[svn-r3490] Purpose:

    Code Movement
Description:
    Moved tools code into own separate directories. This is the library
    code all of them share.
Platforms tested:
    Linux, Kelgia

6 files changed, 3324 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/Dependencies b/tools/lib/Dependencies
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/Dependencies
diff --git a/tools/lib/Makefile.in b/tools/lib/Makefile.in
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+++ b/tools/lib/Makefile.in
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+## HDF5 Library Makefile(.in)
+##
+## Copyright (C) 2001 National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
+##                    All rights reserved.
+##
+## 
+top_srcdir=@top_srcdir@
+top_builddir=../..
+srcdir=@srcdir@
+SUBDIRS=
+@COMMENCE@
+
+## Add include directory to the C preprocessor flags, add -lh5tools and
+## -lhdf5 to the list of libraries.
+##
+CPPFLAGS=-I. -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_builddir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src  \
+         -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib @CPPFLAGS@
+
+## Test programs and scripts.
+##
+TEST_PROGS=
+TEST_SCRIPTS=
+
+## These are our main targets: library and tools. We link this library
+## statically because some systems can only link executables to a single
+## shared library and libhdf5 is much bigger than libh5tools.
+##
+LT_LINK_LIB=$(LT) --mode=link $(CC) -static -rpath $(libdir)
+LIB=libh5tools.la
+
+## Source and object files for the library; do not install
+##
+LIB_SRC=h5tools.c h5tools_str.c
+LIB_OBJ=$(LIB_SRC:.c=.lo)
+PUB_LIB=
+
+PRIVATE_HDR=h5tools.h h5tools_str.h
+
+## Programs have to be built before they can be tested!
+##
+check test _test: $(PROGS)
+
+@CONCLUDE@
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools.c b/tools/lib/h5tools.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2001 National Center for Supercomputing Applications
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Robb Matzke <matzke@llnl.gov>
+ *              Thursday, July 23, 1998
+ *
+ * Purpose:	A library for displaying the values of a dataset in a human
+ *		readable format.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Portions of this work are derived from _Obfuscated C and Other Mysteries_,
+ * by Don Libes, copyright (c) 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "h5tools.h"
+#include "h5tools_str.h"
+#include "hdf5.h"
+#include "H5private.h"
+
+/* taken from h5dumputil.c */
+
+/*
+ * If REPEAT_VERBOSE is defined then character strings will be printed so
+ * that repeated character sequences like "AAAAAAAAAA" are displayed as
+ *
+ * 	'A' repeates 9 times
+ *
+ * Otherwise the format is more Perl-like
+ *
+ * 	'A'*10
+ * 
+ */
+#define REPEAT_VERBOSE
+
+/*
+ * The output functions need a temporary buffer to hold a piece of the
+ * dataset while it's being printed.  This constant sets the limit on the
+ * size of that temporary buffer in bytes.  For efficiency's sake, choose the
+ * largest value suitable for your machine (for testing use a small value).
+ */
+#if 1
+#define H5DUMP_BUFSIZE          (1024 * 1024)
+#else
+#define H5DUMP_BUFSIZE          (1024)
+#endif
+
+#define ALIGN(A,Z)		((((A) + (Z) - 1) / (Z)) * (Z))
+
+#define START_OF_DATA		0x0001
+#define END_OF_DATA		0x0002
+
+/* Special strings embedded in the output */
+#define OPTIONAL_LINE_BREAK     "\001"
+
+/* module-scoped variables */
+static int h5tools_init_g;      /* if h5tools lib has been initialized */
+
+int   indent;
+int   compound_data;
+int   nCols = 80;
+FILE *rawdatastream;	/* should initialize to stdout but gcc moans about it */
+
+/* ``get_option'' variables */
+int         opt_err = 1;    /*get_option prints errors if this is on */
+int         opt_ind = 1;    /*token pointer                          */
+const char *opt_arg;        /*flag argument (or value)               */
+
+/* Output variables */
+typedef struct h5tools_context_t {
+    size_t	cur_column;	/*current column for output	*/
+    size_t	cur_elmt;	/*current element/output line	*/
+    int		need_prefix;	/*is line prefix needed?	*/
+    int		ndims;		/*dimensionality		*/
+    hsize_t	p_min_idx[H5S_MAX_RANK]; /*min selected index	*/
+    hsize_t	p_max_idx[H5S_MAX_RANK]; /*max selected index	*/
+    int		prev_multiline;	/*was prev datum multiline?	*/
+    size_t	prev_prefix_len;/*length of previous prefix	*/
+    int		continuation;	/*continuation of previous data?*/
+    int		size_last_dim;  /*the size of the last dimension,
+                                 *needed so we can break after each
+                                 *row */
+    int		indent_level;   /*the number of times we need some
+                                 *extra indentation */
+    int		default_indent_level; /*this is used when the indent
+                                       *level gets changed */
+} h5tools_context_t;
+
+typedef herr_t (*H5G_operator_t)(hid_t, const char*, void*);
+
+extern void  free_table(table_t **table);
+extern void  dump_table(char *name, table_t* table);
+extern int   get_table_idx(table_t *table, unsigned long *);
+extern int   get_tableflag(table_t*, int);
+extern int   set_tableflag(table_t*, int);
+extern char *get_objectname(table_t*, int);
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	error_msg
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Print a nicely formatted error message to stderr flushing the
+ *              stdout stream first.
+ *
+ * Return:	Nothing
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Bill Wendling
+ *              Tuesday, 20. February 2001
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+error_msg(const char *progname, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    fflush(stdout);
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s error: ", progname);
+    vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	warn_msg
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Print a nicely formatted warning message to stderr flushing
+ *              the stdout stream first.
+ *
+ * Return:	Nothing
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Bill Wendling
+ *              Tuesday, 20. February 2001
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+warn_msg(const char *progname, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    fflush(stdout);
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s warning: ", progname);
+    vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	get_option
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Determine the command-line options a user specified. We can
+ *		accept both short and long type command-lines.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	The short valued "name" of the command line
+ * 				parameter or EOF if there are no more
+ * 				parameters to process.
+ *
+ *		Failure:	A question mark.
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Bill Wendling
+ *              Friday, 5. January 2001
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+get_option(int argc, const char **argv, const char *opts, const struct long_options *l_opts)
+{
+    static int sp = 1;    /* character index in current token */
+    int opt_opt = '?';    /* option character passed back to user */
+
+    if (sp == 1) {
+        /* check for more flag-like tokens */
+        if (opt_ind >= argc || argv[opt_ind][0] != '-' || argv[opt_ind][1] == '\0') {
+            return EOF;
+        } else if (strcmp(argv[opt_ind], "--") == 0) {
+            opt_ind++;
+            return EOF;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (sp == 1 && argv[opt_ind][0] == '-' && argv[opt_ind][1] == '-') {
+        /* long command line option */
+        const char *arg = &argv[opt_ind][2];
+        register int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; l_opts && l_opts[i].name; i++) {
+            size_t len = strlen(l_opts[i].name);
+
+            if (strncmp(arg, l_opts[i].name, len) == 0) {
+                /* we've found a matching long command line flag */
+                opt_opt = l_opts[i].shortval;
+
+                if (l_opts[i].has_arg != no_arg) {
+                    if (arg[len] == '=') {
+                        opt_arg = &arg[len + 1];
+                    } else if (opt_ind < (argc - 1) && argv[opt_ind + 1][0] != '-') {
+                        opt_arg = argv[++opt_ind];
+                    } else if (l_opts[i].has_arg == require_arg) {
+                        if (opt_err)
+                            fprintf(stderr,
+                                    "%s: option required for \"--%s\" flag\n",
+                                    argv[0], arg);
+
+                        opt_opt = '?';
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (arg[len] == '=') {
+                        if (opt_err)
+                            fprintf(stderr,
+                                    "%s: no option required for \"%s\" flag\n",
+                                    argv[0], arg);
+
+                        opt_opt = '?';
+                    }
+
+                    opt_arg = NULL;
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (l_opts[i].name == NULL) {
+            /* exhausted all of the l_opts we have and still didn't match */
+            if (opt_err)
+                fprintf(stderr, "%s: unknown option \"%s\"\n", argv[0], arg);
+
+            opt_opt = '?';
+        }
+
+        opt_ind++;
+        sp = 1;
+    } else {
+        register char *cp;    /* pointer into current token */
+
+        /* short command line option */
+        opt_opt = argv[opt_ind][sp];
+
+        if (opt_opt == ':' || (cp = strchr(opts, opt_opt)) == 0) {
+            if (opt_err)
+                fprintf(stderr, "%s: unknown option \"%c\"\n",
+                        argv[0], opt_opt);
+
+            /* if no chars left in this token, move to next token */
+            if (argv[opt_ind][++sp] == '\0') {
+                opt_ind++;
+                sp = 1;
+            }
+
+            return '?';
+        }
+
+        if (*++cp == ':') {
+            /* if a value is expected, get it */
+            if (argv[opt_ind][sp + 1] != '\0') {
+                /* flag value is rest of current token */
+                opt_arg = &argv[opt_ind++][sp + 1];
+            } else if (++opt_ind >= argc) {
+                if (opt_err)
+                    fprintf(stderr,
+                            "%s: value expected for option \"%c\"\n",
+                            argv[0], opt_opt);
+
+                opt_opt = '?';
+            } else {
+                /* flag value is next token */
+                opt_arg = argv[opt_ind++];
+            }
+
+            sp = 1;
+        } else {
+            /* set up to look at next char in token, next time */
+            if (argv[opt_ind][++sp] == '\0') {
+                /* no more in current token, so setup next token */
+                opt_ind++;
+                sp = 1;
+            }
+
+            opt_arg = NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* return the current flag character found */
+    return opt_opt;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_init
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Initialize the H5 Tools library.
+ *		This should be called before any other h5tools function is
+ *		called.  Effect of any h5tools function called before this
+ *		has been called is undetermined.
+ *
+ * Return:	None
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Albert Cheng, 2000-10-31
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+h5tools_init(void)
+{
+    if (!h5tools_init_g) {
+	if (!rawdatastream)
+	    rawdatastream = stdout;
+
+	h5tools_init_g++;
+    }
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_close
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Close the H5 Tools library by closing or releasing resources
+ *		such as files opened by the library.
+ *		This should be called after all other h5tools functions have
+ *		been called.  Effect of any h5tools function called after this
+ *		has been called is undetermined.
