[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.

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/src/RM_H5D.html b/doc/src/RM_H5D.html
index 7b5263d..a5340f7 100644
--- a/doc/src/RM_H5D.html
+++ b/doc/src/RM_H5D.html
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ H5D  
 <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>
+-->
 </center>
 <hr>
 
@@ -246,6 +249,14 @@ and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties.
         <code>xfer_plist_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>, 
         in which case the default data transfer properties are used.
  
+        <p>
+        Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
+        and is automatic.  See the
+        <a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a> 
+        section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the 
+        <cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of 
+        data conversion, including the range of conversions currently 
+        supported by the HDF5 libraries.
 <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
     <dl>
         <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>dataset_id</code>
@@ -305,6 +316,17 @@ and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties.
         <p>
         <code>xfer_plist_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>.
         in which case the default data transfer properties are used.           
+        <p>
+        Writing to an external dataset will fail if the HDF5 file is 
+        not open for writing.
+        <p>
+        Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
+        and is automatic.  See the
+        <a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a> 
+        section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the 
+        <cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of 
+        data conversion, including the range of conversions currently 
+        supported by the HDF5 libraries.
 <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
     <dl>
         <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>dataset_id</code>
@@ -391,7 +413,10 @@ H5D&nbsp;&nbsp;
 <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>
+-->
 </center>
 <hr>
 
@@ -399,7 +424,7 @@ H5D&nbsp;&nbsp;
 <a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a> 
 
 <br>
-Last modified:  14 July 1998
+Last modified:  12 August 1998
 
 </body>
 </html>