) + (((int32)DIMTYPE) << 16) + dimindex;

    ret_value = id;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetdimid */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetdimname -- give a name to a dimension

 DESCRIPTION
    Set the name of a dimension -- at most H4_MAX_NC_NAME characters.
    If this name is already in use we should point to the
    existing dimension with that name.  If the sizes are
    different return an error.  If this dimension already has
    a name throw it out and use the new one.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetdimname(int32       id, /* IN: dataset ID */
             const char *name /* IN: dimension name */)
{
    NC        *handle = NULL;
    NC_dim    *dim    = NULL;
    NC_dim   **dp     = NULL;
    NC_string *old    = NULL;
    NC_string *new    = NULL;
    NC_array **ap     = NULL;
    size_t     len;
    unsigned   ii;
    intn       ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, DIMTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the dimension structure */
    dim = SDIget_dim(handle, id);
    if (dim == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* check for name in use */
    len = strlen(name);
    dp  = (NC_dim **)handle->dims->values;
    for (ii = 0; ii < handle->dims->count; ii++, dp++) {
        if (len == (*dp)->name->len && strncmp(name, (*dp)->name->values, strlen(name)) == 0) {
            if (dim != (*dp)) {
                /* a dimension with this name already exists */
                /* so change to point to it */
                if (dim->size != (*dp)->size) {
                    HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_BADDIMNAME, FAIL);
                }

                ap = (NC_array **)handle->dims->values;
                ap += id & 0xffff;
                NC_free_dim(dim);
                (*dp)->count += 1;
                (*ap) = (NC_array *)(*dp);
                HGOTO_DONE(SUCCEED);
            }
        }
    }

    /* throw out the old name if it exists and create a new one */
    old = dim->name;
    new = NC_new_string((unsigned)strlen(name), name);
    if (new == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    dim->name = new;
    NC_free_string(old);

    /* make sure it gets reflected in the file */
    handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetdimname */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDendaccess -- close a sds ID

 DESCRIPTION
    Close down this access ID to a data object

 RETURNS
        SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDendaccess(int32 id /* IN: dataset ID */)
{
    NC   *handle;
    int32 ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* free the AID */
    ret_value = SDIfreevarAID(handle, id & 0xffff);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDendaccess */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDIputattr -- put an attribute in an attribute list

 DESCRIPTION
    Common code for adding an attribute to an attribute list.
    The list gets created if it had previously been empty

 RETURNS
     SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDIputattr(NC_array  **ap,    /* IN/OUT: attribute list */
           const char *name,  /* IN:     attribute name */
           int32       nt,    /* IN:     attribute number type */
           intn        count, /* IN:     number of attribute values */
           const void *data /* IN:     attribute values */)
{
    NC_attr  *attr = NULL;
    NC_attr **atp  = NULL;
    NC_attr  *old  = NULL;
    nc_type   type; /* unmap -- HDF type to NC type */
    intn      ret_value = SUCCEED;

    if ((type = hdf_unmap_type((int)nt)) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (*ap == NULL) { /* first time */
        attr = (NC_attr *)NC_new_attr(name, type, (unsigned)count, data);
        if (attr == NULL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
        }

        attr->HDFtype = nt; /* Add HDFtype  */
        *ap           = NC_new_array(NC_ATTRIBUTE, (unsigned)1, (Void *)&attr);
        if (*ap == NULL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
        }
    }
    else {
        if ((atp = NC_findattr(ap, name)) != NULL) { /* name in use */
            old  = *atp;
            *atp = (NC_attr *)NC_new_attr(name, type, (unsigned)count, data);
            if (*atp == NULL) {
                *atp = old;
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
            }
            (*atp)->HDFtype = nt; /* Add HDFtype  */
            NC_free_attr(old);
        }
        else {
            if ((*ap)->count >= H4_MAX_NC_ATTRS) { /* Too many */
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_EXCEEDMAX, FAIL);
            }

            /* just add it */
            attr          = (NC_attr *)NC_new_attr(name, type, (unsigned)count, data);
            attr->HDFtype = nt; /* Add HDFtype  */
            if (attr == NULL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
            }

            if (NC_incr_array((*ap), (Void *)&attr) == NULL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
            }
        }
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDIputattr */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetrange -- simulate a call to DFSDsetrange

 DESCRIPTION
    Store range info for this variable in the valid_range
    attribute.  If that attribute already exists overwrite
    the current values.  It is assumed that the values are
    the same type as the data set.

    It is up to the user to decide what is meant by the
    "valid" max and min.

 RETURNS
    On error FAIL else SUCCEED.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetrange(int32 sdsid, /* IN: dataset ID */
           void *pmax,  /* IN: valid max */
           void *pmin /* IN: valid min */)
{
    NC     *handle = NULL;
    NC_var *var    = NULL;
    uint8   data[80];
    intn    sz;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if ((pmax == NULL) || (pmin == NULL)) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* move data values over */
    if (FAIL == (sz = DFKNTsize(var->HDFtype | DFNT_NATIVE))) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    memcpy(data, pmin, sz);
    memcpy(data + sz, pmax, sz);

    /* call common code */
    if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_ValidRange, var->HDFtype, (intn)2, data) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
        /* Should propagate error code */
    }

    /* make sure it gets reflected in the file */
    handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetrange */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDIapfromid -- get the attribute list

 DESCRIPTION
    Given a ID figure out what the handle and attribute
    list pointer are for that object.

 RETURNS
     On error FAIL else SUCCEED.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDIapfromid(int32       id,      /* IN:  object ID */
            NC        **handlep, /* IN:  handle for this file */
            NC_array ***app /* OUT: attribute list */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    NC_dim *dim       = NULL;
    int32   varid     = -1;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* see if its a variable ID */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle != NULL) {
        /* find the variable */
        var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
        if (var == NULL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }

        (*app)     = &(var->attrs);
        (*handlep) = handle;
        HGOTO_DONE(SUCCEED);
    }

    /* see if its a file ID */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle != NULL) {
        (*app)     = &(handle->attrs);
        (*handlep) = handle;
        HGOTO_DONE(SUCCEED);
    }

    /* see if its a dimension ID */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, DIMTYPE);
    if (handle != NULL) {
        /* find the dimension */
        dim = SDIget_dim(handle, id);

        /* the ID is neither file, data set, nor dimension ID */
        if (dim == NULL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }

        /* get index of coordinate variable */
        varid = SDIgetcoordvar(handle, dim, (int32)(id & 0xffff), (int32)0);

        /* get the variable object */
        var = NC_hlookupvar(handle, varid);
        if (var == NULL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }

        (*app)     = &(var->attrs);
        (*handlep) = handle;
        HGOTO_DONE(SUCCEED);
    }

    ret_value = FAIL;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDIapfromid */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
   SDsetattr -- user level function to create and set an attribute

 DESCRIPTION
   Given an ID and an attribute definition attach the attribute
   to the thing represented by the ID.  For starters, the valid
   IDs could be variable, file or dimension IDs

 RETURNS
   On error FAIL else SUCCEED.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetattr(int32       id,    /* IN: object ID */
          const char *name,  /* IN: attribute name */
          int32       nt,    /* IN: attribute number type */
          int32       count, /* IN: number of attribute values */
          const void *data /* IN: attribute values */)
{
    NC_array **ap     = NULL;
    NC        *handle = NULL;
    intn       sz;
    intn       ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* Clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Sanity check args */
    if (name == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* This release doesn't support native number types for attr  */
    if (nt & DFNT_NATIVE) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Only positive count is valid (bug HDFFR-989) -BMR */
    if (count <= 0) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Make sure that count is less than MAX_ORDER(Vdata)
           and total size is less than MAX_FIELD_SIZE(Vdata) */
    if (FAIL == (sz = DFKNTsize(nt))) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if ((count > MAX_ORDER) || ((count * sz) > MAX_FIELD_SIZE)) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* determine what type of ID we've been given */
    if (SDIapfromid(id, &handle, &ap) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* still no handle ? */
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* hand over to SDIputattr */

    if (SDIputattr(ap, name, nt, count, data) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
    }

    /* make sure it gets reflected in the file */
    handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetattr */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDattrinfo -- get info about an attribute

 DESCRIPTION
    Inquire about an attribute.  Attribute indexes are zero based.

    Given the ID of the attribute's parent and the attribute's
    index return the number type, name and count of the attribute
    so the user knows how much space to provide to read it

 RETURNS
        On error FAIL else SUCCEED.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDattrinfo(int32  id,    /* IN:  object ID */
           int32  index, /* IN:  attribute index */
           char  *name,  /* OUT: attribute name */
           int32 *nt,    /* OUT: attribute number type */
           int32 *count /* OUT: number of attribute values */)
{
    NC_array  *ap        = NULL;
    NC_array **app       = NULL;
    NC_attr  **atp       = NULL;
    NC        *handle    = NULL;
    intn       ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* sanity check args */
    if ((name == NULL) || (nt == NULL) || (count == NULL))
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* determine what type of ID we've been given */
    if (SDIapfromid(id, &handle, &app) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    ap = (*app);
    if ((ap == NULL) || (index >= ap->count)) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /*
     * ap is the proper attribute list now look up something with this
     *  name
     */
    atp = (NC_attr **)((char *)ap->values + index * ap->szof);
    if (*atp == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* move the information over */
    if (name != NULL) {
        memcpy(name, (*atp)->name->values, (*atp)->name->len);
        name[(*atp)->name->len] = '\0';
    }

    *count = (*atp)->data->count;
    *nt    = (*atp)->HDFtype;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDattrinfo */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDreadattr -- read an attribute's values

 DESCRIPTION
    Read the actual contents of the given attribute
    Assume that the user has called SDinqattr() and so
    has allocated sufficient space

 RETURNS
    On error FAIL else SUCCEED.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDreadattr(int32 id,    /* IN:  object ID */
           int32 index, /* IN:  attribute index */
           void *buf /* OUT: data buffer  */)
{
    NC_array  *ap        = NULL;
    NC_array **app       = NULL;
    NC_attr  **atp       = NULL;
    NC        *handle    = NULL;
    intn       ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* sanity check args */
    if (buf == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* determine what type of ID we've been given */
    if (SDIapfromid(id, &handle, &app) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    ap = (*app);
    if ((ap == NULL) || (index >= ap->count)) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /*
     * ap is the proper attribute list now look up something with this
     *  index
     */
    atp = (NC_attr **)((char *)ap->values + index * ap->szof);
    if (*atp == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* move the information over */
    memcpy(buf, (*atp)->data->values, (*atp)->data->count * (*atp)->data->szof);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDreadattr */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDwritedata -- write a hyperslab of data

 DESCRIPTION
    Write out a chunk o data.  Except for the line setting the
    XDR op-code this is exactly the same as SDreaddata().  The
    two routines should really be combined at some point

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDwritedata(int32  sdsid,  /* IN: dataset ID */
            int32 *start,  /* IN: coords of starting point */
            int32 *stride, /* IN: stride along each dimension */
            int32 *end,    /* IN: number of values to write per dimension */
            void  *data /* IN: data buffer */)
{
    intn         varid = -1;
    int32        status;
    comp_coder_t comp_type;
    uint32       comp_config;
    NC_var      *var    = NULL;
    NC          *handle = NULL;
    NC_dim      *dim    = NULL;
#ifdef H4_HAVE_LP64
    long Start[H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
    long End[H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
    long Stride[H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
#else
    long *Start  = NULL;
    long *End    = NULL;
    long *Stride = NULL;
#endif
    intn no_strides = 0;
    intn ret_value  = SUCCEED;
    int  i;

    /* this decides how a dataset with unlimited dimension is written along the
       unlimited dimension; the behavior is different between SD and nc APIs */
    cdf_routine_name = "SDwritedata";

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    if ((start == NULL) || (end == NULL) || (data == NULL))
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, DIMTYPE);
        if (handle == NULL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

        dim = SDIget_dim(handle, sdsid);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);

    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* Check if compression method is enabled */

    /* Make sure that the file is an HDF file before checking about compression */
    if (handle->file_type == HDF_FILE) /* bug HDFFR-473 */
    {
        status = HCPgetcomptype(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, &comp_type);

        if (status != FAIL)
            if (comp_type != COMP_CODE_NONE && comp_type != COMP_CODE_INVALID) {
                /* Must have encoder to write data */
                HCget_config_info(comp_type, &comp_config);
                if ((comp_config & COMP_ENCODER_ENABLED) == 0) { /* encoder not present?? */
                    HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_BADCODER, FAIL);
                }
            }
        /* When HCPgetcomptype returns FAIL, assume no compression */
    } /* file is HDF */

    /* get ready to write */
    handle->xdrs->x_op = XDR_ENCODE;

    /*
     * figure out the index of the variable to write to
     * the user might have passed us a dimension, in which
     * case we want to write to its coordinate variable
     */
    if (dim) {
        varid = SDIgetcoordvar(handle, dim, (int32)(sdsid & 0xffff), (int32)0);
    }
    else {
        /* oops, how do we know this ? */
        varid = (intn)sdsid & 0xffff;
    }

    /* Check for strides all set to '1', so it acts like NULL was passed */
    if (stride != NULL) {
        var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);

        if (var == NULL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }

        no_strides = 1;
        /* if the stride for any dim. is not '1', real stride processing has to occur */
        for (i = 0; i < var->assoc->count; i++) {
            if (stride[i] != 1)
                no_strides = 0;
        }
    } /* end if */

    /*
     * In general, (long) == int32
     * In cases where it doesn't we need to convert
     */
#ifdef H4_HAVE_LP64
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);

    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    for (i = 0; i < var->assoc->count; i++) {
        Start[i] = (long)start[i];
        End[i]   = (long)end[i];
        if (stride)
            Stride[i] = (long)stride[i];
    }
#else
    Start        = (long *)start;
    End          = (long *)end;
    Stride       = (long *)stride;
#endif