+ *
+ * Return:	None
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Albert Cheng, 2000-10-31
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+h5tools_close(void)
+{
+    if (h5tools_init_g) {
+	if (rawdatastream && rawdatastream != stdout) {
+	    if (fclose(rawdatastream))
+		perror("closing rawdatastream");
+	    else
+		rawdatastream = NULL;
+	}
+
+	h5tools_init_g = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_escape
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Changes all "funny" characters in S into standard C escape
+ *		sequences. If ESCAPE_SPACES is non-zero then spaces are
+ *		escaped by prepending a backslash.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	S
+ *
+ *		Failure:	NULL if the buffer would overflow. The
+ *				buffer has as many left-to-right escapes as
+ *				possible before overflow would have happened.
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, April 26, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static char *
+h5tools_escape(char *s/*in,out*/, size_t size, int escape_spaces)
+{
+    register size_t i;
+    size_t n = strlen(s);
+    const char *escape;
+    char octal[8];
+    
+    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+	switch (s[i]) {
+	case '"':
+	    escape = "\\\"";
+	    break;
+	case '\\':
+	    escape = "\\\\";
+	    break;
+	case '\b':
+	    escape = "\\b";
+	    break;
+	case '\f':
+	    escape = "\\f";
+	    break;
+	case '\n':
+	    escape = "\\n";
+	    break;
+	case '\r':
+	    escape = "\\r";
+	    break;
+	case '\t':
+	    escape = "\\t";
+	    break;
+	case ' ':
+	    escape = escape_spaces ? "\\ " : NULL;
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    if (!isprint((int)*s)) {
+		sprintf(octal, "\\%03o", (unsigned char)s[i]);
+		escape = octal;
+	    } else {
+		escape = NULL;
+	    }
+
+	    break;
+	}
+
+	if (escape) {
+	    size_t esc_size = strlen(escape);
+
+	    if (n + esc_size + 1 > size)
+		/*would overflow*/
+		return NULL;
+
+	    memmove(s + i + esc_size, s + i, (n - i) + 1); /*make room*/
+	    memcpy(s + i, escape, esc_size); /*insert*/
+	    n += esc_size;
+	    i += esc_size - 1;
+	}
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_is_zero
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Determines if memory is initialized to all zero bytes.
+ *
+ * Return:	TRUE if all bytes are zero; FALSE otherwise
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, June  7, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static hbool_t
+h5tools_is_zero(const void *_mem, size_t size)
+{
+    const unsigned char *mem = (const unsigned char *)_mem;
+
+    while (size-- > 0)
+	if (mem[size])
+	    return FALSE;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5dump_region
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Prints information about a dataspace region by appending
+ *		the information to the specified string.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	NULL
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, June  7, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+h5dump_region(hid_t region, h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/, const h5dump_t *info)
+{
+    hssize_t	nblocks, npoints;
+    hsize_t     alloc_size;
+    hsize_t    *ptdata;
+    int		ndims = H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims(region);
+
+    /*
+     * These two functions fail if the region does not have blocks or points,
+     * respectively. They do not currently know how to translate from one to
+     * the other.
+     */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        nblocks = H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks(region);
+        npoints = H5Sget_select_elem_npoints(region);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    h5tools_str_append(str, "{");
+
+    /* Print block information */
+    if (nblocks > 0) {
+        int i;
+
+        alloc_size = nblocks * ndims * 2 * sizeof(ptdata[0]);
+        assert(alloc_size == (hsize_t)((size_t)alloc_size)); /*check for overflow*/
+        ptdata = malloc((size_t)alloc_size);
+        H5_CHECK_OVERFLOW(nblocks, hssize_t, hsize_t);
+        H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist(region, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)nblocks, ptdata);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < nblocks; i++) {
+            int j;
+
+            h5tools_str_append(str, info->dset_blockformat_pre,
+                               i ? "," OPTIONAL_LINE_BREAK " " : "",
+                               (unsigned long)i);
+            
+            /* Start coordinates and opposite corner */
+            for (j = 0; j < ndims; j++)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s%lu", j ? "," : "(",
+                                   (unsigned long)ptdata[i * 2 * ndims + j]);
+
+            for (j = 0; j < ndims; j++)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s%lu", j ? "," : ")-(",
+                                  (unsigned long)ptdata[i * 2 * ndims + j + ndims]);
+
+            h5tools_str_append(str, ")");
+        }
+
+        free(ptdata);
+    }
+
+    /* Print point information */
+    if (npoints > 0) {
+        int i;
+
+        alloc_size = npoints * ndims * sizeof(ptdata[0]);
+        assert(alloc_size == (hsize_t)((size_t)alloc_size)); /*check for overflow*/
+        ptdata = malloc((size_t)alloc_size);
+        H5_CHECK_OVERFLOW(npoints,hssize_t,hsize_t);
+        H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist(region, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)npoints, ptdata);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < npoints; i++) {
+            int j;
+
+            h5tools_str_append(str, info->dset_ptformat_pre ,
+                      i ? "," OPTIONAL_LINE_BREAK " " : "",
+                      (unsigned long)i);
+            
+            for (j = 0; j < ndims; j++)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s%lu", j ? "," : "(",
+                      (unsigned long)(ptdata[i * ndims + j]));
+
+            h5tools_str_append(str, ")");
+        }
+
+        free(ptdata);
+    }
+    
+    h5tools_str_append(str, "}");
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_print_char
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Shove a character into the STR.
+ *
+ * Return:	Nothing
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Bill Wendling
+ *              Tuesday, 20. February 2001
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void
+h5tools_print_char(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5dump_t *info, unsigned char ch)
+{
+    if (info->str_locale == ESCAPE_HTML) {
+        if (ch <= ' ' || ch > '~')
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "%%%02x", ch);
+        else
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "%c", (char)ch);
+    } else {
+        switch (ch) {
+        case '"':
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "\\\"");
+            break;
+        case '\\':
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "\\\\");
+            break;
+        case '\b':
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "\\b");
+            break;
+        case '\f':
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "\\f");
+            break;
+        case '\n':
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "\\n");
+            break;
+        case '\r':
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "\\r");
+            break;
+        case '\t':
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "\\t");
+            break;
+        default:
+            if (isprint(ch))
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%c", (char)ch);
+            else 
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "\\%03o", ch);
+
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_sprint
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Renders the value pointed to by VP of type TYPE into variable
+ *		length string STR.
+ *
+ * Return:	A pointer to memory containing the result or NULL on error.
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Thursday, July 23, 1998
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * 		Robb Matzke, 1999-04-26
+ *		Made this function safe from overflow problems by allowing it
+ *		to reallocate the output string.
+ *
+ * 		Robb Matzke, 1999-06-04
+ *		Added support for object references. The new `container'
+ *		argument is the dataset where the reference came from.
+ *
+ * 		Robb Matzke, 1999-06-07
+ *		Added support for printing raw data. If info->raw is non-zero
+ *		then data is printed in hexadecimal format.
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static char *
+h5tools_sprint(h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/, const h5dump_t *info,
+	      hid_t container, hid_t type, void *vp, h5tools_context_t *ctx)
+{
+    size_t         n, offset, size, nelmts, start;
+    char          *name, quote = '\0';
+    unsigned char *ucp_vp = (unsigned char *)vp;
+    char          *cp_vp = (char *)vp;
+    hid_t          memb, obj, region;
+    int	           nmembs, otype;
+    static char    fmt_llong[8], fmt_ullong[8];
+    H5T_str_t      pad;
+    H5G_stat_t     sb;
+
+    /*
+     * some tempvars to store the value before we append it to the string to
+     * get rid of the memory alignment problem
+     */
+    double             tempdouble;
+    float              tempfloat;
+    unsigned long_long tempullong;
+    long_long          templlong;
+    unsigned long      tempulong;
+    long               templong;
+    unsigned int       tempuint;
+    int                tempint;
+    unsigned short     tempushort;
+    short              tempshort;
+ 
+    /* Build default formats for long long types */
+    if (!fmt_llong[0]) {
+        sprintf(fmt_llong, "%%%sd", PRINTF_LL_WIDTH);
+        sprintf(fmt_ullong, "%%%su", PRINTF_LL_WIDTH);
+    }
+
+    /* Append value depending on data type */
+    start = h5tools_str_len(str);
+
+    if (info->raw) {
+        size_t i;
+
+        h5tools_str_append(str, "0x");
+        n = H5Tget_size(type);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_raw, "%02x"), ucp_vp[i]);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT)) {
+        memcpy(&tempfloat, vp, sizeof(float));	
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_float, "%g"), tempfloat);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE)) {
+        memcpy(&tempdouble, vp, sizeof(double)); 
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_double, "%g"), tempdouble);
+    } else if (info->ascii && (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR) ||
+                               H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR))) {
+        h5tools_print_char(str, info, *ucp_vp);
+    } else if (H5T_STRING == H5Tget_class(type)) {
+        unsigned int i;
+
+        quote = '\0';
+        size = H5Tget_size(type);
+        pad = H5Tget_strpad(type);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < size && (cp_vp[i] != '\0' || pad != H5T_STR_NULLTERM); i++) {
+            int j = 1;
+
+            /*
+             * Count how many times the next character repeats. If the
+             * threshold is zero then that means it can repeat any number
+             * of times.
+             */
+            if (info->str_repeat > 0)
+                while (i + j < size && cp_vp[i] == cp_vp[i + j])
+                    j++;
+            
+            /*
+             * Print the opening quote.  If the repeat count is high enough to
+             * warrant printing the number of repeats instead of enumerating
+             * the characters, then make sure the character to be repeated is
+             * in it's own quote.
