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DFSDstartslab/dssslab

intn DFSDstartslab(char *filename)

filename IN:

Name of the HDF file

Purpose

Prepares the DFSD interface to write a slab of data to a scientific dataset.

Return value

Returns SUCCEED (or 0) if successful and FAIL (or -1) otherwise.

Description

DFSDsetdims must be called before calling DFSDstartslab. No call which involves a file open may be made after a DFSDstartslab call until DFSDendslab is called. This routine will write out the fill values if DFSDsetfillvalue is called before this routine.

FORTRAN

integer function dssslab(filename)

character*(*) filename



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HDF Reference Manual - 07/29/98, NCSA HDF Development Group.