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hdf5/doc/src/RM_H5Front.html
Frank Baker 750856c53a [svn-r684] RM_H5Front.html
Added link to Tools.html
   Clean up formatting.
   Added RM_H5R.html, Ragged Arrays, but link is commented out for Beta.

RM_H5.html
   H5version       Removed patch number parameter.
   H5check_version Removed patch number parameter.
                   Corrected datatype to unsigned (was unsigned *).
                   Added missing "Purpose:" statement.

RM_H5A.html
   H5Aread/write   Added reference to data conversion limitations.

RM_H5D.html
   H5Dwrite        Added "Writing to an external dataset will fail
                   if the HDF5 file is not open for writing."
   H5Dread/write   Added reference to data conversion limitations.

RM_H5F.html
   H5Fflush        Added H5Fflush.

RM_H5G.html
   H5Gget_stat     Fixed formatting error.
                   Added mtime to the description of the data structure.
                   Added the following "Note:", per Robb's checkin mesage:
                   "Some systems will be able to record the time
                   accurately but unable to retrieve the correct time;
                   such systems (e.g., Irix64) will report an mtime
                   value of 0 (zero)."
                   Corrected successful return value.
   H5Gset_comment  Added the following statement to "Description:"
                   "Comments can be attached to any object that
                   has an object header, e.g., data sets, groups,
                   named data types, and data spaces,
                   but not symbolic links.

RM_H5P.html
	Cleaned up file formatting.

   H5Pset_filter         Added these three functions.
   H5Pget_nfilters
   H5Pget_filter

   H5Pget_deflate        Removed these three functions.  (Actually,
   H5Pset_compression    they are commented out, in case they should
   H5Pget_compression    be reinstated.)

RM_H5R.html
   Intial version of H5R reference manual entry, but still largely
   just a template.
   Not yet ready for distribution.
   Links to this document are currently commented out.

RM_H5S.html
   H5S_set_extent_simple Changed name to H5Sselect_extent_simple.
	now: H5Sselect_extent_simpl
   H5Sselect_npoints  Corrected return value.
        Now: H5Sget_select_npoints
   H5Sget_class          Reinstated to RM.  Changed name.
	now: H5Sget_space_type

   H5Soffset_simple      Added these 6 functions.  The there is a
   H5Sextent_copy        link to Dataspaces.html for the 10 "not yet
   H5Sset_extent_none    implemented (NYI)" functions.
   H5Sselect_all
   H5Sselect_none
   H5Sselect_valid

RM_H5T.html
   Added the following datatypes (though the list of native datatypes
   is commented out):
	H5T_NATIVE_HSIZE
	H5T_NATIVE_HSSIZE
	H5T_NATIVE_HERR
	H5T_NATIVE_HBOOL


Tools.html
   Corrected h5ls and h5repart sections.

Glossary.html
   Unlinked for Beta.

Copyright.html
   New file.
   Copyright statement, linked into User's Guide and Reference Manual.

General
   Changed the following function names:
	From:                       To:
	H5version                   H5get_libversion
	H5vers_check                H5check_version
	H5Anum_attrs                H5Aget_num_attrs
	H5Fget_create_template      H5Fget_create_plist
	H5Fget_access_template      H5Fget_access_plist
           And associated "template" -> "property list" edits.
	H5Gstat                     H5Gget_stat
	H5Sextent_npoints           H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints
	H5Sextent_ndims             H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims
	H5Sextent_dims              H5Sget_simple_extent_dims
	H5Sget_class                H5Sget_simple_extent_type
	H5Sselect_npoints           H5Sget_select_npoints
   Added links to Tools.html and RM_H5R.html (Ragged Arrays),
      though link to RM_H5R.html is commented out for now.
1998-09-10 10:40:15 -05:00

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<html>
<head><title>
HDF5 Draft API Specification
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<body>
<hr>
<center>
HDF5 Reference Manual&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5.html">H5</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5A.html">H5A</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5D.html">H5D</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5E.html">H5E</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5F.html">H5F</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5G.html">H5G</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5P.html">H5P</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<a href="RM_H5R.html">H5R</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="Tools.html">Tools</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a>
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<hr>
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<h1>HDF5: API Specification<br>Reference Manual</h1>
</center>
The HDF5 libraries provide several interfaces, each of which provides the
tools required to meet specific aspects of the HDF5 data-handling requirements.
<ul>
<li><a href="RM_H5.html">Library Functions</a> -- The general-purpose <strong>H5</strong> functions.
<li><a href="RM_H5F.html">File Interface</a> -- The <strong>H5F</strong> API for accessing HDF files.
<li><a href="RM_H5P.html">Property List Interface</a> -- The <strong>H5P</strong> API for manipulating object property lists.
<li><a href="RM_H5D.html">Dataset Interface</a> -- The <strong>H5D</strong> API for manipulating scientific datasets.
<li><a href="RM_H5T.html">Datatype Interface</a> -- The <strong>H5T</strong> API for defining dataset element information.
<li><a href="RM_H5S.html">Dataspace Interface</a> -- The <strong>H5S</strong> API for defining dataset dataspace.
<li><a href="RM_H5G.html">Group Interface</a> -- The <strong>H5G</strong> API for creating physical groups of objects on disk.
<li><a href="RM_H5E.html">Error Interface</a> -- The <strong>H5E</strong> API for error handling.
<li><a href="RM_H5Z.html">Compression Interface</a> -- The <strong>H5Z</strong> API for compression.
<li><a href="RM_H5A.html">Annotation Interface</a> -- The <strong>H5A</strong> API for annotations.
<li><a href="Tools.html">Tools</a> -- Interactive tools for the examination of existing HDF5 files.
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<li><a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a> -- A glossary of data-types used in the APIs.
-->
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<hr>
<li>Experimental interface:<a href="RM_H5R.html">Ragged Arrays</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; -- The <strong>H5R</strong> API for ragged arrays.
-->
</ul>
<hr>
<center>
HDF5 Reference Manual&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5.html">H5</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5A.html">H5A</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5D.html">H5D</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5E.html">H5E</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5F.html">H5F</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5G.html">H5G</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5P.html">H5P</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<a href="RM_H5R.html">H5R</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="Tools.html">Tools</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<!--
<a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a>
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</center>
<hr>
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<table width=100% border=0>
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<a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a>
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Last modified: 8 September 1998
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<a href="Copyright.html">Copyright</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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