+             */
+            if (info->str_repeat > 0 && j > info->str_repeat) {
+                if (quote)
+                    h5tools_str_append(str, "%c", quote);
+
+                quote = '\'';
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s%c", i ? " " : "", quote);
+            } else if (!quote) {
+                quote = '"';
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s%c", i ? " " : "", quote);
+            }
+                
+            /* Print the character */
+            h5tools_print_char(str, info, ucp_vp[i]);
+            
+            /* Print the repeat count */
+            if (info->str_repeat && j > info->str_repeat) {
+#ifdef REPEAT_VERBOSE
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%c repeats %d times", quote, j - 1);
+#else
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%c*%d", quote, j - 1);
+#endif
+                quote = '\0';
+                i += j - 1;
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        if (quote)
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "%c", quote);
+
+        if (i == 0)
+            /*empty string*/
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "\"\"");
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_INT)) {
+        memcpy(&tempint, vp, sizeof(int));
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_int, "%d"), tempint);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_UINT)) {
+        memcpy(&tempuint, vp, sizeof(unsigned int));
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_uint, "%u"), tempuint);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR)) {
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_schar, "%d"), *cp_vp);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR)) {
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_uchar, "%u"), *ucp_vp);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_SHORT)) {
+        memcpy(&tempshort, vp, sizeof(short));
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_short, "%d"), tempshort);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_USHORT)) {
+        memcpy(&tempushort, vp, sizeof(unsigned short));
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_ushort, "%u"), tempushort);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_LONG)) {
+        memcpy(&templong, vp, sizeof(long));
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_long, "%ld"), templong);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_ULONG)) {
+        memcpy(&tempulong, vp, sizeof(unsigned long));
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_ulong, "%lu"), tempulong);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_LLONG)) {
+        memcpy(&templlong, vp, sizeof(long_long));
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_llong, fmt_llong), templlong);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_ULLONG)) {
+        memcpy(&tempullong, vp, sizeof(unsigned long_long));
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_ullong, fmt_ullong), tempullong);
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_HSSIZE)) {
+        if (sizeof(hssize_t) == sizeof(int)) {
+            memcpy(&tempint, vp, sizeof(int));	  
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_int, "%d"), tempint);
+        } else if (sizeof(hssize_t) == sizeof(long)) {
+            memcpy(&templong, vp, sizeof(long));
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_long, "%ld"), templong);
+        } else {
+            memcpy(&templlong, vp, sizeof(long_long));
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_llong, fmt_llong), templlong);
+        }
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_NATIVE_HSIZE)) {
+        if (sizeof(hsize_t) == sizeof(int)) {
+            memcpy(&tempuint, vp, sizeof(unsigned int));
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_uint, "%u"), tempuint);
+        } else if (sizeof(hsize_t) == sizeof(long)) {
+            memcpy(&tempulong, vp, sizeof(long));
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_ulong, "%lu"), tempulong);
+        } else {
+            memcpy(&tempullong, vp, sizeof(unsigned long_long));
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->fmt_ullong, fmt_ullong), tempullong);
+        }
+    } else if (H5Tget_class(type) == H5T_COMPOUND) {
+        int j;
+
+        nmembs = H5Tget_nmembers(type);
+        h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->cmpd_pre, "{"));
+
+        for (j = 0; j < nmembs; j++) {
+            if (j)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->cmpd_sep, ", " OPTIONAL_LINE_BREAK));
+
+            /* RPM 2000-10-31
+             * If the previous character is a line-feed (which is true when
+             * h5dump is running) then insert some white space for
+             * indentation. Be warned that column number calculations will be
+             * incorrect and that object indices at the beginning of the line
+             * will be missing (h5dump doesn't display them anyway).  */
+            if (ctx->indent_level >= 0 && str->len && str->s[str->len - 1] == '\n') {
+                int x;
+
+                h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->line_pre, ""), "");
+
+                for (x = 0; x < ctx->indent_level + 1; x++)
+                    h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->line_indent, ""));
+            }
+
+            /* The name */
+            name = H5Tget_member_name(type, j);
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->cmpd_name, ""), name);
+            free(name);
+
+            /* The value */
+            offset = H5Tget_member_offset(type, j);
+            memb = H5Tget_member_type(type, j);
+
+            ctx->indent_level++;
+            h5tools_sprint(str, info, container, memb, cp_vp + offset , ctx);
+            ctx->indent_level--;
+
+            H5Tclose(memb);
+        }
+
+        /* RPM 2000-10-31
+         * If the previous character is a line feed (which is true when
+         * h5dump is running) then insert some white space for indentation.
+         * Be warned that column number calculations will be incorrect and
+         * that object indices at the beginning of the line will be missing
+         * (h5dump doesn't display them anyway). */
+        h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->cmpd_end, ""));
+
+        if (ctx->indent_level >= 0 && str->len && str->s[str->len - 1] == '\n') {
+            int x;
+
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->line_pre, ""), "");
+
+            for (x = 0; x < ctx->indent_level; x++)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->line_indent, ""));
+        }
+
+        h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->cmpd_suf, "}"));
+    } else if (H5Tget_class(type) == H5T_ENUM) {
+        char enum_name[1024];
+
+        if (H5Tenum_nameof(type, vp, enum_name, sizeof enum_name) >= 0) {
+            h5tools_str_append(str, h5tools_escape(enum_name, sizeof(enum_name), TRUE));
+        } else {
+            size_t i;
+
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "0x");
+            n = H5Tget_size(type);
+
+            for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%02x", ucp_vp[i]);
+        }
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG)) {
+        /*
+         * Dataset region reference -- show the type and OID of the referenced
+         * object, but we are unable to show the region yet because there
+         * isn't enough support in the data space layer.  - rpm 19990604
+         */
+        if (h5tools_is_zero(vp, H5Tget_size(type))) {
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "NULL");
+        } else {
+            obj = H5Rdereference(container, H5R_DATASET_REGION, vp);
+            region = H5Rget_region(container, H5R_DATASET_REGION, vp);
+            H5Gget_objinfo(obj, ".", FALSE, &sb);
+
+            if (info->dset_hidefileno)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, info->dset_format, sb.objno[1], sb.objno[0]);
+            else
+                h5tools_str_append(str, info->dset_format,
+                      sb.fileno[1], sb.fileno[0], sb.objno[1], sb.objno[0]);
+
+            h5dump_region(region, str, info);
+            H5Sclose(region);
+            H5Dclose(obj);
+        }
+    } else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ)) {
+        /*
+         * Object references -- show the type and OID of the referenced
+         * object.
+         */
+        if (h5tools_is_zero(vp, H5Tget_size(type))) {
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "NULL");
+        } else {
+            otype = H5Rget_object_type(container, vp);
+            obj = H5Rdereference(container, H5R_OBJECT, vp);
+            H5Gget_objinfo(obj, ".", FALSE, &sb);
+
+            /* Print object type and close object */
+            switch (otype) {
+                case H5G_GROUP:
+                    h5tools_str_append(str, GROUPNAME);
+                    H5Gclose(obj);
+                    break;
+                case H5G_DATASET:
+                    h5tools_str_append(str, DATASET);
+                    H5Dclose(obj);
+                    break;
+                case H5G_TYPE:
+                    h5tools_str_append(str, DATATYPE);
+                    H5Tclose(obj);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    h5tools_str_append(str, "%u-", otype);
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            /* Print OID */
+            if (info->obj_hidefileno) {
+                h5tools_str_append(str, info->obj_format, sb.objno[1], sb.objno[0]);
+            } else {
+                h5tools_str_append(str, info->obj_format,
+                          sb.fileno[1], sb.fileno[0], sb.objno[1], sb.objno[0]);
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (H5Tget_class(type) == H5T_ARRAY) {
+        int k, ndims;
+        hsize_t	i, dims[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+
+        /* Get the array's base datatype for each element */
+        memb = H5Tget_super(type);
+        size = H5Tget_size(memb);
+        ndims = H5Tget_array_ndims(type);
+        H5Tget_array_dims(type, dims, NULL);
+        assert(ndims >= 1 && ndims <= H5S_MAX_RANK);
+
+        /* Calculate the number of array elements */
+        for (k = 0, nelmts = 1; k < ndims; k++)
+            nelmts *= dims[k];
+			
+        /* Print the opening bracket */
+        h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->arr_pre, "["));
+
+        for (i = 0; i < nelmts; i++) {
+            if (i)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s",
+                          OPT(info->arr_sep, "," OPTIONAL_LINE_BREAK));
+
+            if (info->arr_linebreak && i && i % dims[ndims - 1] == 0) {
+                int x;
+
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", "\n");
+
+                /*need to indent some more here*/
+                if (ctx->indent_level >= 0)
+                    h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->line_pre, ""));
+
+                for (x = 0; x < ctx->indent_level + 1; x++)
+                    h5tools_str_append(str,"%s",OPT(info->line_indent,""));
+            } /* end if */
+
+            ctx->indent_level++;
+
+            /* Dump the array element */
+            h5tools_sprint(str, info, container, memb, cp_vp + i * size, ctx);
+
+            ctx->indent_level--;
+        } /* end for */
+
+        /* Print the closing bracket */
+ 	h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->arr_suf, "]"));
+        H5Tclose(memb);
+    } else if (H5Tget_class(type) == H5T_VLEN) {
+        unsigned int i;
+
+        /* Get the VL sequences's base datatype for each element */
+        memb = H5Tget_super(type);
+        size = H5Tget_size(memb);
+
+        /* Print the opening bracket */
+        h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->vlen_pre, "("));
+
+        /* Get the number of sequence elements */
+        nelmts = ((hvl_t *)cp_vp)->len;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < nelmts; i++) {
+            if (i)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s",
+                          OPT(info->arr_sep, "," OPTIONAL_LINE_BREAK));
+
+#ifdef LATER
+/* Need to fix so VL data breaks at correct location on end of line -QAK */
+            if (info->arr_linebreak && h5tools_str_len(str)>=info->line_ncols) {
+                int x;
+
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", "\n");
+
+                /* need to indent some more here */
+                if (ctx->indent_level >= 0)
+                    h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->line_pre, ""));
+
+                for (x = 0; x < ctx->indent_level + 1; x++)
+                    h5tools_str_append(str,"%s",OPT(info->line_indent,""));
+            } /* end if */
+#endif /* LATER */
+
+            ctx->indent_level++;
+
+            /* Dump the array element */
+            h5tools_sprint(str, info, container, memb,
+                           ((char *)(((hvl_t *)cp_vp)->p)) + i * size, ctx);
+
+            ctx->indent_level--;
+        } /* end for */
+
+        h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->vlen_suf, ")"));
+        H5Tclose(memb);
+    } else {
+        /* All other types get printed as hexadecimal */
+        size_t i;
+
+        h5tools_str_append(str, "0x");
+        n = H5Tget_size(type);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+            h5tools_str_append(str, "%02x", ucp_vp[i]);
+    }
+
+    return h5tools_str_fmt(str, start, OPT(info->elmt_fmt, "%s"));
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_ncols
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Count the number of columns in a string. This is the number
+ *		of characters in the string not counting line-control
+ *		characters.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Width of string.
+ *
+ *		Failure:	0
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Tuesday, April 27, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static size_t
+h5tools_ncols(const char *s)
+{
+    register size_t i;
+    
+    for (i = 0; *s; s++)
+        if (*s >= ' ')
+            i++;
+
+    return i;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5dump_simple_prefix
+ *
+ * Purpose:	If ctx->need_prefix is set then terminate the current line
+ *		(if applicable), calculate the prefix string, and display it
+ * 		at the start of a line.