    /* Check if this data is being written out to a newly created dataset */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);

    if (var->created) {
        if (!IS_RECVAR(var) && (handle->flags & NC_NOFILL)) {
            var->set_length = TRUE;
        } /* end if */
        var->created = FALSE;
    } /* end if */

    /* call the writeg routines if a stride is given */
    if (stride == NULL || no_strides == 1)
        status = NCvario(handle, varid, Start, End, (Void *)data);
    else
        status = NCgenio(handle, varid, Start, End, Stride, NULL, data);

    if (status == -1)
        ret_value = FAIL;
    else
        ret_value = SUCCEED;

done:
    if (ret_value == FAIL) {
        if (var && var->aid != 0 && var->aid != FAIL) {
            Hendaccess(var->aid);
            var->aid = FAIL;
        }
    }

    return ret_value;
} /* SDwritedata */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetdatastrs -- set "data strings"

 DESCRIPTION
    Store information about the 'label', 'units', 'format' and
    'cordsys' attributes of a dataset.  All of the values
    are optional.  If no string is desired NULL should be passed
    in its place.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetdatastrs(int32       sdsid, /* IN: dataset ID */
              const char *l,     /* IN: label string ("long_name") */
              const char *u,     /* IN: units string ("units") */
              const char *f,     /* IN: format string ("format") */
              const char *c /* IN: coordsys string ("coordsys") */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (l && l[0] != '\0') {
        if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_LongName, DFNT_CHAR, (intn)strlen(l), l) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
        }
    }

    if (u && u[0] != '\0') {
        if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_Units, DFNT_CHAR, (intn)strlen(u), u) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
        }
    }

    if (f && f[0] != '\0') {
        if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_Format, DFNT_CHAR, (intn)strlen(f), f) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
        }
    }

    if (c && c[0] != '\0') {
        if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_CoordSys, DFNT_CHAR, (intn)strlen(c), c) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
        }
    }

    /* make sure it gets reflected in the file */
    if (l || u || f || c)
        handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetdatastrs */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetcal -- set calibration information

 DESCRIPTION
    Store calibration information.  What is the formula? Good question -GV

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetcal(int32   sdsid, /* IN: dataset ID */
         float64 cal,   /* IN: multiplicative factor */
         float64 cale,  /* IN: multiplicative factor error */
         float64 ioff,  /* IN: integer offset */
         float64 ioffe, /* IN: integer offset error */
         int32   nt /* IN: number type of uncalibrated data */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_ScaleFactor, DFNT_FLOAT64, (intn)1, &cal) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
    }

    if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_ScaleFactorErr, DFNT_FLOAT64, (intn)1, &cale) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
    }

    if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_AddOffset, DFNT_FLOAT64, (intn)1, &ioff) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
    }

    if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_AddOffsetErr, DFNT_FLOAT64, (intn)1, &ioffe) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
    }

    if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_CalibratedNt, DFNT_INT32, (intn)1, &nt) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
    }

    /* make sure it gets reflected in the file */
    handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetcal */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetfillvalue -- set the fill value

 DESCRIPTION
    Set the fill value for this data set.  The fill value
    is assumed to have the same number type as the dataset

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetfillvalue(int32 sdsid, /* IN: dataset ID */
               void *val /* IN: fillvalue */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _FillValue, var->HDFtype, (intn)1, val) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
    }

    /* make sure it gets reflected in the file */
    handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetfillvalue */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetfillvalue -- get the fill value

 DESCRIPTION
    Retrieve the fill value for this data set if one has been
    stored.  The fill value has the same number type as the
    dataset

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetfillvalue(int32 sdsid, /* IN:  dataset ID */
               void *val /* OUT: fillvalue */)
{
    NC       *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var   *var       = NULL;
    NC_attr **attr      = NULL;
    intn      ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* sanity check args */
    if (val == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _FillValue);
    if (attr == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTGETATTR, FAIL);
    }

    NC_copy_arrayvals((char *)val, (*attr)->data);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetfillvalue */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetdatastrs -- get "data strings"

 DESCRIPTION
    Read information about the 'label', 'units', 'format' and
    'cordsys' attributes of a dataset.  All of the values
     are optional.  If no string is desired NULL should be passed
     in its place.  Assume all buffers are len bytes long.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetdatastrs(int32 sdsid, /* IN:  dataset ID */
              char *l,     /* OUT: label string ("long_name") */
              char *u,     /* OUT: units string ("units") */
              char *f,     /* OUT: format string ("format") */
              char *c,     /* OUT: coordsys string ("coordsys") */
              intn  len /* IN:  buffer length */)
{
    NC       *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var   *var       = NULL;
    NC_attr **attr      = NULL;
    intn      ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (l) {
        attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_LongName);
        if (attr != NULL) {
            if ((*attr)->data->count < (unsigned)len) {
                strncpy((char *)l, (*attr)->data->values, (*attr)->data->count);
                l[(*attr)->data->count] = '\0';
            }
            else
                strncpy((char *)l, (*attr)->data->values, len);
        }
        else
            l[0] = '\0';
    }

    if (u) {
        attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_Units);
        if (attr != NULL) {
            if ((*attr)->data->count < (unsigned)len) {
                strncpy((char *)u, (*attr)->data->values, (*attr)->data->count);
                u[(*attr)->data->count] = '\0';
            }
            else
                strncpy((char *)u, (*attr)->data->values, len);
        }
        else
            u[0] = '\0';
    }

    if (f) {
        attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_Format);
        if (attr != NULL) {
            if ((*attr)->data->count < (unsigned)len) {
                strncpy((char *)f, (*attr)->data->values, (*attr)->data->count);
                f[(*attr)->data->count] = '\0';
            }
            else
                strncpy((char *)f, (*attr)->data->values, len);
        }
        else
            f[0] = '\0';
    }

    if (c) {
        attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_CoordSys);
        if (attr != NULL) {
            if ((*attr)->data->count < (unsigned)len) {
                strncpy((char *)c, (*attr)->data->values, (*attr)->data->count);
                c[(*attr)->data->count] = '\0';
            }
            else
                strncpy((char *)c, (*attr)->data->values, len);
        }
        else
            c[0] = '\0';
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetdatastrs */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetcal -- get calibration information

 DESCRIPTION
    Retrieve calibration information.  What is the formula?

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetcal(int32    sdsid, /* IN:  dataset ID */
         float64 *cal,   /* OUT: multiplicative factor */
         float64 *cale,  /* OUT: multiplicative factor error */
         float64 *ioff,  /* OUT: integer offset  */
         float64 *ioffe, /* OUT: integer offset error */
         int32   *nt /* OUT: number type of uncalibrated data */)
{
    NC       *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var   *var       = NULL;
    NC_attr **attr      = NULL;
    intn      ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_ScaleFactor);
    if (attr == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTGETATTR, FAIL);
    }
    NC_copy_arrayvals((char *)cal, (*attr)->data);

    attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_ScaleFactorErr);
    if (attr == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTGETATTR, FAIL);
    }
    NC_copy_arrayvals((char *)cale, (*attr)->data);

    attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_AddOffset);
    if (attr == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTGETATTR, FAIL);
    }
    NC_copy_arrayvals((char *)ioff, (*attr)->data);

    attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_AddOffsetErr);
    if (attr == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTGETATTR, FAIL);
    }
    NC_copy_arrayvals((char *)ioffe, (*attr)->data);

    attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_CalibratedNt);
    if (attr == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTGETATTR, FAIL);
    }
    NC_copy_arrayvals((char *)nt, (*attr)->data);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetcal */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetcoordvar -- get index of coordinate variable

 DESCRIPTION
    Given a dimension return the index of its coordinate variable
    creating one if needed.  If we need to create a variable and an nt
    is not supplied (i.e. is equal to zero) use 32bit floats.

    If the variable already exists and the existing nt is different
    from the supplied one (and the supplied one is not zero) replace
    the nt by the new one.  ID is needed so that we can set the
    dimension of the variable correctly if we need to.  Yuck.

 RETURNS
     A variable index or FAIL on error

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDIgetcoordvar(NC     *handle, /* IN: file handle */
               NC_dim *dim,    /* IN: dimension to find coord var of */
               int32   id,     /* IN: dimension ID */
               int32   nt /* IN: number type to use if new variable*/)
{
    unsigned   ii;
    unsigned   len;
    nc_type    nctype;
    intn       dimindex;
    NC_string *name      = NULL;
    NC_var   **dp        = NULL;
    NC_var    *var       = NULL;
    int32      ret_value = FAIL;

    /* look for a variable with the same name */
    name = dim->name;
    len  = dim->name->len;
    dp   = (NC_var **)handle->vars->values;
    for (ii = 0; ii < handle->vars->count; ii++, dp++) {
        /* eliminate vars with rank > 1, coord vars only have rank 1 */
        if ((*dp)->assoc->count == 1)
            if (len == (*dp)->name->len && strncmp(name->values, (*dp)->name->values, (size_t)len) == 0)
                /* only proceed if the file is a netCDF file (bugz 1644)
                or if this variable is a coordinate var or when
                the status is unknown due to its being created prior to
                the fix of bugzilla 624 - BMR 05/14/2007 */
                if ((handle->file_type != HDF_FILE) || (*dp)->var_type == IS_CRDVAR ||
                    (*dp)->var_type == UNKNOWN) {
                    /* see if we need to change the number type */
                    if ((nt != 0) && (nt != (*dp)->type)) {
                        if (((*dp)->type = hdf_unmap_type((int)nt)) == FAIL) {
                            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                        }

                        (*dp)->HDFtype = nt;
                        (*dp)->cdf     = handle;
                        /* don't forget to reset the sizes  */
                        (*dp)->szof = NC_typelen((*dp)->type);
                        if (FAIL == ((*dp)->HDFsize = DFKNTsize(nt))) {
                            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                        }

                        /* recompute all of the shape information */
                        /* BUG: this may be a memory leak ??? */
                        if (NC_var_shape((*dp), handle->dims) == -1) {
                            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                        }
                    }

                    /* found it? */
                    HGOTO_DONE((int32)ii);
                }
    }

    /* create a new var with this dim as only coord */
    if (nt == 0)
        nt = DFNT_FLOAT32;

    if ((nctype = hdf_unmap_type((int)nt)) == FAIL) {
        /* replace it with NCAdvice or HERROR? */
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    dimindex = (intn)id;
    var      = (NC_var *)NC_new_var(name->values, nctype, (unsigned)1, &dimindex);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Set flag to indicate that this variable is a coordinate variable -
       BMR - 05/14/2007 */
    var->var_type = IS_CRDVAR;

    /* BMR: put back hdf type that was set wrong by NC_new_var; please refer
       to the cvs history of bug #172 for reason on this statement - 4/17/01*/
    var->HDFtype = nt;

    /* get a new NDG ref for this sucker */
    var->ndg_ref = Hnewref(handle->hdf_file);

    /* add it to the handle */
    if (handle->vars->count >= H4_MAX_NC_VARS) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var->cdf = handle; /* set cdf before calling NC_var_shape */
    /* compute all of the shape information */
    if (NC_var_shape(var, handle->dims) == -1) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (NC_incr_array(handle->vars, (Void *)&var) == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    ret_value = handle->vars->count - 1;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDIgetcoordvar */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetdimstrs -- set "dimension strings"

 DESCRIPTION
    Store information about the 'label', 'units' and 'format'
    attributes of a dimension.  All three of the values are optional.
    If no string is desired NULL should be passed in its place.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetdimstrs(int32       id, /* IN: dimension ID */
             const char *l,  /* IN: label string ("long_name") */
             const char *u,  /* IN: units string ("units") */
             const char *f /* IN: format string ("format") */)
{
    intn    varid     = -1;
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_dim *dim       = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, DIMTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the dimension structure */
    dim = SDIget_dim(handle, id);
    if (dim == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* look for a variable with the same name */
    varid = (intn)SDIgetcoordvar(handle, dim, (int32)(id & 0xffff), (int32)0);
    if (varid == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the variable object */
    var = NC_hlookupvar(handle, varid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* set the attributes */
    if (l && l[0] != '\0') {
        if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_LongName, DFNT_CHAR, (intn)strlen(l), l) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
        }
    }

    if (u && u[0] != '\0') {
        if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_Units, DFNT_CHAR, (intn)strlen(u), u) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
        }
    }

    if (f && f[0] != '\0') {
        if (SDIputattr(&var->attrs, _HDF_Format, DFNT_CHAR, (intn)strlen(f), f) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTSETATTR, FAIL);
        }
    }

    /* make sure it gets reflected in the file */
    handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetdimstrs */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDIfreevarAID -- free a variables AID

 DESCRIPTION
    Free the AID of the variable with the given index

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDIfreevarAID(NC   *handle, /* IN: file handle */
              int32 index /* IN: variable index */)
{
    NC_array **ap        = NULL;
    NC_var    *var       = NULL;
    int32      ret_value = SUCCEED;

    if (handle == NULL || !handle->vars) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (index < 0 || index > handle->vars->count) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    ap = (NC_array **)handle->vars->values;
    ap += index;

    var = (NC_var *)*ap;

    if (var && var->aid != 0 && var->aid != FAIL) {
        if (Hendaccess(var->aid) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }
    }

    var->aid = FAIL;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDIfreevarAID */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetdimscale -- store scale information for the dimension

 DESCRIPTION
    Store information about the 'scales' of a dimension.  Dimensions
    do not have to have the same number type as the dataset.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetdimscale(int32 id,    /* IN: dimension ID */
              int32 count, /* IN: number of values */
              int32 nt,    /* IN: number type of data */
              void *data /* IN: scale values */)
{
    NC     *handle = NULL;
    NC_dim *dim    = NULL;
    int32   status;
    intn    varid = -1;
    long    start[1];
    long    end[1];
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* this decides how a dataset with unlimited dimension is written along the
       unlimited dimension; the behavior is different between SD and nc APIs */
    cdf_routine_name = "SDsetdimscales";

