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PDF and PostScript Versions

This page provides links to PDF and PostScript versions of the HDF documentation set. These versions, derived from the original HTML documents, are intended to provide the following features:

Note that these versions were created in response to user feedback; the HDF Group is eager to hear from HDF and HDF5 users so that we can better meet our users' needs. Send comments, requests, and bug reports to the HDF Help Desk at hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu.

Introduction to HDF5 PDF PS
HDF5 Tutorial PDF PS
A User's Guide for HDF5 PDF PS
HDF5 Reference Manual PDF PS
All of the above in a single file        PDF    PS   
(Last update of linked documents: 15 November 1999)
The PS and PDF formatted documents presented here are from Release 1.2. Several small but important changes (see below) were made for Release 1.2.1 and are reflected in the HTML version of the documents that are available from the HDF5 documents index.

Significant Changes in Release 1.2.1 Document Set

This section lists the changes in the HDF5 documents, from release 1.2 to Release 1.2.1, that affect technical understanding. Minor grammatical and formatting changes are not included. None of these changes are reflected in the PS and PDF versions of the documents referenced above.
In the HDF5 Reference Manual:
H5A -- Attributes Interface
H5Acreate: Restructured and expanded the Description section, with particular attention to the fact that the attribute name specified in H5Acreate must be unique.
H5D -- Dataset Interface
H5Dcreate: Added paragraph explaining that name must be unique.
H5Dopen: Corrected description of loc_id parameter.
H5F -- File Interface
H5Fcreate and H5Fopen: Clarified description of file access flags in Parameters section and removed reference to H5Fpublic.h.
H5G -- Group Interface
H5Giterate: Corrected operator parameter datatype to read H5G_iterate_t. Made minor corrections to H5G_iterate_t prototype syntax. Added note that H5Giterate's behavior is undefined if the group structure or membership changes.
H5P -- Property List Interface
H5Pset/get_cache: Added missing rdcc_nelmts parameter. Corrected inconsistent references to rdcc_wo parameter. Clarified Purpose and Description sections.
H5Pget_sec2: Corrected return type from returntype to herr_t.
H5S -- Dataspace Interface
H5Sget_simple_extent_dims: Added statement that either or both of dims and maxdims may be NULL.
H5T-- Datatype Interface
H5Tget/set_fields: Added missing spos parameter.
H5Tconvert: Added missing plist_id parameter.
HDF5 Tools
h5dump: Added -V option, which displays version information.

In the HDF5 User's Guide:
The Datatype Interface (H5T)
H5Tconvert: Added plist_id parameter where this function is used in code examples.
Filters in HDF5
Added reference in section 4 to the zlib website.

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HDF Help Desk Last modified: 17 December 1999