+ *
+ * Return:	void
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, April 26, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *		Robb Matzke, 1999-09-29
+ *		If a new prefix is printed then the current element number is
+ *		set back to zero.
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void
+h5dump_simple_prefix(FILE *stream, const h5dump_t *info,
+		     h5tools_context_t *ctx, hsize_t elmtno, int secnum)
+{
+    h5tools_str_t prefix;
+    size_t templength = 0;
+    int i, indentlevel = 0;
+	
+    memset(&prefix, 0, sizeof(h5tools_str_t));
+
+    if (!ctx->need_prefix)
+	return;
+    
+    /* Terminate previous line, if any */
+    if (ctx->cur_column) {
+	fputs(OPT(info->line_suf, ""), stream);
+#if 0 /*why?*/
+        if (info->line_ncols != ctx->cur_column) {
+            putc('\n', stream);
+        }
+#endif
+        putc('\n', stream);
+	fputs(OPT(info->line_sep, ""), stream);
+    }
+
+    /* Calculate new prefix */
+    h5tools_str_prefix(&prefix, info, elmtno, ctx->ndims, ctx->p_min_idx,
+                       ctx->p_max_idx);
+
+    /* Write new prefix to output */
+    if (ctx->indent_level >= 0) {
+        indentlevel = ctx->indent_level;
+    } else {
+        /* this is because sometimes we dont print out all the header
+         * info for the data(like the tattr-2.ddl example. if that happens
+         * the ctx->indent_level a negative so we need to skip the above
+         * and just print out the default indent levels. */      
+	indentlevel = ctx->default_indent_level;
+    }
+
+    if (elmtno == 0 && secnum == 0 && info->line_1st)
+        fputs(h5tools_str_fmt(&prefix, 0, info->line_1st), stream);
+    else if (secnum && info->line_cont)
+        fputs(h5tools_str_fmt(&prefix, 0, info->line_cont), stream);
+    else
+        fputs(h5tools_str_fmt(&prefix, 0, info->line_pre), stream);
+
+    templength = h5tools_str_len(&prefix);      
+
+    for (i = 0; i < indentlevel; i++){
+        fputs(h5tools_str_fmt(&prefix, 0, info->line_indent), stream);
+        templength += h5tools_str_len(&prefix);
+    }	
+
+    ctx->cur_column = ctx->prev_prefix_len = templength;
+    ctx->cur_elmt = 0;
+    ctx->need_prefix = 0;
+
+    /* Free string */
+    h5tools_str_close(&prefix);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5dump_simple_data
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Prints some (NELMTS) data elements to output STREAM. The
+ *		elements are stored in _MEM as type TYPE and are printed
+ *		according to the format described in INFO. The CTX struct
+ *		contains context information shared between calls to this
+ *		function.  The FLAGS is a bit field that indicates whether
+ *		the data supplied in this call falls at the beginning or end
+ *		of the total data to be printed (START_OF_DATA and
+ *		END_OF_DATA).
+ *
+ * Return:	void
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, April 26, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * 		Robb Matzke, 1999-06-04
+ *		The `container' argument is the optional dataset for
+ *		reference types.
+ *
+ * 		Robb Matzke, 1999-09-29
+ *		Understands the `per_line' property which indicates that
+ *		every Nth element should begin a new line.
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void
+h5dump_simple_data(FILE *stream, const h5dump_t *info, hid_t container,
+		   h5tools_context_t *ctx/*in,out*/, unsigned flags,
+		   hsize_t nelmts, hid_t type, void *_mem)
+{
+    unsigned char	*mem = (unsigned char*)_mem;
+    hsize_t		i;		/*element counter		*/
+    char		*s, *section;	/*a section of output		*/
+    int			secnum;		/*section sequence number	*/
+    size_t		size;		/*size of each datum		*/
+    size_t		ncols=80;	/*available output width	*/
+    h5tools_str_t	buffer;		/*string into which to render	*/
+    int			multiline;	/*datum was multiline		*/
+    int                 elmt_counter=0; /*counts the # elements printed.
+                                         * I (ptl?) needed something that
+                                         * isnt going to get reset when a new
+                                         * line is formed. I'm going to use
+                                         * this var to count elements and
+                                         * break after we see a number equal
+                                         * to the ctx->size_last_dim. */
+    
+    /* Setup */
+    memset(&buffer, 0, sizeof(h5tools_str_t));
+    size = H5Tget_size(type);
+
+    if (info->line_ncols > 0)
+	ncols = info->line_ncols;
+
+    h5dump_simple_prefix(stream, info, ctx, (hsize_t)0, 0);
+    
+    for (i = 0; i < nelmts; i++, ctx->cur_elmt++, elmt_counter++) {
+        /* Render the element */
+        h5tools_str_reset(&buffer);
+        h5tools_sprint(&buffer, info, container, type, mem + i * size, ctx);
+
+        if (i + 1 < nelmts || 0 == (flags & END_OF_DATA))
+            h5tools_str_append(&buffer, "%s", OPT(info->elmt_suf1, ","));
+
+        s = h5tools_str_fmt(&buffer, 0, "%s");
+
+        /*
+         * If the element would split on multiple lines if printed at our
+         * current location...
+         */
+        if (info->line_multi_new == 1 &&
+                (ctx->cur_column + h5tools_ncols(s) +
+                 strlen(OPT(info->elmt_suf2, " ")) +
+                 strlen(OPT(info->line_suf, ""))) > ncols) {
+            if (ctx->prev_multiline) {
+                /*
+                 * ... and the previous element also occupied more than one
+                 * line, then start this element at the beginning of a line.
+                 */
+                ctx->need_prefix = TRUE;
+            } else if ((ctx->prev_prefix_len + h5tools_ncols(s) +
+                    strlen(OPT(info->elmt_suf2, " ")) +
+                    strlen(OPT(info->line_suf, ""))) <= ncols) {
+                /* 
+                 * ...but *could* fit on one line otherwise, then we
+                 * should end the current line and start this element on its
+                 * own line.
+                 */
+                ctx->need_prefix = TRUE;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * We need to break after each row of a dimension---> we should
+         * break at the end of the each last dimension well that is the
+         * way the dumper did it before
+         */
+        if (info->arr_linebreak && ctx->cur_elmt) {
+            if (ctx->size_last_dim && (ctx->cur_elmt % ctx->size_last_dim) == 0)
+                ctx->need_prefix = TRUE;
+
+            if (elmt_counter == ctx->size_last_dim) {
+                ctx->need_prefix = TRUE;
+                elmt_counter = 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * If the previous element occupied multiple lines and this element
+         * is too long to fit on a line then start this element at the
+         * beginning of the line.
+         */
+        if (info->line_multi_new == 1 && ctx->prev_multiline &&
+                (ctx->cur_column + h5tools_ncols(s) +
+                 strlen(OPT(info->elmt_suf2, " ")) +
+                 strlen(OPT(info->line_suf, ""))) > ncols)
+            ctx->need_prefix = TRUE;
+
+        /*
+         * If too many elements have already been printed then we need to
+         * start a new line.
+         */
+        if (info->line_per_line > 0 && ctx->cur_elmt >= info->line_per_line)
+            ctx->need_prefix = TRUE;
+        
+        /*
+         * Each OPTIONAL_LINE_BREAK embedded in the rendered string can cause
+         * the data to split across multiple lines.  We display the sections
+         * one-at a time.
+         */
+        for (secnum = 0, multiline = 0;
+                 (section = strtok(secnum ? NULL : s, OPTIONAL_LINE_BREAK));
+                 secnum++) {
+            /*
+             * If the current section plus possible suffix and end-of-line
+             * information would cause the output to wrap then we need to
+             * start a new line.
+             */
+
+            /*
+             * Added the info->skip_first because the dumper does not want
+             * this check to happen for the first line
+             */
+            if ((!info->skip_first || i) &&
+                    (ctx->cur_column + strlen(section) +
+                     strlen(OPT(info->elmt_suf2, " ")) +
+                     strlen(OPT(info->line_suf, ""))) > ncols)
+                ctx->need_prefix = 1;
+
+            /*
+             * Print the prefix or separate the beginning of this element
+             * from the previous element.
+             */
+            if (ctx->need_prefix) {
+                if (secnum)
+                    multiline++;
+
+                h5dump_simple_prefix(stream, info, ctx, i, secnum);
+            } else if ((i || ctx->continuation) && secnum == 0) {
+                fputs(OPT(info->elmt_suf2, " "), stream);
+                ctx->cur_column += strlen(OPT(info->elmt_suf2, " "));
+            }
+            
+            /* Print the section */
+            fputs(section, stream);
+            ctx->cur_column += strlen(section);
+        }
+
+        ctx->prev_multiline = multiline;
+    }
+
+    h5tools_str_close(&buffer);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5dump_simple_dset
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Print some values from a dataset with a simple data space.
+ *		This is a special case of h5dump_dset(). This function only
+ *		intended for dumping datasets -- it does strip mining and
+ *		some other things which are unnecessary for smaller objects
+ *		such as attributes (to print small objects like attributes
+ *		simply read the attribute and call h5dump_simple_mem()).
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	-1
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Thursday, July 23, 1998
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */ 
+static int
+h5dump_simple_dset(FILE *stream, const h5dump_t *info, hid_t dset,
+		   hid_t p_type, int indentlevel)
+{
+    hid_t		f_space;		/*file data space	*/
+    hsize_t		elmtno, i;		/*counters		*/
+    int			carry;			/*counter carry value	*/
+    hssize_t		zero[8];		/*vector of zeros	*/
+    unsigned		flags;			/*buffer extent flags	*/
+    hsize_t		total_size[H5S_MAX_RANK];/*total size of dataset*/
+
+    /* Print info */
+    h5tools_context_t	ctx;			/*print context		*/
+    size_t		p_type_nbytes;		/*size of memory type	*/
+    hsize_t		p_nelmts;		/*total selected elmts	*/
+
+    /* Stripmine info */
+    hsize_t		sm_size[H5S_MAX_RANK];	/*stripmine size	*/
+    hsize_t		sm_nbytes;		/*bytes per stripmine	*/
+    hsize_t		sm_nelmts;		/*elements per stripmine*/
+    unsigned char	*sm_buf=NULL;		/*buffer for raw data	*/
+    hid_t		sm_space;		/*stripmine data space	*/
+
+    /* Hyperslab info */
+    hssize_t		hs_offset[H5S_MAX_RANK];/*starting offset	*/
+    hsize_t		hs_size[H5S_MAX_RANK];	/*size this pass	*/
+    hsize_t		hs_nelmts;		/*elements in request	*/
+
+    /* VL data special information */
+    unsigned vl_data=0;     /* Whether the dataset contains VL datatypes */
+
+#if 0
+    hsize_t		dim_n_size;
+#endif
+
+    /*
+     * Check that everything looks okay. The dimensionality must not be too
+     * great and the dimensionality of the items selected for printing must
+     * match the dimensionality of the dataset.