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, DIMTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the dimension structure */
    dim = SDIget_dim(handle, id);
    if (dim == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* sanity check, if not SD_UNLIMITED */
    if (dim->size != 0 && count != dim->size) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* look for a variable with the same name */
    varid = (intn)SDIgetcoordvar(handle, dim, id & 0xffff, nt);
    if (varid == -1) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* store the data */
    handle->xdrs->x_op = XDR_ENCODE;
    start[0]           = 0;
    end[0]             = count;
    status             = NCvario(handle, varid, start, end, (Void *)data);
    if (status == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

done:
    /* free the AID */
    status = SDIfreevarAID(handle, varid);
    if (status != FAIL) {
        handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;
    }

    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetdimscale */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetdimscale -- get scale information for the dimension

 DESCRIPTION
    Retrieve the scale information stored with a dimension.  It is
    assumed that the user has called SDdiminfo() and that the data
    array is long enough to hold the values.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetdimscale(int32 id, /* IN:  dimension ID */
              void *data /* OUT: scale values */)
{
    NC     *handle = NULL;
    NC_dim *dim    = NULL;
    NC_var *vp     = NULL;
    int32   status;
    intn    varid = -1;
    long    start[1];
    long    end[1];
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* this decides how a dataset with unlimited dimension is read along the
       unlimited dimension; the behavior is different between SD and nc APIs */
    cdf_routine_name = "SDgetdimscale";

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* sanity check args */
    if (data == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, DIMTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the dimension structure */
    dim = SDIget_dim(handle, id);
    if (dim == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* look for a variable with the same name */
    /* assume type Float32 can be over-ridden later */
    varid = (intn)SDIgetcoordvar(handle, dim, (int32)(id & 0xffff), (int32)0);
    if (varid == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* store the data */
    handle->xdrs->x_op = XDR_DECODE;
    start[0]           = 0;
    if (dim->size != 0)
        end[0] = dim->size;
    else {
        if (handle->file_type != HDF_FILE)
            end[0] = handle->numrecs;
        else {
            vp = SDIget_var(handle, varid);
            if (vp == NULL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
            }

            end[0] = vp->numrecs;
        }
    }

    status = NCvario(handle, varid, start, end, (Void *)data);
    if (status == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

done:
    /* free the AID */
    status = SDIfreevarAID(handle, varid);
    if (status != FAIL) {
        handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;
    }

    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetdimscale */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDdiminfo -- get info about a dimension

 DESCRIPTION
    Return basic information about a dimension (name, sizes, number
    of attributes, number type, etc...) The user is responsible for
    allocating space to hold the dataset name.  It can be at most
    H4_MAX_NC_NAME characters in length.  NULL can be passed for the
    name if it is not required.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDdiminfo(int32  id,   /* IN:  dimension ID */
          char  *name, /* OUT: name of the dimension */
          int32 *size, /* OUT: size of the dimension */
          int32 *nt,   /* OUT: number type of scales */
          int32 *nattr /* OUT: the number of local attributes */)
{
    NC      *handle = NULL;
    NC_dim  *dim    = NULL;
    NC_var **dp     = NULL;
    intn     ii;
    intn     len;
    int      ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, DIMTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->dims == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    dim = SDIget_dim(handle, id);
    if (dim == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (name != NULL) {
        /* GeorgeV switched to use memcpy in r2739.  Trying back to strncpy because
           it should be used to copy a string (emailed with QK 5/27/2016), but tests
           failed.  Some strings are stored with NC_string, more time is needed to
           figure out the whole scheme.  Switch back to using memcpy for now.
           -BMR, 5/30/2016
        */

        memcpy(name, dim->name->values, dim->name->len);
        name[dim->name->len] = '\0';
    }
    else
        name = dim->name->values;

    /* Get dimension's size, which is the one application provided at SDcreate.
       Application must use SDgetinfo to get current size of unlimited dim */
    *size = dim->size;

    /* assuming no number type and no attributes */
    *nt    = 0;
    *nattr = 0;

    /* In HDF files, number type and attribute info are only stored in the
       coordinate var of the dimension; so, if there is no coord var associated
       with the dimension being inquired, these info will not be available. */
    if (handle->vars) {
        len = dim->name->len;
        dp  = (NC_var **)handle->vars->values;
        for (ii = 0; ii < handle->vars->count; ii++, dp++) {
            /* eliminate vars with rank > 1, coord vars only have rank 1 */
            if ((*dp)->assoc->count == 1) {
                /* check if this variable matches the searched name */
                if (len == (*dp)->name->len && strncmp(name, (*dp)->name->values, (*dp)->name->len) == 0) {
                    if (handle->file_type == HDF_FILE) /* HDF file */
                    {
                        /* only proceed if this variable is a coordinate var or
                        when its status is unknown due to its being created
                        prior to the fix of bugzilla 624 - BMR - 05/14/2007 */
                        if ((*dp)->var_type == IS_CRDVAR || (*dp)->var_type == UNKNOWN) {
                            *nt    = ((*dp)->numrecs ? (*dp)->HDFtype : 0);
                            *nattr = ((*dp)->attrs ? (*dp)->attrs->count : 0);
                            HGOTO_DONE(ret_value);
                        }
                    }
                    else /* netCDF file */
                    {
                        *nt    = (*dp)->HDFtype;
                        *nattr = ((*dp)->attrs ? (*dp)->attrs->count : 0);
                        HGOTO_DONE(ret_value);
                    }
                } /* name matched */
            }     /* rank = 1 */
        }
    }
done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDdiminfo */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetdimstrs -- get "data strings"

 DESCRIPTION
    Read as many of the dimension strings as possible.  Assume that
    if a pointer is not NULL that we have len bytes that we can use
    to return the values

 RETURNS
     SUCCEED / FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetdimstrs(int32 id, /* IN:  dataset ID */
             char *l,  /* OUT: label string ("long_name") */
             char *u,  /* OUT: units string ("units") */
             char *f,  /* OUT: format string ("format") */
             intn  len /* IN:  buffer length */)
{
    NC       *handle = NULL;
    NC_var   *var    = NULL;
    NC_var  **dp     = NULL;
    NC_dim   *dim    = NULL;
    NC_attr **attr   = NULL;
    char     *name   = NULL;
    int32     namelen;
    int       ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* sanity check args */
    if (len < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, DIMTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    dim = SDIget_dim(handle, id);
    if (dim == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* need to get a pointer to the var now */
    var = NULL;
    if (handle->vars) {
        name    = dim->name->values;
        namelen = strlen(name);
        dp      = (NC_var **)handle->vars->values;
        for (int i = 0; i < handle->vars->count; i++, dp++) {
            /* eliminate vars with rank > 1, coord vars only have rank 1 */
            if ((*dp)->assoc->count == 1) {
                if (namelen == (*dp)->name->len && strncmp(name, (*dp)->name->values, strlen(name)) == 0) {
                    /* because a dim was given, make sure that this is a coord var */
                    /* if it is an SDS, the function will fail */
                    if ((*dp)->var_type == IS_SDSVAR) {
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
                    }
                    /* only proceed if this variable is a coordinate var or when
                    its status is unknown due to its being created prior to
                    the fix of bugzilla 624 - BMR - 05/14/2007 */
                    else
                    /* i.e., (*dp)->var_type == IS_CRDVAR ||
                        (*dp)->var_type == UNKNOWN) */
                    {
                        var = (*dp);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    if (var != NULL) {
        if (l) {
            attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_LongName);
            if (attr != NULL) {
                intn minlen;
                minlen = ((unsigned)len > (*attr)->data->count) ? (*attr)->data->count : (unsigned)len;
                strncpy((char *)l, (*attr)->data->values, minlen);
                if ((*attr)->data->count < (unsigned)len)
                    l[(*attr)->data->count] = '\0';
            }
            else
                l[0] = '\0';
        }

        if (u) {
            attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_Units);
            if (attr != NULL) {
                intn minlen;
                minlen = (len > (*attr)->data->count) ? (*attr)->data->count : (unsigned)len;
                strncpy((char *)u, (*attr)->data->values, minlen);
                if ((*attr)->data->count < (unsigned)len)
                    u[(*attr)->data->count] = '\0';
            }
            else
                u[0] = '\0';
        }

        if (f) {
            attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _HDF_Format);
            if (attr != NULL) {
                intn minlen;
                minlen = (len > (*attr)->data->count) ? (*attr)->data->count : (unsigned)len;
                strncpy((char *)f, (*attr)->data->values, minlen);
                if ((*attr)->data->count < (unsigned)len)
                    f[(*attr)->data->count] = '\0';
            }
            else
                f[0] = '\0';
        }
    }
    /* the given dimension is not a coordinate variable, that means it
       doesn't have attribute attached to it, because if it did, then it
       would have been promoted to be a coordinate variable. */
    else {
        if (l)
            l[0] = '\0';

        if (u)
            u[0] = '\0';

        if (f)
            f[0] = '\0';
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetdimstrs */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetexternalfile -- store info in a separate file
 USAGE
    int32 SDsetexternalfile(id, filename, offset)
        int32   id;
        const char  * filename;
        int32   offset;

 DESCRIPTION
    Specify that the actual data for this dataset be stored in a
    separate file (and "external file" in HDF terms).

    Only the data (as in SDwritedata()) will be stored externally.
    Attributes and such will still be in the main file

    IMPORTANT:  It is the user's responsibility to see that the
    separate files are transported when the main file is moved.

    IMPORTANT:  This can only be called *once* for a given dataset.
    The HDF utility 'hdfpack' may be able to undo it.

    IMPORTANT:  This will only work on datasets stored in HDF files.

    FORTRAN    - sfsextf

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetexternalfile(int32       id,       /* IN: dataset ID */
                  const char *filename, /* IN: name of external file */
                  int32       offset /* IN: offset in external file */)
{
    NC     *handle       = NULL;
    NC_var *var          = NULL;
    intn    extfname_len = 0; /* Length of external file's name */
    intn    status;
    int     ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Call SDgetexternalinfo passing in 0 and NULLs to get only the length of
       the external filename if it exists.  A positive value indicates an
       external file exists and SDsetexternalfile should not have any effect */
    extfname_len = SDgetexternalinfo(id, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
    if (extfname_len > 0)
        HGOTO_DONE(DFE_NONE);

    if (NULL == filename || offset < 0) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* already exists */
    if (var->data_ref) {
        /* no need to give a length since the element already exists */
        status = (intn)HXcreate(handle->hdf_file, (uint16)DATA_TAG, (uint16)var->data_ref, filename, offset,
                                (int32)0);
    }
    else {
        int32 length;

        /* look up the length */
        length = var->len;

        /* element doesn't exist so we need a reference number */
        var->data_ref = Hnewref(handle->hdf_file);
        if (var->data_ref == 0) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_NOREF, FAIL);
        }

        /* need to give a length since the element does not exist yet */
        status = (intn)HXcreate(handle->hdf_file, (uint16)DATA_TAG, (uint16)var->data_ref, filename, offset,
                                length);
    }
    if (status != FAIL) {
        if (var && (var->aid != 0) && (var->aid != FAIL)) {
            if (Hendaccess(var->aid) == FAIL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTENDACCESS, FAIL);
            }
        }
        var->aid  = status;
        ret_value = SUCCEED;
    }
    else
        ret_value = FAIL;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetexternalfile */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetexternalinfo -- retrieves external file and data information
 USAGE
    int32 SDgetexternalinfo(id, buf_size, filename, offset, length)
        int32 id;
    intn  buf_size;
        char  *ext_filename;
        int32 *offset;
        int32 *length;

 DESCRIPTION
    SDgetexternalinfo gets the external file's name and the external data's
    offset and length, which specify the location and size of the data in
    the external file.

    buf_size specifies the size of the buffer ext_filename.  When buf_size
    is 0, SDgetexternalinfo will simply return the length of the external file
    name, and not the file name itself.

    When the element is not special or special but not external,
    SDgetexternalinfo will return 0.  If the element is SPECIAL_EXT,
    but the external file name doesn't exist, SDgetexternalinfo will
    return FAIL.

    IMPORTANT:  It is the user's responsibility to see that the
    external files are located in the same directory with the main
    file.  SDgetexternalinfo does not check that.

