[svn-r16071] For scalar string datasets print the character position when a difference is found instead of a non-existing array position

tested: windows, linux

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/h5diff_util.c b/tools/lib/h5diff_util.c
index 223d591..c84173d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5diff_util.c
+++ b/tools/lib/h5diff_util.c
@@ -103,16 +103,24 @@ void
 print_dimensions (int rank, hsize_t *dims)
 {
     int  i;
+
+    if ( rank > 0 )
+    {
+        
+        parallel_print("[" );
+        for ( i = 0; i < rank-1; i++)
+        {
+            parallel_print(HSIZE_T_FORMAT, dims[i]);
+            parallel_print("x");
+        }
         
-    parallel_print("[" );
-    for ( i = 0; i < rank-1; i++)
+        parallel_print(HSIZE_T_FORMAT,  dims[rank-1]);
+        parallel_print("]" );
+    }
+    else
     {
-        parallel_print(HSIZE_T_FORMAT, dims[i]);
-        parallel_print("x");
+        parallel_print("H5S_SCALAR" );
     }
-    
-    parallel_print(HSIZE_T_FORMAT,  dims[rank-1]);
-    parallel_print("]" );
 
 }