+     */
+    memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx));
+    ctx.indent_level = indentlevel;
+    ctx.need_prefix = 1;
+    f_space = H5Dget_space(dset);
+    ctx.ndims = H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims(f_space);
+
+    if ((size_t)ctx.ndims > NELMTS(sm_size))
+        return -1;
+
+    /* Assume entire data space to be printed */
+    if (ctx.ndims > 0)
+        for (i = 0; i < (hsize_t)ctx.ndims; i++)
+            ctx.p_min_idx[i] = 0;
+
+    H5Sget_simple_extent_dims(f_space, total_size, NULL);
+
+    if (ctx.ndims > 0) {
+        for (i = 0, p_nelmts = 1; i < (hsize_t)ctx.ndims; i++)
+            p_nelmts *= total_size[i];
+    } else {
+        p_nelmts = 1;
+    }
+ 
+    if (p_nelmts == 0) {
+        H5Sclose(f_space);
+        return 0; /*nothing to print*/
+    }
+
+    ctx.size_last_dim = total_size[ctx.ndims - 1];
+
+    /* Check if we have VL data in the dataset's datatype */
+    if(H5Tdetect_class(p_type,H5T_VLEN)==TRUE)
+        vl_data=TRUE;
+
+    /*
+     * Determine the strip mine size and allocate a buffer. The strip mine is
+     * a hyperslab whose size is manageable.
+     */
+    p_type_nbytes = H5Tget_size(p_type);
+
+    if (ctx.ndims > 0) {
+        for (i = ctx.ndims, sm_nbytes = p_type_nbytes; i > 0; --i) {
+            sm_size[i - 1] = MIN(total_size[i - 1], H5DUMP_BUFSIZE / sm_nbytes);
+            sm_nbytes *= sm_size[i - 1];
+            assert(sm_nbytes > 0);
+        }
+    } else {
+        sm_nbytes = p_type_nbytes;
+    }
+
+    assert(sm_nbytes == (hsize_t)((size_t)sm_nbytes)); /*check for overflow*/
+    sm_buf = malloc((size_t)sm_nbytes);
+    sm_nelmts = sm_nbytes / p_type_nbytes;
+    sm_space = H5Screate_simple(1, &sm_nelmts, NULL);
+
+    /* The stripmine loop */
+    memset(hs_offset, 0, sizeof hs_offset);
+    memset(zero, 0, sizeof zero);
+
+    for (elmtno = 0; elmtno < p_nelmts; elmtno += hs_nelmts) {
+        /* Calculate the hyperslab size */
+        if (ctx.ndims > 0) {
+            for (i = 0, hs_nelmts = 1; i < (hsize_t)ctx.ndims; i++) {
+                hs_size[i] = MIN(total_size[i] - hs_offset[i], sm_size[i]);
+                ctx.p_max_idx[i] = ctx.p_min_idx[i] + hs_size[i];
+                hs_nelmts *= hs_size[i];
+            }
+
+            H5Sselect_hyperslab(f_space, H5S_SELECT_SET, hs_offset, NULL,
+                                hs_size, NULL);
+            H5Sselect_hyperslab(sm_space, H5S_SELECT_SET, zero, NULL,
+                                &hs_nelmts, NULL);
+        } else {
+            H5Sselect_all(f_space);
+            H5Sselect_all(sm_space);
+            hs_nelmts = 1;
+        }
+
+        /* Read the data */
+        if (H5Dread(dset, p_type, sm_space, f_space, H5P_DEFAULT, sm_buf) < 0) {
+            H5Sclose(f_space);
+            H5Sclose(sm_space);
+            free(sm_buf);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        /* Print the data */
+        flags = (elmtno == 0) ? START_OF_DATA : 0;
+        flags |= ((elmtno + hs_nelmts) >= p_nelmts) ? END_OF_DATA : 0;
+        h5dump_simple_data(stream, info, dset, &ctx, flags, hs_nelmts,
+                               p_type, sm_buf);
+
+        /* Reclaim any VL memory, if necessary */
+        if(vl_data)
+            H5Dvlen_reclaim(p_type,sm_space,H5P_DEFAULT,sm_buf);
+
+        /* Calculate the next hyperslab offset */
+        for (i = ctx.ndims, carry = 1; i > 0 && carry; --i) {
+            ctx.p_min_idx[i - 1] = ctx.p_max_idx[i - 1];
+            hs_offset[i - 1] += hs_size[i - 1];
+
+            if (hs_offset[i - 1] == (hssize_t)total_size[i - 1])
+                hs_offset[i-1] = 0;
+            else
+                carry = 0;
+        }
+
+        ctx.continuation++;
+    }
+
+    /* Terminate the output */
+    if (ctx.cur_column) {
+        fputs(OPT(info->line_suf, ""), stream);
+        putc('\n', stream);
+        fputs(OPT(info->line_sep, ""), stream);
+    }
+
+    H5Sclose(sm_space);
+    H5Sclose(f_space);
+    free(sm_buf);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5dump_simple_mem
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Print some values from memory with a simple data space.
+ *		This is a special case of h5dump_mem().
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	-1
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Thursday, July 23, 1998
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+h5dump_simple_mem(FILE *stream, const h5dump_t *info, hid_t obj_id, hid_t type,
+		  hid_t space, void *mem, int indentlevel)
+{
+    hsize_t		i;			/*counters		*/
+    hsize_t		nelmts;			/*total selected elmts	*/
+    h5tools_context_t	ctx;			/*printing context	*/
+
+    /*
+     * Check that everything looks okay.  The dimensionality must not be too
+     * great and the dimensionality of the items selected for printing must
+     * match the dimensionality of the dataset.
+     */
+    memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx));
+    ctx.ndims = H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims(space);
+
+    if ((size_t)ctx.ndims > NELMTS(ctx.p_min_idx))
+        return -1;
+
+    ctx.indent_level = indentlevel;
+    ctx.need_prefix = 1;
+
+    /* Assume entire data space to be printed */
+    for (i = 0; i < (hsize_t)ctx.ndims; i++)
+        ctx.p_min_idx[i] = 0;
+
+    H5Sget_simple_extent_dims(space, ctx.p_max_idx, NULL);
+
+    for (i = 0, nelmts = 1; ctx.ndims != 0 && i < (hsize_t)ctx.ndims; i++)
+        nelmts *= ctx.p_max_idx[i] - ctx.p_min_idx[i];
+ 
+    if (nelmts == 0)
+        return 0; /*nothing to print*/
+
+    ctx.size_last_dim = ctx.p_max_idx[ctx.ndims - 1];
+
+    /* Print it */
+    h5dump_simple_data(stream, info, obj_id, &ctx,
+                       START_OF_DATA | END_OF_DATA, nelmts, type, mem);
+
+    /* Terminate the output */
+    if (ctx.cur_column) {
+        fputs(OPT(info->line_suf, ""), stream);
+        putc('\n', stream);
+        fputs(OPT(info->line_sep, ""), stream);
+    }
+ 
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5dump_fixtype
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Given a file data type choose a memory data type which is
+ *		appropriate for printing the data.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Memory data type
+ *
+ *		Failure:	FAIL
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Thursday, July 23, 1998
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * 		Robb Matzke, 1999-06-04
+ *		Added support for references.
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+hid_t
+h5dump_fixtype(hid_t f_type)
+{
+    hid_t   m_type = FAIL, f_memb;
+    hid_t  *memb = NULL;
+    char  **name = NULL;
+    int     nmembs = 0, i;
+    int     ndims;
+    hsize_t dim[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+    size_t  size, offset;
+    hid_t   array_base;
+    /* H5T_str_t strpad; */
+
+    size = H5Tget_size(f_type);
+
+    switch (H5Tget_class(f_type)) {
+    case H5T_INTEGER:
+	/*
+	 * Use the smallest native integer type of the same sign as the file
+	 * such that the memory type is at least as large as the file type.
+	 * If there is no memory type large enough then use the largest
+	 * memory type available.
+	 */
+	if (size <= sizeof(char)) {
+	    m_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR);
+	} else if (size <= sizeof(short)) {
+	    m_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
+	} else if (size <= sizeof(int)) {
+	    m_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+	} else if (size <= sizeof(long)) {
+	    m_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_LONG);
+	} else {
+	    m_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_LLONG);
+	}
+
+	H5Tset_sign(m_type, H5Tget_sign(f_type));
+	break;
+	
+    case H5T_FLOAT:
+	/*
+	 * Use the smallest native floating point type available such that
+	 * its size is at least as large as the file type.  If there is not
+	 * native type large enough then use the largest native type.
+	 */
+	if (size <= sizeof(float)) {
+	    m_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+	} else if (size <= sizeof(double)) {
+	    m_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
+	} else {
+	    m_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_LDOUBLE);
+	}
+
+	break;
+	
+    case H5T_STRING:
+	/*
+	 * This is needed because the function in dumputil.c is the case where
+	 * strDUAction == TRUE. if it is false we will do the original action
+	 * here.
+	 */
+	m_type = H5Tcopy(f_type);
+	H5Tset_cset(m_type, H5T_CSET_ASCII);
+	break;
+
+    case H5T_COMPOUND:
+	/*
+	 * We have to do this in two steps.  The first step scans the file
+	 * type and converts the members to native types and remembers all
+	 * their names and sizes, computing the size of the memory compound
+	 * type at the same time.  Then we create the memory compound type
+	 * and add the members.
+	 */
+	nmembs = H5Tget_nmembers(f_type);
+    assert(nmembs>0);
+	memb = calloc((size_t)nmembs, sizeof(hid_t));
+	name = calloc((size_t)nmembs, sizeof(char *));
+	
+	for (i = 0, size = 0; i < nmembs; i++) {
+	    /* Get the member type and fix it */
+	    f_memb = H5Tget_member_type(f_type, i);
+	    memb[i] = h5dump_fixtype(f_memb);
+	    H5Tclose(f_memb);
+
+	    if (memb[i] < 0)
+                goto done;
+
+	    /* Get the member name */
+	    name[i] = H5Tget_member_name(f_type, i);
+
+	    if (name[i] == NULL)
+                goto done;
+
+	    /*
+	     * Compute the new offset so each member is aligned on a byte
+	     * boundary which is the same as the member size.