 RETURNS
    Returns length of the external file name or FAIL.  If the SDS
    does not have external element, this length will be 0.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetexternalinfo(int32  id,           /* IN: dataset ID */
                  uintn  buf_size,     /* IN: size of buffer for external file name */
                  char  *ext_filename, /* IN: buffer for external file name */
                  int32 *offset,       /* IN: offset in external file */
                  int32 *length /* IN: length of external data */)
{
    NC     *handle           = NULL;
    NC_var *var              = NULL;
    int32   aid              = FAIL;
    intn    actual_fname_len = 0;
    intn    ret_value        = SUCCEED;

    /* Clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Get the var structure of the SDS */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    if (handle->vars == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* SDS exists */
    if (var->data_ref) {
        int32           retcode = 0;
        sp_info_block_t info_block; /* special info block */
        memset(&info_block, 0, sizeof(sp_info_block_t));

        /* Get the access id and then its special info */
        aid = Hstartread(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref);
        if (aid == FAIL) /* catch FAIL from Hstartread */
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        retcode = HDget_special_info(aid, &info_block);

        /* When HDget_special_info returns FAIL, it could be the element is not
           special or some failure occur internally, info_block.key will be
           FAIL in the former case */
        if (retcode == FAIL) {
            if (info_block.key == FAIL)
                ret_value = 0; /* not a special elem, no external file name */

            /* Some failure occurred in HDget_special_info */
            else
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }

        /* If the SDS has external element, get the external info */
        else if (info_block.key == SPECIAL_EXT) {
            /* If the file name is not available, something must be wrong,
            so we need to report it. */
            if (info_block.path == NULL || strlen(info_block.path) <= 0)
                ret_value = FAIL;
            else {
                intn tmp_len = info_block.length_file_name;

                /* If caller requests the length of the external file name
                   only, return the length */
                if (buf_size == 0)
                    actual_fname_len = tmp_len;
                else {
                    /* Caller requests file name, so buffer must not be NULL */
                    if (ext_filename == NULL)
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

                    /* Compute the length of the name to be returned: if
                    requested buffer size is smaller, use that value for
                    name's length, but that means file name could be
                    truncated! */
                    actual_fname_len = (intn)buf_size < tmp_len ? (intn)buf_size : tmp_len;

                    /* Get the name */
                    strncpy(ext_filename, info_block.path, actual_fname_len);

                    /* Get offset/length of the external data if requested */
                    if (offset != NULL)
                        *offset = info_block.offset;
                    if (length != NULL)
                        *length = info_block.length;
                } /* buf_size != 0 */
                ret_value = actual_fname_len;
            }
        }
        /* Special but not external, so no external file name */
        else
            ret_value = 0;

        /* End access to the aid */
        if (Hendaccess(aid) == FAIL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTENDACCESS, FAIL);
    }
    else /* SDS doesn't exist */
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
done:
    if (ret_value == FAIL) { /* Failure cleanup */
        /* End access to the aid if necessary */
        if (aid != FAIL)
            Hendaccess(aid);
    }

    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetexternalinfo */

/************************** Deprecated ******************************
 NAME
    SDgetexternalfile -- retrieves external file information
    (Deprecated in favor of SDgetexternalinfo)

 USAGE
    int32 SDgetexternalfile(id, filename, offset)
        int32 id;
    intn  buf_size;
        char  *filename;
        int32 *offset;

 DESCRIPTION
    SDgetexternalfile uses HDget_special_info to get the external
    file's name and offset, which indicates where the data starts
    in the external file.

    When the element is not special, SDgetexternalfile will return
    0.  If the element is SPECIAL_EXT, but the external file name
    doesn't exist, SDgetexternalfile will fail.

    IMPORTANT:  It is the user's responsibility to see that the
    separate files are transported when the main file is moved.

    FORTRAN    N/A

 RETURNS
    Returns length of the external file name or FAIL.  If the SDS
    does not have external element, the length will be 0.

 NOTE: This function is replaced by SDgetexternalinfo because it had
       missed the "length" parameter.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetexternalfile(int32  id,           /* IN: dataset ID */
                  intn   buf_size,     /* IN: name of external file */
                  char  *ext_filename, /* IN: name of external file */
                  int32 *offset /* IN: offset in external file */)
{
    NC     *handle     = NULL;
    NC_var *var        = NULL;
    intn    actual_len = 0;
    int     ret_value  = 0;

    /* Clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Get the var structure */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    if (handle->vars == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* SDS exists */
    if (var->data_ref) {
        int32           aid     = -1;
        int32           retcode = 0;
        sp_info_block_t info_block; /* special info block */

        /* Get the access id and then its special info */
        aid     = Hstartread(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref);
        retcode = HDget_special_info(aid, &info_block);
        if ((retcode == FAIL) || (info_block.key == FAIL))
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTMOD, FAIL);

        /* If the SDS has external element, return the external file info */
        if (info_block.key == SPECIAL_EXT) {
            /* If the file name is not available, the file is probably
            corrupted, so we need to report it. */
            if (info_block.path == NULL || strlen(info_block.path) <= 0)
                ret_value = FAIL;
            else {
                size_t ext_file_len = strlen(info_block.path);

                /* If caller requests the length of the external file name
                   only, return the length */
                if (buf_size == 0)
                    actual_len = (intn)ext_file_len;
                else {
                    /* Caller requests file name, so buffer must not be NULL */
                    if (ext_filename == NULL)
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

                    /* Get the name and its length */
                    strncpy(ext_filename, info_block.path, buf_size);
                    actual_len = buf_size < ext_file_len ? buf_size : ext_file_len;

                    /* Get the offset in the external file if it's requested */
                    if (offset != NULL)
                        *offset = info_block.offset;
                } /* buf_size != 0 */
                ret_value = actual_len;
            }
        }
        /* Not external */
        else
            ret_value = FAIL;

        /* End access to the aid */
        if (Hendaccess(aid) == FAIL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTENDACCESS, FAIL);
    }
done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetexternalfile (Deprecated) */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetnbitdataset -- Create/convert a dataset to n-bit representation


 DESCRIPTION
    Specify that the actual data for this dataset be represented as a
    n-bit dataset internally in the HDF file.

    The start_bit parameter determines the lowest bit to write out,
    the bit_len parameter determines how many bits to write out.  The
    bits in the data include the lowest bit (start_bit) and count up
    bit_len-1 bits to write out.  For example, starting at bit 2
    and writing 4 bits from the following bit data, "01111011", would
    write out the bit data, "1110", to the dataset on disk.

    The sign_ext parameter determines whether the top bit (highest bit #)
    is used to sign extend the bits whether data is read back from the
    disk.  The fill_one parameter is used to determine whether to
    fill the "background bits" (the bits not in the data written to the
    file) with 1's or 0's when the data is read back from the file.

    Only the data (as in SDwritedata()) will be stored in n-bit
    representation.  Attributes and such will still be stored normally.

    IMPORTANT:  This will only work on datasets stored in HDF files.

    NOTE: n-bit "compression" is described more fully in the cnbit.c file.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetnbitdataset(int32 id,        /* IN: dataset ID */
                 intn  start_bit, /* IN: starting bit offset (lowest=0) */
                 intn  bit_len,   /* IN: # of bits to write */
                 intn  sign_ext,  /* IN: Whether to sign extend */
                 intn  fill_one /* IN: Whether to fill background w/1's */)
{
    NC        *handle = NULL;
    NC_var    *var    = NULL;
    model_info m_info; /* modeling information for the HCcreate() call */
    comp_info  c_info; /* "compression" information for the HCcreate() call */
    intn       status;
    intn       ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    if (start_bit < 0 || bit_len <= 0) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* set up n-bit parameters */
    c_info.nbit.nt        = var->HDFtype;
    c_info.nbit.sign_ext  = sign_ext;
    c_info.nbit.fill_one  = fill_one;
    c_info.nbit.start_bit = start_bit;
    c_info.nbit.bit_len   = bit_len;

    if (!var->data_ref) { /* doesn't exist */

        /* element doesn't exist so we need a reference number */
        var->data_ref = Hnewref(handle->hdf_file);
        if (var->data_ref == 0) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }
    } /* end if */

    status = (intn)HCcreate(handle->hdf_file, (uint16)DATA_TAG, (uint16)var->data_ref, COMP_MODEL_STDIO,
                            &m_info, COMP_CODE_NBIT, &c_info);

    if (status != FAIL) {
        if (var && (var->aid != 0) && (var->aid != FAIL)) {
            if (Hendaccess(var->aid) == FAIL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTENDACCESS, FAIL);
            }
        }

        var->aid = status;
    } /* end if */

    ret_value = status;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetnbitdataset */

#ifdef H4_HAVE_LIBSZ /* we have the library */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetup_szip_parms -- check and set parameters for szip compression
              int32 id;            IN: the  varid
              NC *handle;          IN: the SD handle
              comp_info *c_info;   IN/OUT: the compression settings
              int32 *cdims;        IN: the chunk dims, NULL if not chunked

 DESCRIPTION
     Collect the parameters and call HCPcszip_setup_parms to set the
     computed szip parameters.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetup_szip_parms(int32 id, NC *handle, comp_info *c_info, int32 *cdims)
{
    NC_dim *dim = NULL; /* to check if the dimension is unlimited */
    int32   dimindex;   /* to obtain the NC_dim record */
    NC_var *var = NULL;
    int32   ndims;
    int32   xdims[H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
    int32   nt;
    int     ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    ndims = var->assoc->count;
    for (int i = 0; i < ndims; i++) {
        dimindex = var->assoc->values[i];
        dim      = SDIget_dim(handle, dimindex);
        if (dim == NULL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        xdims[i] = dim->size;
    }

    nt = var->HDFtype;

    ret_value = HCPsetup_szip_parms(c_info, nt, 1, ndims, xdims, cdims);

done:
    return ret_value;
}
#endif
/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetcompress -- Create/convert a dataset to compressed representation

 DESCRIPTION
    Specify a compression scheme for an SD dataset.

    Valid compression types available for this interface are listed in
    hcomp.h as COMP_nnnn.

    IMPORTANT:  This will only work on datasets stored in HDF files.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetcompress(int32        id,        /* IN: dataset ID */
              comp_coder_t comp_type, /* IN: the type of compression to
                   perform on the next image */
              comp_info *c_info /* IN: ptr to compression info struct*/)
{
    NC        *handle;
    NC_var    *var = NULL;
    NC_dim    *dim;      /* to check if the dimension is unlimited */
    int32      dimindex; /* to obtain the NC_dim record */
    model_info m_info;   /* modeling information for the HCcreate() call */
    comp_info  c_info_x; /* local copy */
    uint32     comp_config;
    intn       status    = FAIL;
    intn       ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    if (comp_type < COMP_CODE_NONE || comp_type >= COMP_CODE_INVALID) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Must have encoder to set compression */
    HCget_config_info(comp_type, &comp_config);
    if ((comp_config & COMP_ENCODER_ENABLED) == 0) {
        /* encoder not present?? */
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_NOENCODER, FAIL);
    }
    memcpy(&c_info_x, c_info, sizeof(comp_info));

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* disallow setting compress for SDS with rank = 0 - BMR, bug #1045 */
    if (var->shape == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* unlimited dimensions don't work with compression */
    /* Get the index of the SDS' first dimension from the list of indices
     * branching out from NC_var.  This index indicates where this dim
     * is in the "dims" list branching out from NC. */
    dimindex = var->assoc->values[0];

    /* Retrieve the NC_dim record to check for unlimited dimension */
    dim = SDIget_dim(handle, dimindex);
    if (dim == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* If this dimension is unlimited, then return FAIL; the subsequent
     * writing of this SDS will write uncompressed data */
    if (dim->size == SD_UNLIMITED) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }
#ifdef H4_HAVE_LIBSZ /* we have the library */
    if (comp_type == COMP_CODE_SZIP) {
        if (SDsetup_szip_parms(id, handle, &c_info_x, NULL) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
        }
    }
#else
    /* no SZIP */
    /* probably covered by test at start */
    if (comp_type == COMP_CODE_SZIP) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_BADCODER, FAIL);
    }
#endif /* H4_HAVE_LIBSZ          */

    if (!var->data_ref) { /* doesn't exist */

        /* element doesn't exist so we need a reference number */
        var->data_ref = Hnewref(handle->hdf_file);
        if (var->data_ref == 0) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }
    } /* end if */

    status = (intn)HCcreate(handle->hdf_file, (uint16)DATA_TAG, (uint16)var->data_ref, COMP_MODEL_STDIO,
                            &m_info, comp_type, &c_info_x);

    if (status != FAIL) {
        if (var && (var->aid != 0) && (var->aid != FAIL)) {
            if (Hendaccess(var->aid) == FAIL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTENDACCESS, FAIL);
            }
        }

        var->aid = status;
    } /* end if */

    /* Insert data tag/ref into the variable's Vgroup */
    if (var->vgid) {
        int32 vg;

        /* attach to the variable's Vgroup */
        vg = Vattach(handle->hdf_file, var->vgid, "w");
        if (vg == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }

        /* add new Vdata to existing Vgroup */
        if (Vaddtagref(vg, (int32)DATA_TAG, (int32)var->data_ref) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }

        /* detach from the variable's VGroup --- will no longer need it */
        if (Vdetach(vg) == FAIL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }
    }

    /* added a new object -- make sure we flush the header */
    handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;

    ret_value = (status != FAIL ? SUCCEED : FAIL);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetcompress */

#ifndef H4_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS

/****************************** Deprecated ***********************************
 NAME
    SDgetcompress -- Retrieves compression information of a dataset
    (Deprecated in favor of SDgetcompinfo)

 DESCRIPTION
    This routine uses HCPgetcompress to retrieve the compression type
    and the compression information of the identified dataset.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetcompress(
    int32         id,        /* IN: dataset ID */
    comp_coder_t *comp_type, /* OUT: the type of compression */
    comp_info    *c_info /* OUT: ptr to compression information structure for storing the retrieved info */
)
{
    intn status    = FAIL;
    intn ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    status = SDgetcompinfo(id, comp_type, c_info);
    if (status == FAIL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetcompress */

#endif /* H4_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetcompinfo -- Retrieves compression information of a dataset

 DESCRIPTION
    This routine uses HCPgetcompinfo to retrieve the compression type
    and the compression information of the identified dataset.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetcompinfo(int32         sdsid,     /* IN: dataset ID */
              comp_coder_t *comp_type, /* OUT: the type of compression */
              comp_info    *c_info     /* OUT: ptr to compression information
         structure for storing the retrieved info */
)
{
    NC     *handle;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    intn    status    = FAIL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    if (comp_type == NULL || c_info == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    if (handle->vars == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* return with SUCCEED if the data set is empty and not compressed; when
       the data set is set compressed, the data has a valid reference number */
    if (!var->data_ref) {
        *comp_type = COMP_CODE_NONE;
        HGOTO_DONE(SUCCEED);
    }

    /* use lower-level routine to get the compression information */
    status = HCPgetcompinfo(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, comp_type, c_info);
    if (status == FAIL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);

    /* remove the szip special bit if necessary */
    if (*comp_type == COMP_CODE_SZIP) {
        status = HCPrm_szip_special_bit(c_info);
        if (status == FAIL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetcompinfo */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetcomptype -- Retrieves compression method of a dataset

 DESCRIPTION
    This routine uses HCPgetcomptype to retrieve the compression type
    of the identified dataset.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

 MODIFICATION
    Dec 2007: Added to work around the problem where an external library is
        missing, SDgetcompinfo will fail.  This new API will not need
        to get the compression information but only the compression type,
        which sometime is the only thing an application needs - BMR

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetcomptype(int32         sdsid, /* IN: dataset ID */
              comp_coder_t *comp_type /* OUT: the type of compression */)
{
    NC     *handle;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    intn    status    = FAIL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    if (comp_type == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    if (handle->vars == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* return with SUCCEED if the data set is empty and not compressed - when
       the data set was set to be compressed, the data would have had a
       valid reference number even there was no data written */
    if (!var->data_ref) {
        *comp_type = COMP_CODE_NONE;
        HGOTO_DONE(SUCCEED);
    }

    /* use lower-level routine to get the compression method */
    status = HCPgetcomptype(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, comp_type);

    if (status == FAIL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetcomptype */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetdatasize -- Retrieves the sizes of original and compressed data.

