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Re: HDF_Browser Woes [message #53795 is a reply to message #53793]

Thu, 03 May 2007 10:08

Richard Edgar
Messages: 8
Registered: February 2006

Junior Member

David Fanning wrote:
> Benjamin Hornberger writes:
>
>> I can tell you how (little) I used hdf_read(). I believe hdf_browser()
>> can produce a template to subsequently open several files of the same
>> type / structure with hdf_read() without going through what I describe
>> below each time.
>
> Ooohhhh! Humm, I didn't even know there was a connection
> between HDF_BROWSER and HDF_READ. I probably should have
> read the documentation instead of assuming this would
> work intuitively. :-)

Indeed, HDF_BROWSER is to HDF_READ as ASCII_TEMPLATE is to READ_ASCII. I
have a simple routine which uses the template produced:

PRO ReadHDF,filename,struct
; Simple procedure to read an HDF file

RESTORE,FILENAME='template.dat'
struct = HDF_READ(filename,TEMPLATE=template)

END

where 'template.dat' contained a template previously SAVEd from HDF_BROWSER.

It's been a while since I used HDF_BROWSER, so I can't remember how to
use it exactly.... it's certainly not as intuitive as ASCII_TEMPLATE.
Knowing what's supposed to be in the file would be a good start :-) The
fields should at least be named within the HDF file.

Richard

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		Re: HDF_Browser Woes By: David Fanning on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:21
		Re: HDF_Browser Woes By: Richard Edgar on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:08
		Re: HDF_Browser Woes By: David Fanning on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:49
		Re: HDF_Browser Woes By: Benjamin Hornberger on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:21
		Re: HDF_Browser Woes By: MarioIncandenza on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:12
		Re: HDF_Browser Woes By: Richard Edgar on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:58

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