+	     */
+	    size = ALIGN(size, H5Tget_size(memb[i])) + H5Tget_size(memb[i]);
+	}
+
+	m_type = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, size);
+
+	for (i = 0, offset = 0; i < nmembs; i++) {
+            if (offset)
+                offset = ALIGN(offset, H5Tget_size(memb[i]));
+
+	    H5Tinsert(m_type, name[i], offset, memb[i]);
+	    offset += H5Tget_size(memb[i]);
+	}
+
+	break;
+
+    case H5T_ARRAY:
+        /* Get the array information */
+        ndims = H5Tget_array_ndims(f_type);
+        H5Tget_array_dims(f_type, dim, NULL);
+
+        /* Get the array's base type and convert it to the printable version */
+        f_memb = H5Tget_super(f_type);
+        array_base = h5dump_fixtype(f_memb);
+
+        /* Copy the array */
+        m_type = H5Tarray_create(array_base, ndims, dim, NULL);
+
+        /* Close the temporary datatypes */
+        H5Tclose(array_base);
+        H5Tclose(f_memb);
+        break;
+
+    case H5T_VLEN:
+        /* Get the VL sequence's base type and convert it to the printable version */
+        f_memb = H5Tget_super(f_type);
+        array_base = h5dump_fixtype(f_memb);
+
+        /* Copy the VL type */
+        m_type = H5Tvlen_create(array_base);
+
+        /* Close the temporary datatypes */
+        H5Tclose(array_base);
+        H5Tclose(f_memb);
+        break;
+
+    case H5T_ENUM:
+    case H5T_REFERENCE:
+    case H5T_OPAQUE:
+	/* Same as file type */
+	m_type = H5Tcopy(f_type);
+	break;
+
+    case H5T_BITFIELD:
+	/*
+	 * Same as the file except the offset is set to zero and the byte
+	 * order is set to little endian.
+	 */
+	m_type = H5Tcopy(f_type);
+	H5Tset_offset(m_type, 0);
+	H5Tset_order(m_type, H5T_ORDER_LE);
+	break;
+
+    case H5T_TIME:
+	/*
+	 * These type classes are not implemented yet.
+	 */
+	break;
+
+    default:
+	/* What the heck? */
+	break;
+    }
+
+ done:
+    /* Clean up temp buffers */
+    if (memb && name) {
+        register int j;
+
+        for (j = 0; j < nmembs; j++) {
+            if (memb[j] >= 0)
+                H5Tclose(memb[j]);
+
+            if (name[j])
+                free(name[j]);
+        }
+
+        free(memb);
+        free(name);
+    }
+    
+    return m_type;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5dump_dset
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Print some values from a dataset DSET to the file STREAM
+ *		after converting all types to P_TYPE (which should be a
+ *		native type).  If P_TYPE is a negative value then it will be
+ *		computed from the dataset type using only native types.
+ *
+ * Note:	This function is intended only for datasets since it does
+ *		some things like strip mining which are unnecessary for
+ *		smaller objects such as attributes. The easiest way to print
+ *		small objects is to read the object into memory and call
+ *		h5dump_mem().
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	-1
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Thursday, July 23, 1998
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * 		Robb Matzke, 1999-06-07
+ *		If info->raw is set then the memory datatype will be the same
+ *		as the file datatype.
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+h5dump_dset(FILE *stream, const h5dump_t *info, hid_t dset, hid_t _p_type,
+            int indentlevel)
+{
+    hid_t     f_space;
+    hid_t     p_type = _p_type;
+    hid_t     f_type;
+    int       status = -1;
+    h5dump_t  info_dflt;
+
+    /* Use default values */
+    if (!stream)
+        stream = stdout;
+
+    if (!info) {
+        memset(&info_dflt, 0, sizeof info_dflt);
+        info = &info_dflt;
+    }
+
+    if (p_type < 0) {
+        f_type = H5Dget_type(dset);
+
+        if (info->raw)
+            p_type = H5Tcopy(f_type);
+        else
+            p_type = h5dump_fixtype(f_type);
+
+        H5Tclose(f_type);
+
+        if (p_type < 0)
+            goto done;
+    }
+
+    /* Check the data space */
+    f_space = H5Dget_space(dset);
+
+    /* Print the data */
+    if (H5Sis_simple(f_space) > 0) {
+        status = h5dump_simple_dset(rawdatastream, info, dset, p_type,
+                            indentlevel);
+    }
+
+    /* Close the dataspace */
+    H5Sclose(f_space);
+
+done:
+    if (p_type != _p_type)
+        H5Tclose(p_type);
+
+    return status;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5dump_mem
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Displays the data contained in MEM. MEM must have the
+ *		specified data TYPE and SPACE.  Currently only simple data
+ *		spaces are allowed and only the `all' selection.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	-1
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Wednesday, January 20, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+h5dump_mem(FILE *stream, const h5dump_t *info, hid_t obj_id, hid_t type, hid_t space,
+	   void *mem,int indentlevel)
+{
+    h5dump_t    info_dflt;
+    
+    /* Use default values */
+    if (!stream)
+	stream = stdout;
+
+    if (!info) {
+	memset(&info_dflt, 0, sizeof info_dflt);
+	info = &info_dflt;
+    }
+
+    /* Check the data space */
+    if (H5Sis_simple(space) <= 0)
+	return -1;
+
+    return h5dump_simple_mem(stream, info, obj_id, type, space, mem, indentlevel);
+}
+
+/************************************************************************* 
+
+                           from h5dumputil.c
+
+ *************************************************************************/
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    indentation
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Print spaces for indentation
+ *
+ * Return:      void
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Ruey-Hsia Li
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void indentation(int x)
+{
+    if (x < nCols) {
+        while (x-- > 0)
+            printf(" ");
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error: the indentation exceeds the number of cols.\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    print_version
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Print the program name and the version information which is
+ *		defined the same as the HDF5 library version.
+ *
+ * Return:      void
+ *
+ * Programmer:  unknown
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+print_version(const char *progname)
+{
+    printf("%s: Version %u.%u.%u%s%s\n",
+           progname, H5_VERS_MAJOR, H5_VERS_MINOR, H5_VERS_RELEASE,
+           H5_VERS_SUBRELEASE[0] ? "-" : "", H5_VERS_SUBRELEASE);
+}
+
+/*
+ *
+ * THE FUNCTIONS BELOW ARE FROM THE H5FINSHD.C FILE
+ *
+ */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    init_table
+ *
+ * Purpose:     allocate and initialize tables for shared groups, datasets, 
+ *              and committed types
+ *
+ * Return:      void
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Ruey-Hsia Li
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+init_table(table_t** temp)
+{
+    int i;
+    table_t *table = malloc(sizeof(table_t));
+
+    table->size = 20;
+    table->nobjs = 0;
+    table->objs = malloc(table->size * sizeof(obj_t));
+
+    for (i = 0; i < table->size; i++) {
+        table->objs[i].objno[0] = table->objs[i].objno[1] = 0;
+        table->objs[i].displayed = 0;
+        table->objs[i].recorded = 0;
+        table->objs[i].objflag = 0;
+    }
+
+    *temp = table;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    init_prefix
+ *
+ * Purpose:     allocate and initialize prefix
+ *
+ * Return:      void
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+init_prefix(char **prefix, int prefix_len)
+{
+    assert(prefix_len > 0);
+    *prefix = calloc((size_t)prefix_len, 1);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    free_table
+ *
+ * Purpose:     free tables for shared groups, datasets, 
+ *              and committed types
+ *
+ * Return:      void
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Paul Harten
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+free_table(table_t **table)
+{
+    HDfree((*table)->objs);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    search_obj
+ *
+ * Purpose:     search the object specified by objno in the table
+ *
+ * Return:      an integer, the location of the object
+ *              -1   if object is not found
+ *
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Ruey-Hsia Li
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int 
+search_obj(table_t *table, unsigned long *objno)
+{
+    register int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < table->nobjs; i++)
+        if (table->objs[i].objno[0] == *objno && table->objs[i].objno[1] == *(objno + 1))
+	    return i;
+  
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    add_obj
+ *
+ * Purpose:     add a shared object to the table
+ *              realloc the table if necessary
+ *
+ * Return:      void
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Ruey-Hsia Li
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void
+add_obj(table_t *table, unsigned long *objno, char *objname)
+{
+    register int i;
+
+    if (table->nobjs == table->size) {
+        table->size *= 2;
+        table->objs = realloc(table->objs, table->size*sizeof(obj_t));
+
+        for (i = table->nobjs; i < table->size; i++) {
+            table->objs[i].objno[0] = table->objs[i].objno[1] = 0;
+            table->objs[i].displayed = 0;
+            table->objs[i].recorded = 0;
+            table->objs[i].objflag = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    i = table->nobjs++;
+    table->objs[i].objno[0] = *objno;
+    table->objs[i].objno[1] = *(objno + 1);
+    strcpy(table->objs[i].objname, objname);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:   Find_objs 
+ *
+ * Purpose:    Find objects, committed types and store them in tables
+ *
+ * Return:      Success:        SUCCEED
+ *
+ *              Failure:        FAIL
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Ruey-Hsia Li
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+herr_t
+find_objs(hid_t group, const char *name, void *op_data)
+{
+    hid_t obj, type;
+    H5G_stat_t statbuf;
+    char *tmp;
+    find_objs_t *info = (find_objs_t*)op_data;
+    register int i;
+
+    if (info->threshold > 1)
+        /*will get an infinite loop if greater than 1*/
+        return FAIL;
+
+    H5Gget_objinfo(group, name, TRUE, &statbuf);
+
+    tmp = malloc(strlen(info->prefix) + strlen(name) + 2);
+    strcpy(tmp, info->prefix); 
+
+    switch (statbuf.type) {
+    case H5G_GROUP:
+        if ((obj = H5Gopen(group, name)) >= 0) {
+            if (info->prefix_len < (int)(strlen(info->prefix) + strlen(name) + 2)) {
+                info->prefix_len *= 2;
+                info->prefix = realloc(info->prefix,
+                                       info->prefix_len * sizeof(char));
+            }
+
+            strcat(strcat(info->prefix,"/"), name);
+
+            if (statbuf.nlink > info->threshold) {
+                if (search_obj(info->group_table,  statbuf.objno) < 0) {
+                    add_obj(info->group_table, statbuf.objno, info->prefix); 
+                    H5Giterate(obj, ".", NULL, find_objs, (void *)info);
+                }
+            } else {
+                H5Giterate (obj, ".", NULL, find_objs, (void *)info);
+	    }
+
+            strcpy(info->prefix, tmp);
+            H5Gclose (obj);
+        } else {
+            info->status = 1;
+	}
+
+        break;
+
+    case H5G_DATASET:
+        strcat(tmp,"/");
+        strcat(tmp,name); /* absolute name of the data set */
+
+        if (statbuf.nlink > info->threshold  &&
+			search_obj(info->dset_table, statbuf.objno) < 0)
+            add_obj(info->dset_table, statbuf.objno, tmp);
+
+        if ((obj = H5Dopen (group, name)) >= 0) {              
+            type = H5Dget_type(obj);
+
+            if (H5Tcommitted(type) > 0) {
+                H5Gget_objinfo(type, ".", TRUE, &statbuf);
+
+                if (search_obj (info->type_table, statbuf.objno) < 0) {
+                    add_obj(info->type_table, statbuf.objno, tmp);
+                    info->type_table->objs[info->type_table->nobjs - 1].objflag = 0;
+                }
+            }
+
+            H5Tclose(type);
+            H5Dclose (obj);
+        } else {
+            info->status = 1;
+	}
+            
+        break;
+
+    case H5G_TYPE:
+        strcat(tmp,"/");
+        strcat(tmp,name); /* absolute name of the type */
+        i = search_obj(info->type_table, statbuf.objno);
+
+        if (i < 0) {
+            add_obj(info->type_table, statbuf.objno, tmp) ;
+
+            /* named data type */
+            info->type_table->objs[info->type_table->nobjs-1].recorded = 1;
+
+            /* named data type */
+            info->type_table->objs[info->type_table->nobjs-1].objflag = 1;
+        } else {
+            strcpy (info->type_table->objs[i].objname, tmp);
+            info->type_table->objs[i].recorded = 1; 
+
+            /* named data type */  
+            info->type_table->objs[info->type_table->nobjs-1].objflag = 1;
+        }
+
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    free(tmp);
+    return SUCCEED;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    dump_tables
+ *
+ * Purpose:     display the contents of tables for debugging purposes
+ *
+ * Return:      void
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Ruey-Hsia Li
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void 
+dump_table(char* tablename, table_t *table)
+{
+    register int i;
+
+    printf("%s: # of entries = %d\n", tablename,table->nobjs);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < table->nobjs; i++)
+        printf("%lu %lu %s %d\n", table->objs[i].objno[0],
+               table->objs[i].objno[1],
+               table->objs[i].objname,
+               table->objs[i].objflag);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:   get_table_idx
+ *
+ * Purpose:    Determine if objects are in a link loop
+ *
+ * Return:      Success:        table index of object detected to be in loop
+ *
+ *              Failure:        FAIL
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Paul Harten
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+get_table_idx(table_t *table, unsigned long *objno)
+{
+    return search_obj(table, objno);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:   Get table flag setting
+ *
+ * Purpose:    Keep the structures and variables used private to
+ *             this file.