 DESCRIPTION
    This routine uses HCPgetdatasize to retrievethe original data and
    compressed data sizes of the identified dataset.  At least of the OUT
    arguments must be non-null and a null argument will be unchanged.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetdatasize(int32  sdsid,     /* IN: dataset ID */
              int32 *comp_size, /* OUT: size of compressed data */
              int32 *orig_size) /* OUT: size of original data */

{
    NC     *handle;
    NC_var *var           = NULL;
    intn    status        = FAIL;
    intn    ret_value     = SUCCEED;
    int32  *comp_size_tmp = NULL;
    int32  *orig_size_tmp = NULL;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* must have at least one non-null argument */
    if (comp_size == NULL && orig_size == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* allocate temporary buffers so user's arguments can be kept intact
       until finished */
    if (comp_size != NULL)
        comp_size_tmp = malloc(sizeof(int32));
    if (orig_size != NULL)
        orig_size_tmp = malloc(sizeof(int32));

    /* get NC_var record */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    if (handle->vars == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* if the data ref# of the SDS is 0, it indicates that the SDS has
    not been written with data because no storage is created
    for the SDS data */
    if (var->data_ref == 0) {
        *comp_size_tmp = *orig_size_tmp = 0;
    }
    else {
        /* use lower-level routine to get the data sizes */
        status = HCPgetdatasize(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, comp_size_tmp, orig_size_tmp);
        if (status == FAIL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

    /* Return the requested sizes */
    if (comp_size != NULL)
        *comp_size = *comp_size_tmp;
    if (orig_size != NULL)
        *orig_size = *orig_size_tmp;

done:
    free(comp_size_tmp);
    free(orig_size_tmp);

    if (ret_value == FAIL) {
        if (var && var->aid != 0 && var->aid != FAIL) {
            Hendaccess(var->aid);
            var->aid = FAIL;
        }
    }

    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetdatasize */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDfindattr -- find an attribute's index by name

 DESCRIPTION
    Given an ID to an object and an attribute name return the index
    of the attribute with that name.  This does not support any
    form of wildcards / regular expressions

 RETURNS
     An attribute index or FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDfindattr(int32       id, /* IN: object ID */
           const char *attrname /* IN: attribute name */)
{
    NC_array  *ap     = NULL;
    NC_array **app    = NULL;
    NC_attr  **attr   = NULL;
    NC        *handle = NULL;
    int32      attrid;
    size_t     len;
    int32      ret_value = FAIL;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* determine what type of ID we've been given */
    if (SDIapfromid(id, &handle, &app) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    ap = (*app);
    if (ap == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /*
     * ap is the proper attribute list now look up something with this
     *  name
     */

    attr = (NC_attr **)ap->values;
    len  = strlen(attrname);

    for (attrid = 0; attrid < ap->count; attrid++, attr++) {
        if (len == (*attr)->name->len && strncmp(attrname, (*attr)->name->values, strlen(attrname)) == 0) {
            /* found it */
            HGOTO_DONE(attrid);
        }
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDfindattr */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDidtoref -- get a unique reference number for this dataset

 DESCRIPTION
    Given an index return the ref of the associated NDG for
    inclusion in Vgroups and annotations

 RETURNS
     A reference number or FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDidtoref(int32 id /* IN: dataset ID */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    int32   ret_value = FAIL;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    ret_value = (int32)var->ndg_ref;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDidtoref */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDreftoindex -- map a reference number to a dataset index

 DESCRIPTION
    Given a ref number return the index of the corresponding dataset

 RETURNS
    A dataset index or FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDreftoindex(int32 fid, /* IN: file ID */
             int32 ref /* IN: reference number */)
{
    NC      *handle = NULL;
    NC_var **dp     = NULL;
    intn     ii;
    int32    ret_value = FAIL;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(fid, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    dp = (NC_var **)handle->vars->values;
    for (ii = 0; ii < handle->vars->count; ii++, dp++) {
        if ((*dp)->ndg_ref == ref) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, ii);
        }
    }

    ret_value = FAIL;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDreftoindex */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDisrecord -- check is var is a record variable

 DESCRIPTION
    Return TRUE if the dataset in question is a record variable
    else FALSE

 RETURNS
    TRUE/FALSE

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDisrecord(int32 id /* IN: dataset ID */)
{
    NC     *handle;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    int32   ret_value = TRUE;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FALSE);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FALSE);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FALSE);
    }

    if (var->shape == NULL) {
        /* EP thinks it should return true - BMR, bug #1045 */
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, TRUE);
    }

    if (var->shape[0] == SD_UNLIMITED)
        ret_value = TRUE;
    else
        ret_value = FALSE;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDisrecord */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDiscoordvar -- check is var is a coord var

 DESCRIPTION
    Return TRUE if the dataset in question is a coordinate variable

 RETURNS
     TRUE/FALSE

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDiscoordvar(int32 id /* IN: dataset ID */)
{
    NC     *handle = NULL;
    NC_var *var    = NULL;
    NC_dim *dim    = NULL;
    int32   dimindex;
    intn    ret_value = TRUE;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* check whether this var is an SDS or a coordinate variable, then
       return the appropriate value (if and else if) */
    if (var->var_type == IS_SDSVAR) {
        HGOTO_DONE(FALSE);
    }

    else if (var->var_type == IS_CRDVAR) {
        HGOTO_DONE(TRUE);
    }

    /* whether or not this var is a coord var is unknown because the data was
       created by earlier version of the library which did not distinguish
       the two kinds of variables, SDS variable and coordinate variables.
       (see bugzilla 624) - BMR - 05/14/2007 */
    else /* proceed exactly as before the fix of bugzilla 624 is available */
    {
        dimindex = var->assoc->values[0];

        dim = SDIget_dim(handle, dimindex);
        if (dim == NULL) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FALSE);
        }

        if (var->name->len != dim->name->len) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FALSE);
        }

        if (strcmp(var->name->values, dim->name->values)) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FALSE);
        }

        ret_value = TRUE;
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDiscoordvar */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetaccesstype -- set the I/O access type of an SD

 DESCRIPTION
    Set the type of I/O (serial, parallel, ...) for accessing the
    data of the SD.  Access types can be DFACC_SERIAL, DFACC_PARALLEL,
    DFACC_DEFAULT.

 RETURNS
    Return SUCCEED if the SD data can be accessed via accesstype.
    Otherwise return FAIL.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetaccesstype(int32 id, /* IN: dataset ID */
                uintn accesstype /* IN: access type */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    switch (accesstype) {
        case DFACC_DEFAULT:
        case DFACC_SERIAL:
        case DFACC_PARALLEL:
            break;
        default:
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* if aid is not valid yet, there is no access_rec setup yet. */
    /* Go ahead and try set it up. */
    if (var->aid == FAIL && hdf_get_vp_aid(handle, var) == FAIL)
        ret_value = FAIL;
    else
        ret_value = (intn)Hsetaccesstype(var->aid, accesstype);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetaccesstype */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetblocksize -- set the size of the linked blocks created.

 DESCRIPTION
    Set the size of the blocks used for storing the data for unlimited
    dimension datasets.  This is used when creating new datasets only,
    it does not have any affect on existing datasets.  The block_size
    should probably be set to a multiple of the "slice" size.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetblocksize(int32 sdsid, /* IN: dataset ID */
               int32 block_size /* IN: size of the block in bytes */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the variable */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* set the block size */
    var->block_size = block_size;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetblocksize */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetblocksize -- get the size of the linked blocks.

 DESCRIPTION
    Get the size of the blocks to be used for storing data of unlimited
    dimension datasets.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetblocksize(int32  sdsid, /* IN: dataset ID */
               int32 *block_size /* OUT: size of the block in bytes */)
{
    NC     *handle       = NULL;
    NC_var *var          = NULL;
    int32   block_length = -1;
    int32   temp_aid     = -1;
    intn    ret_value    = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* get the variable */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* Get access id using data tag/ref.  Fail if data ref has not been defined;
       this happens when SDgetblocksize is called when no data has been written
       or no special element has been created. -BMR, 2013/12/17 */
    temp_aid = var->aid; /* use temp to avoid messing up var->aid. -BMR */
    if (temp_aid == FAIL) {
        if (var->data_ref == 0) /* no data means no linked-block storage */
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_GENAPP, FAIL);

        /* Start read access on the element to acquire access id */
        temp_aid = Hstartread(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref);
        if (temp_aid == FAIL) /* catch FAIL from Hstartread */
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

    /* Use internal routine to do the actual retrieval */
    if (HLgetblockinfo(temp_aid, &block_length, NULL) == FAIL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    if (block_length > 0)
        *block_size = block_length;

    /* End access to the temp_aid only when var->aid is -1, so we won't end
       access var->aid if it was valid. */
    if (var->aid == FAIL && temp_aid != FAIL)
        Hendaccess(temp_aid);
done:
    if (ret_value == FAIL) { /* Failure cleanup */
        if (var && var->aid == FAIL && temp_aid != FAIL)
            Hendaccess(temp_aid);
    }

    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetblocksize */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
   SDsetfillmode -- set fill mode as fill or nofill

 DESCRIPTION
   Calls ncsetfill().

 RETURNS
   The current fill mode of the file, or FAIL for error.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetfillmode(int32 sd_id,  /* IN: HDF file ID, returned from SDstart */
              intn fillmode /* IN: Desired fill mode for the file,
                                   either SD_FILL or SD_NOFILL.
                                   SD_FILL is the default mode. */)
{
    NC  *handle = NULL;
    intn cdfid;
    intn ret_value = FAIL;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sd_id, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    cdfid     = (intn)sd_id & 0xffff;
    ret_value = ncsetfill(cdfid, fillmode);

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetfillmode() */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDsetdimval_comp -- set dimval backward compatibility

 DESCRIPTION

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetdimval_comp(int32 dimid,    /* IN: dimension ID, returned from SDgetdimid */
                 intn comp_mode  /* IN: backward compatibility:
                                    SD_DIMVAL_BW_COMP -- compatible
                                    SD_DIMVAL_BW_INCOMP -- incompatible.
                                    (defined in mfhdf.h ) */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_dim *dim       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(dimid, DIMTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the dimension structure */
    dim = SDIget_dim(handle, dimid);
    if (dim == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /*    if (dim->size != SD_UNLIMITED
            && dim->dim00_compat != comp_mode )
    */
    if (dim->dim00_compat != comp_mode) {
        dim->dim00_compat = comp_mode;

        /* make sure it gets reflected in the file */
        handle->flags |= NC_HDIRTY;
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetdimval_comp */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
   SDisdimval_bwcomp -- get dimval backward compatibility

 DESCRIPTION

 RETURNS
    SD_DIMVAL_BW_COMP if dimval is backward compatible;
    SD_DIMVAL_BW_INCOMP for not compatible; FAIL for error.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDisdimval_bwcomp(int32 dimid /* IN: dimension ID, returned from SDgetdimid */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_dim *dim       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = FAIL;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(dimid, DIMTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the dimension structure */
    dim = SDIget_dim(handle, dimid);
    if (dim == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Default is incompatible. Return dim->dim00_compat.
        if (dim->size == SD_UNLIMITED)
            ret_value = SD_DIMVAL_BW_COMP;
        else
    */
    ret_value = dim->dim00_compat;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDisdimval_bwcomp */

/*====================== Chunking Routines ================================*/

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
      SDsetchunk  -- make SDS a chunked SDS

 DESCRIPTION
      This routine makes the SDS a chunked SDS according to the chunk
      definition passed in.

      The dataset currently cannot be special already.  i.e. NBIT,
      COMPRESSED, or EXTERNAL. This is an Error.

      The definition of the HDF_CHUNK_DEF union with relevant fields is:

      typedef union hdf_chunk_def_u
      {
         int32   chunk_lengths[H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS];  Chunk lengths along each dimension

         struct
          {
            int32     chunk_lengths[H4_MAX_VAR_DIMS]; Chunk lengths along each dimension
            int32     comp_type;                   Compression type
            comp_info cinfo;                       Compression info struct
          }comp;

      } HDF_CHUNK_DEF

      The variable agruement 'flags' is a bit-or'd value which can currently be
      'HDF_CHUNK' or 'HDF_CHUNK | HDF_COMP'.

      The simplest is the 'chunk_lengths' array specifying chunk
      lengths for each dimension where the 'flags' argument set to
      'HDF_CHUNK';

      COMPRESSION is set by using the 'HDF_CHUNK_DEF' union to set the
      appropriate compression information along with the required chunk lengths
      for each dimension. The compression information is the same as
      that set in 'SDsetcompress()'. The bit-or'd 'flags' argument' is set to
      'HDF_CHUNK | HDF_COMP'.

      See the example in pseudo-C below for further usage.

      The maximum number of Chunks in an HDF file is 65,535.

      The dataset currently cannot have an UNLIMITED dimension.

