IBM Visualization Data Explorer Programmer's Reference

Function

Imports data from an HDF file.

Syntax

#include <dx/dx.h>

Field DXImportHDF(char *filename, char *variable)

Functional Details

Imports data from an HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) file. variable, though represented as a string, is a number corresponding to the (zero-based) position of the dataset in the file filename. If variable is NULL, all fields are read in and placed in a group.

For additional information on the HDF file format, see Appendix B. "Importing Data: File Formats" in IBM Visualization Data Explorer User's Guide.

Return Value

Returns a pointer to the Object or returns NULL and sets an error code.

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