+ *
+ * Return:      Success:        Boolean setting of the i'th element of the
+ *                              object table flag
+ *
+ *              Failure:        FAIL
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Paul Harten
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+get_tableflag(table_t *table, int idx)
+{
+    return table->objs[idx].objflag;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:   Set table flag setting
+ *
+ * Purpose:    Keep the structures and variables used private to
+ *             this file.
+ *
+ * Return:      Success:        Boolean setting of the i'th element of the
+ *                              object table flag
+ *
+ *              Failure:        FAIL
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Paul Harten
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+set_tableflag(table_t *table, int idx)
+{
+    table->objs[idx].objflag = TRUE;
+    return SUCCEED;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    get_objectname
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Get name of i'th object in table
+ *
+ * Return:      Success:       strdup() of object name character string
+ *
+ *              Failure:       NULL
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Paul Harten
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+char *
+get_objectname(table_t *table, int idx)
+{
+    return strdup(table->objs[idx].objname);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    h5dump_fopen
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Attempts to open a file with various VFL drivers.
+ *
+ * Return:      Success:        a file id for the opened file. If
+ *                              DRIVERNAME is non-null then the first
+ *                              DRIVERNAME_SIZE-1 characters of the driver
+ *                              name are copied into the DRIVERNAME array
+ *                              and null terminated.
+ *
+ *              Failure:        -1. If DRIVERNAME is non-null then the
+ *                              first byte is set to the null terminator.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *              Robb Matzke, 2000-06-23
+ *              We only have to initialize driver[] on the first call,
+ *              thereby preventing memory leaks from repeated calls to
+ *              H5Pcreate().
+ *
+ *              Robb Matzke, 2000-06-23
+ *              Added DRIVERNAME_SIZE arg to prevent overflows when
+ *              writing to DRIVERNAME.
+ *
+ *              Robb Matzke, 2000-06-23
+ *              Added test to prevent coredump when the file could not be
+ *              opened by any driver.
+ *
+ *              Robb Matzke, 2000-06-23
+ *              Changed name from H5ToolsFopen() so it jives better with
+ *              the names we already have at the top of this source file.
+ *
+ *              Thomas Radke, 2000-09-12
+ *              Added Stream VFD to the driver[] array.
+ *
+ *              Bill Wendling, 2001-01-10
+ *              Changed macro behavior so that if we have a version other
+ *              than 1.2.x (i.e., > 1.2), then we do the drivers check.
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+hid_t
+h5dump_fopen(const char *fname, char *drivername, size_t drivername_size)
+{
+    static struct {
+        const char	*name;
+        hid_t		fapl;
+    } driver[16];
+    static int          ndrivers = 0;
+    hid_t               fid = -1;
+#ifndef VERSION12
+    hid_t               fapl = H5P_DEFAULT;
+#endif  /* !VERSION12 */
+    int                 drivernum;
+
+    if (!ndrivers) {
+        /* Build a list of file access property lists which we should try
+         * when opening the file.  Eventually we'd like some way for the
+         * user to augment/replace this list interactively. */
+        driver[ndrivers].name = "sec2";
+        driver[ndrivers].fapl = H5P_DEFAULT;
+        ndrivers++;
+        
+#ifndef VERSION12
+        driver[ndrivers].name = "family";
+        driver[ndrivers].fapl = fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+        H5Pset_fapl_family(fapl, (hsize_t)0, H5P_DEFAULT);
+        ndrivers++;
+
+        driver[ndrivers].name = "split";
+        driver[ndrivers].fapl = fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+        H5Pset_fapl_split(fapl, "-m.h5", H5P_DEFAULT, "-r.h5", H5P_DEFAULT);
+        ndrivers++;
+
+        driver[ndrivers].name = "multi";
+        driver[ndrivers].fapl = fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+        H5Pset_fapl_multi(fapl, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
+        ndrivers++;
+
+#ifdef H5_HAVE_STREAM
+        driver[ndrivers].name = "stream";
+        driver[ndrivers].fapl = fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+        H5Pset_fapl_stream(fapl, NULL);
+        ndrivers++;
+#endif	/* H5_HAVE_STREAM */
+#endif	/* !VERSION12 */
+    }
+
+    /* Try to open the file using each of the drivers */
+    for (drivernum = 0; drivernum < ndrivers; drivernum++) {
+        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+            fid = H5Fopen(fname, H5F_ACC_RDONLY, driver[drivernum].fapl);
+        } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+        if (fid >= 0)
+	    break;
+    }
+
+    /* Save the driver name */
+    if (drivername && drivername_size){
+        if (fid >= 0) {
+            strncpy(drivername, driver[drivernum].name, drivername_size);
+            drivername[drivername_size - 1] = '\0';
+        } else {
+            drivername[0] = '\0'; /*no file opened*/
+        }
+    }
+
+    return fid;
+}
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools.h b/tools/lib/h5tools.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d04539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools.h
@@ -0,0 +1,517 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2001 National Center for Supercomputing Applications
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Robb Matzke <matzke@llnl.gov>
+ *              Thursday, July 23, 1998
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Support functions for the various tools.
+ */
+#ifndef H5TOOLS_H__
+#define H5TOOLS_H__
+
+#include "hdf5.h"
+
+#if H5_VERS_MAJOR == 1 && H5_VERS_MINOR == 2
+#define VERSION12
+#endif	/* H5_VERS_MAJOR == 1 && H5_VERS_MINOR == 2 */
+
+#define ESCAPE_HTML     1
+
+#define OPT(X,S)		((X) ? (X) : (S))
+
+/*
+ * Information about how to format output.
+ */
+typedef struct h5dump_t {
+    /*
+     * Fields associated with formatting numeric data.  If a datatype matches
+     * multiple formats based on its size, then the first applicable format
+     * from this list is used. However, if `raw' is non-zero then dump all
+     * data in hexadecimal format without translating from what appears on
+     * disk.
+     *
+     *   raw:        If set then print all data as hexadecimal without
+     *               performing any conversion from disk.
+     *
+     *   fmt_raw:    The printf() format for each byte of raw data. The
+     *               default is `%02x'.
+     *
+     *   fmt_int:    The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `int'. The default is `%d'.
+     *
+     *   fmt_uint:   The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `unsigned'. The default is `%u'.
+     *
+     *   fmt_schar:  The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `signed char'. The default is `%d'. This format is
+     *               used ony if the `ascii' field is zero.
+     *
+     *   fmt_uchar:  The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `unsigned char'. The default is `%u'. This format
+     *               is used only if the `ascii' field is zero.
+     *   
+     *   fmt_short:  The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `short'. The default is `%d'.
+     *
+     *   fmt_ushort: The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `unsigned short'. The default is `%u'.
+     *
+     *   fmt_long:   The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `long'. The default is `%ld'.
+     *
+     *   fmt_ulong:  The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `unsigned long'. The default is `%lu'.
+     *
+     *   fmt_llong:  The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `long long'. The default depends on what printf()
+     *               format is available to print this datatype.
+     *
+     *   fmt_ullong: The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `unsigned long long'. The default depends on what
+     *               printf() format is available to print this datatype.
+     *
+     *   fmt_double: The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `double'. The default is `%g'.
+     * 
+     *   fmt_float:  The printf() format to use when rendering data which is
+     *               typed `float'. The default is `%g'.
+     *
+     *   ascii:      If set then print 1-byte integer values as an ASCII
+     *               character (no quotes).  If the character is one of the
+     *               standard C escapes then print the escaped version.  If
+     *               the character is unprintable then print a 3-digit octal
+     *               escape.  If `ascii' is zero then then 1-byte integers are
+     *               printed as numeric values.  The default is zero.