      The performance of the SDxxx interface with chunking is greatly
      affected by the users access pattern over the dataset and by
      the maximum number of chunks set in the chunk cache. The cache contains
      the Least Recently Used(LRU cache replacement policy) chunks. See the
      routine SDsetchunkcache() for further info on the chunk cache and how
      to set the maximum number of chunks in the chunk cache. A default chunk
      cache is always created.

      The following example shows the organization of chunks for a 2D array.
      e.g. 4x4 array with 2x2 chunks. The array shows the layout of
           chunks in the chunk array.

            4 ---------------------
              |         |         |
        Y     |  (0,1)  |  (1,1)  |
        ^     |         |         |
        |   2 ---------------------
        |     |         |         |
        |     |  (0,0)  |  (1,0)  |
        |     |         |         |
        |     ---------------------
        |     0         2         4
        ---------------> X

        --Without compression--:
        {
        HDF_CHUNK_DEF chunk_def;

        .......
        -- Set chunk lengths --
        chunk_def.chunk_lengths[0]= 2;
        chunk_def.chunk_lengths[1]= 2;

        -- Set Chunking --
        SDsetchunk(sdsid, chunk_def, HDF_CHUNK);
         ......
        }

        --With compression--:
        {
        HDF_CHUNK_DEF chunk_def;

        .......
        -- Set chunk lengths first --
        chunk_def.chunk_lengths[0]= 2;
        chunk_def.chunk_lengths[1]= 2;

        -- Set compression --
        chunk_def.comp.cinfo.deflate.level = 9;
        chunk_def.comp.comp_type = COMP_CODE_DEFLATE;

        -- Set Chunking with Compression --
        SDsetchunk(sdsid, chunk_def, HDF_CHUNK | HDF_COMP);
         ......
        }

        NOTE:
           This routine directly calls a Special Chunked Element fcn HMCxxx.

 RETURNS
        SUCCEED/FAIL

 AUTHOR
        -GeorgeV
******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetchunk(int32         sdsid,     /* IN: sds access id */
           HDF_CHUNK_DEF chunk_def, /* IN: chunk definition */
           int32         flags /* IN: flags */)
{
    NC            *handle    = NULL; /* file handle */
    NC_var        *var       = NULL; /* SDS variable */
    NC_attr      **fill_attr = NULL; /* fill value attribute */
    HCHUNK_DEF     chunk[1];         /* H-level chunk definition */
    HDF_CHUNK_DEF *cdef = NULL;      /* SD Chunk definition */
    model_info     minfo;            /* dummy model info struct */
    comp_info      cinfo;            /* compression info - NBIT */
    uint32         comp_config;
    int32         *cdims        = NULL; /* array of chunk lengths */
    int32          fill_val_len = 0;    /* fill value length */
    void          *fill_val     = NULL; /* fill value */
    int32          ndims        = 0;    /* # dimensions i.e. rank */
    uint8          nlevels      = 1;    /* default # levels is 1 */
    int8           platntsubclass;      /* the machine type of the current platform */
    int8           outntsubclass;       /* the data's machine type */
    uintn          convert;             /* whether to convert or not */
    int32          tBuf_size = 0;       /* conversion buffer size */
    void          *tBuf      = NULL;    /* buffer used for conversion */
    intn           i;                   /* loop variable */
    intn           ret_value = SUCCEED; /* return value */

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* make sure this is cleared */
    memset(chunk, 0, sizeof(chunk[0]));

    /* get file handle and verify it is an HDF file
       we only handle dealing with SDS only not coordinate variables */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE || handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get variable from id */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* disallow setting chunk for SDS with rank = 0 - BMR, bug #1045 */
    if (var->shape == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Decide type of definition passed in  */
    switch (flags) {
        case HDF_CHUNK: /* case where chunk_def only has chunk lengths */
            cdef                = (HDF_CHUNK_DEF *)&chunk_def;
            cdims               = cdef->chunk_lengths;
            chunk[0].chunk_flag = 0;                /* nothing set for this now */
            chunk[0].comp_type  = COMP_CODE_NONE;   /* nothing set */
            chunk[0].model_type = COMP_MODEL_STDIO; /* Default */
            chunk[0].cinfo      = &cinfo;           /* dummy */
            chunk[0].minfo      = &minfo;           /* dummy */
            break;
        case (HDF_CHUNK | HDF_COMP):
            /*  EIP 9/11/03
             *  We have to take special care if SZIP library is not available;
             *  For all other compression types do
             */
            cdef = (HDF_CHUNK_DEF *)&chunk_def;

            HCget_config_info((comp_coder_t)cdef->comp.comp_type, &comp_config);
            if ((comp_config & (COMP_DECODER_ENABLED | COMP_ENCODER_ENABLED)) == 0) {
                /* coder not present?? */
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_NOENCODER, FAIL);
            }
            if ((comp_config & COMP_ENCODER_ENABLED) == 0) {
                /* encoder not present?? */
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_BADCODER, FAIL);
            }
            if ((comp_coder_t)cdef->comp.comp_type != COMP_CODE_SZIP) {
                cdims               = cdef->comp.chunk_lengths;
                chunk[0].chunk_flag = SPECIAL_COMP; /* Compression */
                chunk[0].comp_type  = (comp_coder_t)cdef->comp.comp_type;
                chunk[0].model_type = COMP_MODEL_STDIO; /* Default */
                chunk[0].cinfo      = &cdef->comp.cinfo;
                chunk[0].minfo      = &minfo; /* dummy */
            }
            else /* requested compression is SZIP */

#ifdef H4_HAVE_LIBSZ /* we have the library */
            {
                cdims               = cdef->comp.chunk_lengths;
                chunk[0].chunk_flag = SPECIAL_COMP; /* Compression */
                chunk[0].comp_type  = (comp_coder_t)cdef->comp.comp_type;
                chunk[0].model_type = COMP_MODEL_STDIO; /* Default */
                chunk[0].minfo      = &minfo;           /* dummy */
                memcpy(&cinfo, &(cdef->comp.cinfo), sizeof(comp_info));
                if (SDsetup_szip_parms(sdsid, handle, &cinfo, cdims) == FAIL) {
                    HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                }
                chunk[0].cinfo = &cinfo;
            }
#else  /* we do not have the SZIP library */
            {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_BADCODER, FAIL);
            }
#endif /* H4_HAVE_LIBSZ */

            break;
        case (HDF_CHUNK | HDF_NBIT):
            cdef                = (HDF_CHUNK_DEF *)&chunk_def;
            cdims               = cdef->nbit.chunk_lengths;
            chunk[0].chunk_flag = SPECIAL_COMP;     /* NBIT is a type of compression */
            chunk[0].comp_type  = COMP_CODE_NBIT;   /* Nbit compression? */
            chunk[0].model_type = COMP_MODEL_STDIO; /* Default */
            /* set up n-bit parameters */
            cinfo.nbit.nt        = var->HDFtype;
            cinfo.nbit.sign_ext  = cdef->nbit.sign_ext;
            cinfo.nbit.fill_one  = cdef->nbit.fill_one;
            cinfo.nbit.start_bit = cdef->nbit.start_bit;
            cinfo.nbit.bit_len   = cdef->nbit.bit_len;
            chunk[0].cinfo       = &cinfo;
            chunk[0].minfo       = &minfo; /* dummy */
            break;
        default:
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Does data exist yet */
    if (!var->data_ref) { /* doesn't exist */
        /* element doesn't exist so we need a reference number */
        var->data_ref = Hnewref(handle->hdf_file);
        if (var->data_ref == 0) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }
    }
    else /* data ref exists, Error since can't convert existing SDS to chunked */
    {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Now start setting chunk info */
    ndims = var->assoc->count; /* set number of dims i.e. rank */

    /* allocate space for chunk dimensions */
    if ((chunk[0].pdims = malloc(ndims * sizeof(DIM_DEF))) == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* initialize dataset/chunk sizes using CHUNK definition structure */
    chunk[0].chunk_size = 1;
    chunk[0].num_dims   = ndims;

    /* Developer's note: should move unlim check to the beginning and clean up this for loop */
    for (i = 0; i < ndims; i++) { /* get dimension length from shape arrays */
        /* check if dimension in unlimited since we don't
           handle that yet */
        if (var->shape[i] != SD_UNLIMITED)
            chunk[0].pdims[i].dim_length = (int32)var->shape[i];
        else { /* UNLIMITED dimension case */
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }

        /* set chunk lengths */
        if (cdims[i] >= 1)
            chunk[0].pdims[i].chunk_length = cdims[i];
        else { /* chunk length is less than 1 */
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }
        /* Data distribution along dimensions
         *  Check dimension length against chunk length */
        if (cdims[i] == (int32)var->shape[i])
            chunk[0].pdims[i].distrib_type = 0; /* NONE */
        else
            chunk[0].pdims[i].distrib_type = 1; /* BLOCK */

        /* compute chunk size */
        chunk[0].chunk_size *= cdims[i];
    } /* end for ndims */

    /* Set number type size i.e. size of data type */
    chunk[0].nt_size = var->HDFsize;

    /* allocate space for fill value whose number type is the same as
       the dataset */
    fill_val_len = var->HDFsize;
    if ((fill_val = malloc(fill_val_len)) == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get fill value if one is set for this Dataset.
       The number type is the same as that for the dataset. */
    fill_attr = (NC_attr **)NC_findattr(&(var->attrs), _FillValue);
    if (fill_attr != NULL) {
        NC_copy_arrayvals((char *)fill_val, (*fill_attr)->data);
    }
    else /* copy standard default fill value for now */
    {
        void *p = fill_val;

        switch (var->HDFtype & 0xff) {
            case DFNT_CHAR:
            case DFNT_UCHAR:
                *((uint8 *)p) = FILL_CHAR;
                break;
            case DFNT_INT8:
            case DFNT_UINT8:
                *((int8 *)p) = FILL_BYTE;
                break;
            case DFNT_INT16:
            case DFNT_UINT16:
                *((int16 *)p) = FILL_SHORT;
                break;
            case DFNT_INT32:
            case DFNT_UINT32:
                *((int32 *)p) = FILL_LONG;
                break;
            case DFNT_FLOAT32:
                *((float32 *)p) = FILL_FLOAT;
                break;
            case DFNT_FLOAT64:
                *((float64 *)p) = FILL_DOUBLE;
                break;
            default:
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }
    }

    /* figure out if fill value has to be converted */
    if (FAIL == (platntsubclass = DFKgetPNSC(var->HDFtype, DF_MT))) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

    if (DFKisnativeNT(var->HDFtype)) {
        if (FAIL == (outntsubclass = DFKgetPNSC(var->HDFtype, DF_MT))) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
        }
    }
    else {
        outntsubclass = DFKislitendNT(var->HDFtype) ? DFNTF_PC : DFNTF_HDFDEFAULT;
    }

    convert = (uintn)(platntsubclass != outntsubclass);

    /* make sure our tmp buffer is big enough to hold fill value */
    if (convert && tBuf_size < fill_val_len) {
        free(tBuf);
        tBuf_size = fill_val_len;
        tBuf      = malloc(tBuf_size);
        if (tBuf == NULL) {
            tBuf_size = 0;
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_NOSPACE, FAIL);
        }
    }

    if (convert) { /* convert fill value */
        if (FAIL == DFKconvert(fill_val, tBuf, var->HDFtype, (uint32)(fill_val_len / var->HDFsize),
                               DFACC_WRITE, 0, 0)) {
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
        }

        /* check to see already special.
           Error if already special since doubly special elements are
           not yet handled. HMCcreate should catch this....*/
        /* Create SDS as chunked element  */
        ret_value = HMCcreate(handle->hdf_file,      /* HDF file handle */
                              (uint16)DATA_TAG,      /* Data tag */
                              (uint16)var->data_ref, /* Data ref */
                              nlevels,               /* nlevels */
                              fill_val_len,          /* fill value length */
                              tBuf,                  /* fill value */
                              (HCHUNK_DEF *)chunk /* chunk definition */);
    }
    else /* no need to convert fill value */
    {
        /* check to see already special.
           Error if already special since doubly special elements are
           not yet handled. HMCcreate should catch this....*/
        /* Create SDS as chunked element  */
        ret_value = HMCcreate(handle->hdf_file,      /* HDF file handle */
                              (uint16)DATA_TAG,      /* Data tag */
                              (uint16)var->data_ref, /* Data ref */
                              nlevels,               /* nlevels */
                              fill_val_len,          /* fill value length */
                              fill_val,              /* fill value */
                              (HCHUNK_DEF *)chunk /* chunk definition */);
    }

    /* check return */
    if (ret_value != FAIL) { /* close old aid and set new one
                              ..hmm......maybe this is for the doubly special hack since
                              this code framework came from SDsetcompress()....*/
        if ((var->aid != 0) && (var->aid != FAIL)) {
            if (Hendaccess(var->aid) == FAIL) {
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
            }
        }

        var->aid  = ret_value;
        ret_value = SUCCEED; /* re-set to successful */
    }                        /* end if */

done:
    /* free fill value */
    free(fill_val);
    free(tBuf);

    /* free chunk dims */
    free(chunk[0].pdims);

    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetchunk */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
     SDgetchunkinfo -- get Info on SDS

 DESCRIPTION
     This routine gets any special information on the SDS. If its chunked,
     chunked and compressed or just a regular SDS. Currently it will only
     fill the array of chunk lengths for each dimension as specified in
     the 'HDF_CHUNK_DEF' union. It does not tell you the type of compression
     or the compression parameters used. You can pass in a NULL for 'chunk_def'
     if don't want the chunk lengths for each dimension.
     If successful it will return a bit-or'd value in 'flags' indicating
     if the SDS is  chunked(HDF_CHUNK), chunked and compressed(HDF_CHUNK | HDF_COMP)
     or non-chunked(HDF_NONE).

     e.g. 4x4 array - Pseudo-C
     {
     HDF_CHUNK_DEF rchunk_def;
     int32   cflags;
     ...
     SDgetchunkinfo(sdsid, &rchunk_def, &cflags);
     ...
     }

 RETURNS
        SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetchunkinfo(int32          sdsid,     /* IN: sds access id */
               HDF_CHUNK_DEF *chunk_def, /* IN/OUT: chunk definition */
               int32         *flags /* IN/OUT: flags */)
{
    NC             *handle = NULL; /* file handle */
    NC_var         *var    = NULL; /* SDS variable */
    sp_info_block_t info_block;    /* special info block */
    comp_coder_t    comp_type;
    comp_info       c_info;
    int16           special;             /* Special code */
    intn            i;                   /* loop variable */
    intn            ret_value = SUCCEED; /* return value */

    /* Clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Check args */

    /* Get file handle and verify it is an HDF file
       we only handle dealing with SDS only not coordinate variables */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE || handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Get variable from id */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* If SDsetchunk had been called for this SDS, data_ref would have been a
       valid one.  This is the case where data set is empty and not special */
    if (var->data_ref == 0) {
        *flags = HDF_NONE; /* regular SDS */
        HGOTO_DONE(SUCCEED);
    }

#ifdef added_by_mistake
    /* Replaced this if statement by if (var->aid == FAIL) because it seemed
       that hdf_get_vp_aid was called here by mistake (perhaps, copy/paste.)
       For more info, see SVN log messages and bug HDFFR-171. -BMR, 2011/10 */

    /* Check if data aid exists; if not, set up an access elt for reading */
    if (var->aid == FAIL && hdf_get_vp_aid(handle, var) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }
#endif

    /* Need to get access id for the subsequent calls */
    if (var->aid == FAIL) {
        var->aid = Hstartread(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref);
        if (var->aid == FAIL) /* catch FAIL from Hstartread */
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

    /* Inquire about element's specialness */
    ret_value = Hinquire(var->aid, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &special);
    if (ret_value == FAIL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);

    /* Make sure it is chunked element */
    if (special == SPECIAL_CHUNKED) { /* Get info about chunked element */
        if ((ret_value = HDget_special_info(var->aid, &info_block)) !=
            FAIL) { /* Does user want chunk/comp info back? */
            /* If no compression, fill in chunk length, otherwise, fill
            in chunk length and compression info. */
            switch (info_block.comp_type) {
                case COMP_CODE_NONE:
                    *flags = HDF_CHUNK;

                    /* if chunk info is requested */
                    if (chunk_def != NULL) {
                        /* copy chunk lengths over */
                        for (i = 0; i < info_block.ndims; i++)
                            chunk_def->chunk_lengths[i] = info_block.cdims[i];
                    }
                    break;

                case COMP_CODE_NBIT:
                    *flags = (HDF_CHUNK | HDF_NBIT);

                    /* if chunk info is requested */
                    if (chunk_def != NULL) {
                        /* copy chunk lengths over */
                        for (i = 0; i < info_block.ndims; i++)
                            chunk_def->nbit.chunk_lengths[i] = info_block.cdims[i];
                        /* get the NBIT compression info */
                        ret_value = HCPgetcompinfo(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, &comp_type,
                                                   &c_info);
                        /* For backward compatibility, it will not fail here.
                        However, the compression information parameters will
                        be set to -1 to indicate that there are no compression
                        information retrieved - BMR - 2009/06 */
                        if (ret_value == FAIL) {
                            chunk_def->nbit.start_bit = chunk_def->nbit.bit_len = chunk_def->nbit.sign_ext =
                                chunk_def->nbit.fill_one                        = -1;
                        }
                        else {
                            chunk_def->nbit.start_bit = c_info.nbit.start_bit;
                            chunk_def->nbit.bit_len   = c_info.nbit.bit_len;
                            chunk_def->nbit.sign_ext  = c_info.nbit.sign_ext;
                            chunk_def->nbit.fill_one  = c_info.nbit.fill_one;
                        }
                    }
                    break;

                default:
                    *flags = (HDF_CHUNK | HDF_COMP);

                    /* if chunk info is requested */
                    if (chunk_def != NULL) {
                        /* copy chunk lengths over */
                        for (i = 0; i < info_block.ndims; i++) {
                            chunk_def->comp.chunk_lengths[i] = info_block.cdims[i];
                        }

                        /* get the compression info */
                        ret_value = HCPgetcompinfo(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, &comp_type,
                                                   &c_info);

                        /* For backward compatibility, it will not fail here.
                        However, the compression information parameters will
                        be set to -1 to indicate that there are no compression
                        information retrieved - EIP/BMR - 2010/02 */
                        if (ret_value == FAIL) {
                            chunk_def->comp.comp_type = info_block.comp_type;
                            switch (info_block.comp_type) {
                                case COMP_CODE_NBIT:
                                    chunk_def->comp.cinfo.nbit.nt = chunk_def->comp.cinfo.nbit.sign_ext =
                                        chunk_def->comp.cinfo.nbit.fill_one =
                                            chunk_def->comp.cinfo.nbit.start_bit =
                                                chunk_def->comp.cinfo.nbit.bit_len = -1;
                                    break;

                                case COMP_CODE_SKPHUFF:
                                    chunk_def->comp.cinfo.skphuff.skp_size = -1;
                                    break;

                                case COMP_CODE_DEFLATE:
                                    chunk_def->comp.cinfo.deflate.level = -1;
                                    break;

                                case COMP_CODE_SZIP:
                                    chunk_def->comp.cinfo.szip.pixels =
                                        chunk_def->comp.cinfo.szip.pixels_per_scanline =
                                            chunk_def->comp.cinfo.szip.options_mask =
                                                chunk_def->comp.cinfo.szip.bits_per_pixel =
                                                    chunk_def->comp.cinfo.szip.pixels_per_block = -1;
                                    break;

                                    /* What about JPEG? - BMR */
                                default: /* no additional info needed */
                                    break;
                            } /* end switch */
                        }
                        else {
                            memcpy(&(chunk_def->comp.cinfo), &c_info, sizeof(comp_info));
                            chunk_def->comp.comp_type = (int32)comp_type;

                            /* remove the szip special bit if necessary */
                            if (comp_type == COMP_CODE_SZIP) {
                                ret_value = HCPrm_szip_special_bit(&chunk_def->comp.cinfo);
                                if (ret_value == FAIL)
                                    HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                            }
                        }
                    }      /* chunk_def != NULL */
                    break; /* default */
            }              /* end of switch info_block.comp_type */
            /* Free up info in special info block, allocated by the library */
            free(info_block.cdims);
        }
    }
    else                   /* not special chunked element */
        *flags = HDF_NONE; /* regular SDS */

    /* End access to the access id */
    if (Hendaccess(var->aid) == FAIL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTENDACCESS, FAIL);
    var->aid = FAIL;

done:
    if (ret_value == FAIL) { /* Failure cleanup */
        /* End access to the aid if necessary */
        if (var && var->aid != FAIL) {
            Hendaccess(var->aid);
            var->aid = FAIL;
        }
    }
    /* Normal cleanup */
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetchunkinfo() */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
     SDwritechunk   -- write the specified chunk to the SDS

 DESCRIPTION
     This routine writes a whole chunk of data to the chunked SDS
     specified by chunk 'origin' for the given SDS and can be used
     instead of SDwritedata() when this information is known. This
     routine has less overhead and is much faster than using SDwritedata().

     Origin specifies the coordinates of the chunk according to the chunk
     position in the overall chunk array.

     'datap' must point to a whole chunk of data.

     See SDsetchunk() for a description of the organization of chunks in an SDS.

     NOTE:
           This routine directly calls a Special Chunked Element fcn HMCxxx.

 RETURNS
        SUCCEED/FAIL

 AUTHOR
       -GeorgeV
******************************************************************************/
intn
SDwritechunk(int32       sdsid,  /* IN: access aid to SDS */
             int32      *origin, /* IN: origin of chunk to write */
             const void *datap /* IN: buffer for data */)
{
    NC             *handle = NULL;  /* file handle */
    NC_var         *var    = NULL;  /* SDS variable */
    int16           special;        /* Special code */
    int32           csize;          /* physical chunk size */
    uint32          byte_count;     /* bytes to write */
    int8            platntsubclass; /* the machine type of the current platform */
    int8            outntsubclass;  /* the data's machine type */
    uintn           convert;        /* whether to convert or not */
    comp_coder_t    comp_type;
    uint32          comp_config;
    int32           status;
    intn            i;
    sp_info_block_t info_block;       /* special info block */
    uint32          tBuf_size = 0;    /* conversion buffer size */
    void           *tBuf      = NULL; /* buffer used for conversion */
    intn            ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    info_block.cdims = NULL;

    /* Check args */
    if (origin == NULL || datap == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* get file handle and verify it is an HDF file
       we only handle writinng to SDS only not coordinate variables */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE || handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get variable from id */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Check to see if data aid exists? i.e. may need to create a ref for SDS */
    if (var->aid == FAIL && hdf_get_vp_aid(handle, var) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Check compression method is enabled */
    status = HCPgetcomptype(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, &comp_type);

    if (status != FAIL)
        if (comp_type != COMP_CODE_NONE && comp_type != COMP_CODE_INVALID) {
            /* Must have encoder to write */
            HCget_config_info(comp_type, &comp_config);
            if ((comp_config & COMP_ENCODER_ENABLED) == 0) {
                /* encoder not present?? */
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_BADCODER, FAIL);
            }
        }

    /* inquire about element */
    ret_value = Hinquire(var->aid, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &special);
    if (ret_value != FAIL) {
        if (special == SPECIAL_CHUNKED) { /* yes */

            /* get ready to write */
            handle->xdrs->x_op = XDR_ENCODE;

            /* get info about chunked element */
            if ((ret_value = HDget_special_info(var->aid, &info_block)) != FAIL) {
                /* calculate chunk size  */
                csize = 1;
                for (i = 0; i < info_block.ndims; i++)
                    csize *= info_block.cdims[i];

                /* adjust for number type size */
                csize *= var->HDFsize;

                /* figure out if data needs to be converted */
                byte_count = csize;

                if (FAIL == (platntsubclass = DFKgetPNSC(var->HDFtype, DF_MT))) {
                    HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                }

                if (DFKisnativeNT(var->HDFtype)) {
                    if (FAIL == (outntsubclass = DFKgetPNSC(var->HDFtype, DF_MT))) {
                        ret_value = FAIL;
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                    }
                }
                else {
                    outntsubclass = DFKislitendNT(var->HDFtype) ? DFNTF_PC : DFNTF_HDFDEFAULT;
                }

                convert = (uintn)(platntsubclass != outntsubclass);

                /* make sure our tmp buffer is big enough to hold everything */
                if (convert && tBuf_size < byte_count) {
                    free(tBuf);
                    tBuf_size = byte_count;
                    tBuf      = malloc(tBuf_size);
                    if (tBuf == NULL) {
                        tBuf_size = 0;
                        ret_value = FAIL;
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_NOSPACE, FAIL);
                    }
                }

                /* Write chunk out, */
                if (convert) {
                    /* convert it */
                    if (FAIL == DFKconvert((void *)datap, tBuf, var->HDFtype, (byte_count / var->HDFsize),
                                           DFACC_WRITE, 0, 0)) {
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                    }

                    /* write it out now */
                    if ((ret_value = HMCwriteChunk(var->aid, origin, tBuf)) != FAIL) {
                        HGOTO_DONE(SUCCEED);
                    }
                    /* need to make sure correctness - remove when done */
                    else
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_WRITEERROR, FAIL);
                } /* end if */
                else {
                    if ((ret_value = HMCwriteChunk(var->aid, origin, datap)) != FAIL) {
                        HGOTO_DONE(SUCCEED);
                    }
                    /* need to make sure correctness - remove when done */
                    else
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_WRITEERROR, FAIL);
                }
            } /* end if get special info block */
        }
        else /* not special CHUNKED */
            ret_value = FAIL;
    } /* end if Hinquire */

done:
    /* Release resource */
    free(info_block.cdims);
    free(tBuf);

    return ret_value;
} /* SDwritechunk() */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
     SDreadchunk   -- read the specified chunk to the SDS

 DESCRIPTION
     This routine reads a whole chunk of data from the chunked SDS
     specified by chunk 'origin' for the given SDS and can be used
     instead of SDreaddata() when this information is known. This
     routine has less overhead and is much faster than using SDreaddata().

     Origin specifies the coordinates of the chunk according to the chunk
     position in the overall chunk array.

     'datap' must point to a whole chunk of data.

     See SDsetchunk() for a description of the organization of chunks in an SDS.

     NOTE:
         This routine directly calls a Special Chunked Element fcn HMCxxx.

 RETURNS
        SUCCEED/FAIL

 AUTHOR
       -GeorgeV
******************************************************************************/
intn
SDreadchunk(int32  sdsid,  /* IN: access aid to SDS */
            int32 *origin, /* IN: origin of chunk to write */
            void  *datap /* IN/OUT: buffer for data */)
{
    NC             *handle = NULL;  /* file handle */
    NC_var         *var    = NULL;  /* SDS variable */
    int16           special;        /* Special code */
    int32           csize;          /* physical chunk size */
    uint32          byte_count;     /* bytes to read */
    int8            platntsubclass; /* the machine type of the current platform */
    int8            outntsubclass;  /* the data's machine type */
    uintn           convert;        /* whether to convert or not */
    comp_coder_t    comp_type;
    uint32          comp_config;
    int32           status;
    intn            i;
    sp_info_block_t info_block;       /* special info block */
    uint32          tBuf_size = 0;    /* conversion buffer size */
    void           *tBuf      = NULL; /* buffer used for conversion */
    intn            ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    info_block.cdims = NULL;

    /* Check args */
    if (origin == NULL || datap == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    /* get file handle and verify it is an HDF file
       we only handle reading from SDS only not coordinate variables */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE || handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get variable from id */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Dev note: empty SDS should have been checked here and SDreadchunk would
       have failed, but since it wasn't, for backward compatibility, we won't
       do it now either. -BMR 2011 */

#ifdef added_by_mistake
    /* Replaced this if statement by if (var->aid == FAIL) because it seemed
       that hdf_get_vp_aid was called here by mistake (perhaps, copy/paste.)
       For more info, see SVN log messages and bug HDFFR-171. -BMR, 2011/10 */

    /* Check to see if data aid exists? i.e. may need to create a ref for SDS */
    if (var->aid == FAIL && hdf_get_vp_aid(handle, var) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }
#endif

    /* Check compression method is enabled */
    status = HCPgetcomptype(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, &comp_type);

    if (status != FAIL)
        if (comp_type != COMP_CODE_NONE && comp_type != COMP_CODE_INVALID) {
            /* Must have decoder to read data */
            HCget_config_info(comp_type, &comp_config);
            if ((comp_config & COMP_DECODER_ENABLED) == 0) {
                /* decoder not present?? */
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_BADCODER, FAIL);
            }
        }

    /* Need to get access id for the following calls */
    if (var->aid == FAIL) {
        var->aid = Hstartread(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref);
        if (var->aid == FAIL) /* catch FAIL from Hstartread */
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTACCESS, FAIL);
    }

    /* inquire about element */
    ret_value = Hinquire(var->aid, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &special);
    if (ret_value != FAIL) {
        if (special == SPECIAL_CHUNKED) { /* yes */
            /* get ready to read */
            handle->xdrs->x_op = XDR_DECODE;

            /* get info about chunked element */
            if ((ret_value = HDget_special_info(var->aid, &info_block)) != FAIL) {
                /* calculate chunk size  */
                csize = 1;
                for (i = 0; i < info_block.ndims; i++)
                    csize *= info_block.cdims[i];

                /* adjust for number type size */
                csize *= var->HDFsize;

                /* figure out if data needs to be converted */
                byte_count = csize;

                if (FAIL == (platntsubclass = DFKgetPNSC(var->HDFtype, DF_MT))) {
                    HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                }

                if (DFKisnativeNT(var->HDFtype)) {
                    if (FAIL == (outntsubclass = DFKgetPNSC(var->HDFtype, DF_MT))) {
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                    }
                }
                else {
                    outntsubclass = DFKislitendNT(var->HDFtype) ? DFNTF_PC : DFNTF_HDFDEFAULT;
                }

                convert = (uintn)(platntsubclass != outntsubclass);

                /* make sure our tmp buffer is big enough to hold everything */
                if (convert && tBuf_size < byte_count) {
                    free(tBuf);
                    tBuf_size = byte_count;
                    tBuf      = malloc(tBuf_size);
                    if (tBuf == NULL) {
                        tBuf_size = 0;
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_NOSPACE, FAIL);
                    }
                }

                /* read chunk in */
                if (convert) {
                    /* read it in */
                    if ((ret_value = HMCreadChunk(var->aid, origin, tBuf)) != FAIL) {
                        /* convert chunk */
                        if (FAIL == DFKconvert(tBuf, datap, var->HDFtype, (byte_count / var->HDFsize),
                                               DFACC_READ, 0, 0)) {
                            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
                        }

                        ret_value = SUCCEED;
                    }
                    else
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_READERROR, FAIL);
                } /* end if */
                else {
                    if ((ret_value = HMCreadChunk(var->aid, origin, datap)) != FAIL) {
                        ret_value = SUCCEED;
                    }
                    else
                        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_READERROR, FAIL);
                }
            } /* end if get special info block */
        }
        else /* not special CHUNKED */
            ret_value = FAIL;
    } /* end if Hinquire */

    /* End access to the access id */
    if (Hendaccess(var->aid) == FAIL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_CANTENDACCESS, FAIL);
    var->aid = FAIL;

done:
    if (ret_value == FAIL) { /* Failure cleanup */
        /* End access to the aid if necessary */
        if (var && var->aid != FAIL) {
            Hendaccess(var->aid);
            var->aid = FAIL;
        }
    }

    /* Release resource */
    free(info_block.cdims);
    free(tBuf);

    return ret_value;
} /* SDreadchunk() */

/******************************************************************************
NAME
     SDsetchunkcache - maximum number of chunks to cache

DESCRIPTION
     Set the maximum number of chunks to cache.

     The cache contains the Least Recently Used(LRU cache replacement policy)
     chunks. This routine allows the setting of maximum number of chunks that
     can be cached, 'maxcache'.

     The performance of the SDxxx interface with chunking is greatly
     affected by the users access pattern over the dataset and by
     the maximum number of chunks set in the chunk cache. The number chunks
     that can be set in the cache is process memory limited. It is a good
     idea to always set the maximum number of chunks in the cache as the
     default heuristic does not take into account the memory available for
     the application.

     By default when the SDS is promoted to a chunked element the
     maximum number of chunks in the cache 'maxcache' is set to the number of
     chunks along the last dimension.

     The values set here affects the current SDS object's caching behaviour.

     If the chunk cache is full and 'maxcache' is greater then the
     current 'maxcache' value, then the chunk cache is reset to the new
     'maxcache' value, else the chunk cache remains at the current
     'maxcache' value.

     If the chunk cache is not full, then the chunk cache is set to the
     new 'maxcache' value only if the new 'maxcache' value is greater than the
     current number of chunks in the cache.

     Use flags argument of 'HDF_CACHEALL' if the whole object is to be cached
     in memory, otherwise pass in zero(0). Currently you can only
     pass in zero.

     See SDsetchunk() for a description of the organization of chunks in an SDS.

     NOTE:
          This routine directly calls a Special Chunked Element fcn HMCxxx.

RETURNS
     Returns the 'maxcache' value for the chunk cache if successful
     and FAIL otherwise

AUTHOR
      -GeorgeV
******************************************************************************/
intn
SDsetchunkcache(int32 sdsid,    /* IN: access aid to mess with */
                int32 maxcache, /* IN: max number of chunks to cache */
                int32 flags /* IN: flags = 0, HDF_CACHEALL */)
{
    NC     *handle = NULL; /* file handle */
    NC_var *var    = NULL; /* SDS variable */
    int16   special;       /* Special code */
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Check args */
    if (maxcache < 1) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    if (flags != 0 && flags != HDF_CACHEALL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get file handle and verify it is an HDF file
       we only handle dealing with SDS only not coordinate variables */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL || handle->file_type != HDF_FILE || handle->vars == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get variable from id */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* Check to see if data aid exists? i.e. may need to create a ref for SDS */
    if (var->aid == FAIL && hdf_get_vp_aid(handle, var) == FAIL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* inquire about element */
    ret_value = Hinquire(var->aid, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &special);
    if (ret_value != FAIL) {
        if (special == SPECIAL_CHUNKED)
            ret_value = HMCsetMaxcache(var->aid, maxcache, flags); /* set cache*/
        else
            ret_value = FAIL;
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDsetchunkcache() */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDcheckempty -- checks whether an SDS is empty

 DESCRIPTION
    Given an sdsid, set the second parameter, emptySDS, to TRUE if the
    SDS has not been written with data, and FALSE, otherwise.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
int32
SDcheckempty(int32 sdsid, /* IN: dataset ID */
             intn *emptySDS /* TRUE if SDS is empty */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL; /* file record struct */
    NC_var *var       = NULL; /* variable record struct */
    int32   ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* get the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(sdsid, SDSTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* get the variable */
    var = SDIget_var(handle, sdsid);
    if (var == NULL) {
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
    }

    /* assume that the SDS is not empty until proving otherwise */
    *emptySDS = FALSE;

    /* if the data ref# of the SDS is 0, it indicates that the SDS has
    not been written with data because no storage is created
    for the SDS data */
    if (var->data_ref == 0) {
        *emptySDS = TRUE;
    }
    else { /* data_ref is not 0, so must check on special SDSs to determine if
         the SDS is empty */
        /* check for unlimited dimension, assuming that unlimited dimension is
        still not allowed with other specialness, according to GeorgeV */
        if (var->shape != NULL && var->shape[0] == NC_UNLIMITED) {
            /* if data has been written, var->numrecs will show the size
            of the unlimited dimension */
            if (var->numrecs <= 0)
                *emptySDS = TRUE;
        }
        /* handle other specialness via lower level functions */
        else {
            ret_value = HDcheck_empty(handle->hdf_file, var->data_tag, var->data_ref, emptySDS);
            if (ret_value == FAIL)
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
        }
    } /* var->data_ref != 0 */

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDcheckempty */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDidtype -- returns the type of an id

 DESCRIPTION
    Given an id, return its type, which is either an SD id, an SDS id, or
    a dimension id, or indicate that it is not a valid SD API id.

 RETURNS
    A value of type hdf_idtype_t, which can be either of the following:
    SD_ID, SDS_ID, DIM_ID, NOT_SDAPI_ID.

******************************************************************************/
hdf_idtype_t
SDidtype(int32 an_id)
{
    NC          *handle    = NULL; /* file record struct */
    hdf_idtype_t ret_value = NOT_SDAPI_ID;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Assuming that the id is an SD id, get and check the handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(an_id, CDFTYPE);

    /* If it is, indicate so */
    if (handle != NULL)
        ret_value = SD_ID;

    /* otherwise, check further... */
    else {
        /* Assuming that it is an SDS id, get and check the handle */
        handle = SDIhandle_from_id(an_id, SDSTYPE);

        /* If it is, indicate so */
        if (handle != NULL)
            ret_value = SDS_ID;

        /* otherwise, check if it is a dimension id, or just not valid */
        else {
            handle = SDIhandle_from_id(an_id, DIMTYPE);
            if (handle != NULL)
                ret_value = DIM_ID;
            else
                ret_value = NOT_SDAPI_ID;
        }
    }
    return ret_value;
} /* SDidtype */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDreset_maxopenfiles -- resets the maximum number of files can be
                opened at a time.

 DESCRIPTION
    Uses NC local function NC_reset_maxopenfiles to change the maximum
    number of opened files allowed.  This involves re-allocating of the
    internal cdf list.

 RETURNS
    The current maximum number of opened files allowed, or FAIL, if
    unable to reset it.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDreset_maxopenfiles(intn req_max)
{
    intn ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Reset the max NC open and re-allocate cdf list appropriately */
    ret_value = NC_reset_maxopenfiles(req_max);

    if (ret_value == -1)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL); /* should propagate error code */

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDreset_maxopenfiles */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDget_maxopenfiles -- retrieves the current number of opened files
                allowed in HDF and the maximum number of opened
                files allowed on a system.

 DESCRIPTION
    Uses NC_get_maxopenfiles.

 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDget_maxopenfiles(intn *curr_max,  /* OUT: current # of open files allowed */
                   intn *sys_limit) /* OUT: max # of open files allowed on
                               a system */
{
    intn ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Retrieve the current max and the system limit */
    if (curr_max != NULL) {
        *curr_max = NC_get_maxopenfiles();
        if (*curr_max == FAIL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }
    if (sys_limit != NULL) {
        *sys_limit = NC_get_systemlimit();
        if (*sys_limit == FAIL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_INTERNAL, FAIL);
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDget_maxopenfiles */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDget_numopenfiles -- returns the number of files currently being
                opened.

 DESCRIPTION
    Uses NC_get_numopencdfs.

 RETURNS
    The number of files currently being opened or FAIL.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDget_numopenfiles(void)
{
    intn ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    ret_value = (intn)NC_get_numopencdfs();
    return ret_value;
} /* SDget_numopenfiles */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetfilename -- retrieves the name of the file given its ID.

 DESCRIPTION
    Given an ID to a file, returns its name via parameter 'filename.'
    The user is responsible for allocating sufficient space to hold
    the file name.  It can be at most H4_MAX_NC_NAME characters in
    length.

 RETURNS
    Length of the file name, without '\0', on success, and FAIL, otherwise.

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetfilename(int32 fid, /* IN:  file ID */
              char *filename /* OUT: name of the file */)
{
    NC  *handle = NULL;
    intn len;
    intn ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* check that fid is valid */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(fid, CDFTYPE);
    if (handle == NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);

    len = strlen(handle->path);
    if (filename != NULL) {
        memcpy(filename, handle->path, len);
        filename[len] = '\0';
    }
    ret_value = len;

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetfilename */

/******************************************************************************
 NAME
    SDgetnamelen -- retrieves the length of the name of a file, a dataset,
            or a dimension.

DESCRIPTION
    Given an id, retrieves the length of its name.

RETURNS
   SUCCEED/FAIL

******************************************************************************/
intn
SDgetnamelen(int32   id, /* IN:  object ID */
             uint16 *name_len /* OUT: buffer for name's length */)
{
    NC     *handle    = NULL;
    NC_var *var       = NULL;
    NC_dim *dim       = NULL;
    intn    ret_value = SUCCEED;

    /* clear error stack */
    HEclear();

    /* Assuming that the id is an SD id, get the file handle */
    handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, CDFTYPE);

    /* If it is, obtain the file name's length */
    if (handle != NULL)
        *name_len = (uint16)strlen(handle->path);

    /* otherwise, check further... */
    else {
        /* Assuming that it is an id of an SDS, get its file handle */
        handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, SDSTYPE);

        /* If it is, get the NC_var record, and obtain the SDS name's length */
        if (handle != NULL) {
            var = SDIget_var(handle, id);
            if (var == NULL)
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
            *name_len = (uint16)var->name->len;
        }

        /* otherwise, check if it is a dimension id, or just not valid */
        else {
            handle = SDIhandle_from_id(id, DIMTYPE);
            if (handle != NULL) {
                dim = SDIget_dim(handle, id);
                if (dim == NULL)
                    HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
                *name_len = (uint16)dim->name->len;
            }
            else /* invalid id */
                HGOTO_ERROR(DFE_ARGS, FAIL);
        }
    }

done:
    return ret_value;
} /* SDgetnamelen */