+     *
+     *   str_locale: Determines how strings are printed. If zero then strings
+     *               are printed like in C except. If set to ESCAPE_HTML then
+     *               strings are printed using HTML encoding where each
+     *               character not in the class [a-zA-Z0-9] is substituted
+     *               with `%XX' where `X' is a hexadecimal digit.
+     *
+     *   str_repeat: If set to non-zero then any character value repeated N
+     *               or more times is printed as 'C'*N
+     *
+     * Numeric data is also subject to the formats for individual elements.
+     */
+    hbool_t     raw;
+    const char  *fmt_raw;
+    const char  *fmt_int;
+    const char  *fmt_uint;
+    const char  *fmt_schar;
+    const char  *fmt_uchar;
+    const char  *fmt_short;
+    const char  *fmt_ushort;
+    const char  *fmt_long;
+    const char  *fmt_ulong;
+    const char  *fmt_llong;
+    const char  *fmt_ullong;
+    const char  *fmt_double;
+    const char  *fmt_float;
+    int         ascii;
+    int         str_locale;
+    int         str_repeat;
+
+    /*
+     * Fields associated with compound array members.
+     *
+     *   pre:       A string to print at the beginning of each array. The
+     *              default value is the left square bracket `['.
+     *
+     *   sep:       A string to print between array values.  The default
+     *              value is a ",\001" ("\001" indicates an optional line
+     *              break).
+     *
+     *   suf:       A string to print at the end of each array.  The default
+     *              value is a right square bracket `]'.
+     *
+     *   linebreaks: a boolean value to determine if we want to break the line
+     *               after each row of an array.
+     */
+    const char  *arr_pre;
+    const char  *arr_sep;
+    const char  *arr_suf;
+    int         arr_linebreak;
+    
+    /*
+     * Fields associated with compound data types.
+     *
+     *   name:      How the name of the struct member is printed in the
+     *              values. By default the name is not printed, but a
+     *              reasonable setting might be "%s=" which prints the name
+     *              followed by an equal sign and then the value.
+     *
+     *   sep:       A string that separates one member from another.  The
+     *              default is ", \001" (the \001 indicates an optional
+     *              line break to allow structs to span multiple lines of
+     *              output).
+     *
+     *   pre:       A string to print at the beginning of a compound type.
+     *              The default is a left curly brace.
+     *
+     *   suf:       A string to print at the end of each compound type.  The
+     *              default is  right curly brace.
+     *              
+     *   end:       a string to print after we reach the last element of 
+     *              each compound type. prints out before the suf.
+     */
+    const char  *cmpd_name;
+    const char  *cmpd_sep;
+    const char  *cmpd_pre;
+    const char  *cmpd_suf;
+    const char  *cmpd_end;
+
+    /*
+     * Fields associated with vlen data types.
+     *
+     *   sep:       A string that separates one member from another.  The
+     *              default is ", \001" (the \001 indicates an optional
+     *              line break to allow structs to span multiple lines of
+     *              output).
+     *
+     *   pre:       A string to print at the beginning of a vlen type.
+     *              The default is a left parentheses.
+     *
+     *   suf:       A string to print at the end of each vlen type.  The
+     *              default is a right parentheses.
+     *              
+     *   end:       a string to print after we reach the last element of 
+     *              each compound type. prints out before the suf.
+     */
+    const char  *vlen_sep;
+    const char  *vlen_pre;
+    const char  *vlen_suf;
+    const char  *vlen_end;
+
+    /*
+     * Fields associated with the individual elements.
+     *
+     *   fmt:       A printf(3c) format to use to print the value string
+     *              after it has been rendered.  The default is "%s".
+     *
+     *   suf1:      This string is appended to elements which are followed by
+     *              another element whether the following element is on the
+     *              same line or the next line.  The default is a comma.
+     *
+     *   suf2:      This string is appended (after `suf1') to elements which
+     *              are followed on the same line by another element.  The
+     *              default is a single space.
+     */
+    const char  *elmt_fmt;
+    const char  *elmt_suf1;
+    const char  *elmt_suf2;
+    
+    /*
+     * Fields associated with the index values printed at the left edge of
+     * each line of output.
+     *
+     *   n_fmt:     Each index value is printed according to this printf(3c)
+     *              format string which should include a format for a long
+     *              integer.  The default is "%lu".
+     *
+     *   sep:       Each integer in the index list will be separated from the
+     *              others by this string, which defaults to a comma.
+     *
+     *   fmt:       After the index values are formated individually and
+     *              separated from one another by some string, the entire
+     *              resulting string will be formated according to this
+     *              printf(3c) format which should include a format for a
+     *              character string.  The default is "%s".
+     */
+    const char  *idx_n_fmt;             /*index number format           */
+    const char  *idx_sep;               /*separator between numbers     */
+    const char  *idx_fmt;               /*entire index format           */
+    
+    /*
+     * Fields associated with entire lines.
+     *
+     *   ncols:     Number of columns per line defaults to 80.
+     *
+     *   per_line:  If this field has a positive value then every Nth element
+     *              will be printed at the beginning of a line.
+     *
+     *   pre:       Each line of output contains an optional prefix area
+     *              before the data. This area can contain the index for the
+     *              first datum (represented by `%s') as well as other
+     *              constant text.  The default value is `%s'.
+     *
+     *   1st:       This is the format to print at the beginning of the first
+     *              line of output. The default value is the current value of
+     *              `pre' described above.
+     *
+     *   cont:      This is the format to print at the beginning of each line
+     *              which was continued because the line was split onto
+     *              multiple lines. This often happens with compound
+     *              data which is longer than one line of output. The default
+     *              value is the current value of the `pre' field
+     *              described above.
+     *
+     *   suf:       This character string will be appended to each line of
+     *              output.  It should not contain line feeds.  The default
+     *              is the empty string.
+     *   
+     *   sep:       A character string to be printed after every line feed
+     *              defaulting to the empty string.  It should end with a
+     *              line feed.
+     *
+     *   multi_new: Indicates the algorithm to use when data elements tend to
+     *              occupy more than one line of output. The possible values
+     *              are (zero is the default):
+     *
+     *              0:  No consideration. Each new element is printed
+     *                  beginning where the previous element ended.
+     *
+     *              1:  Print the current element beginning where the
+     *                  previous element left off. But if that would result
+     *                  in the element occupying more than one line and it
+     *                  would only occupy one line if it started at the
+     *                  beginning of a line, then it is printed at the
+     *                  beginning of the next line.
+     *
+     *   multi_new: If an element is continued onto additional lines then
+     *              should the following element begin on the next line? The
+     *              default is to start the next element on the same line
+     *              unless it wouldn't fit.
+     *              
+     * indentlevel: a string that shows how far to indent if extra spacing
+     *              is needed. dumper uses it.
+     */
+    int         line_ncols;             /*columns of output             */
+    size_t      line_per_line;          /*max elements per line         */
+    const char  *line_pre;              /*prefix at front of each line  */
+    const char  *line_1st;              /*alternate pre. on first line  */
+    const char  *line_cont;             /*alternate pre. on continuation*/
+    const char  *line_suf;              /*string to append to each line */
+    const char  *line_sep;              /*separates lines               */
+    int         line_multi_new;         /*split multi-line outputs?     */
+    const char  *line_indent;           /*for extra identation if we need it*/
+
+    /*used to skip the first set of checks for line length*/
+    int skip_first;
+
+    /*flag used to hide or show the file number for obj refs*/
+    int obj_hidefileno;
+
+    /*string used to format the output for the obje refs*/
+    const char *obj_format;
+
+    /*flag used to hide or show the file number for dataset regions*/
+    int dset_hidefileno;
+
+    /*string used to format the output for the dataset regions*/
+    const char *dset_format;
+
+    const char *dset_blockformat_pre;
+    const char *dset_ptformat_pre;
+    const char *dset_ptformat;
+
+} h5dump_t;
+
+
+typedef struct dump_header{
+    const char *name;
+    const char *filebegin;
+    const char *fileend;
+    const char *bootblockbegin;
+    const char *bootblockend;
+    const char *groupbegin;
+    const char *groupend;
+    const char *datasetbegin;
+    const char *datasetend;
+    const char *attributebegin;
+    const char *attributeend;
+    const char *datatypebegin;
+    const char *datatypeend;
+    const char *dataspacebegin;
+    const char *dataspaceend;
+    const char *databegin;
+    const char *dataend;
+    const char *softlinkbegin;
+    const char *softlinkend;
+
+    const char *fileblockbegin;
+    const char *fileblockend;
+    const char *bootblockblockbegin;
+    const char *bootblockblockend;
+    const char *groupblockbegin;
+    const char *groupblockend;
+    const char *datasetblockbegin;
+    const char *datasetblockend;
+    const char *attributeblockbegin;
+    const char *attributeblockend;
+    const char *datatypeblockbegin;
+    const char *datatypeblockend;
+    const char *dataspaceblockbegin;
+    const char *dataspaceblockend;
+    const char *datablockbegin;
+    const char *datablockend;
+    const char *softlinkblockbegin;
+    const char *softlinkblockend;
+    const char *strblockbegin;
+    const char *strblockend;
+    const char *enumblockbegin;
+    const char *enumblockend;
+    const char *structblockbegin;
+    const char *structblockend;
+    const char *vlenblockbegin;
+    const char *vlenblockend;
+
+    const char *dataspacedescriptionbegin;
+    const char *dataspacedescriptionend;
+    const char *dataspacedimbegin;
+    const char *dataspacedimend;
+
+} dump_header;
+
+/*
+ * begin get_option section
+ */
+extern int         opt_err;     /* getoption prints errors if this is on    */
+extern int         opt_ind;     /* token pointer                            */
+extern const char *opt_arg;     /* flag argument (or value)                 */
+
+enum {
+    no_arg = 0,         /* doesn't take an argument     */
+    require_arg,        /* requires an argument	        */
+    optional_arg        /* argument is optional         */
+};
+
+/*
+ * get_option determines which options are specified on the command line and
+ * returns a pointer to any arguments possibly associated with the option in
+ * the ``opt_arg'' variable. get_option returns the shortname equivalent of
+ * the option. The long options are specified in the following way:
+ *
+ * struct long_options foo[] = {
+ * 	{ "filename", require_arg, 'f' },
+ * 	{ "append", no_arg, 'a' },
+ * 	{ "width", require_arg, 'w' },
+ * 	{ NULL, 0, 0 }
+ * };
+ *
+ * Long named options can have arguments specified as either:
+ *
+ * 	``--param=arg'' or ``--param arg''
+ *
+ * Short named options can have arguments specified as either:
+ *
+ * 	``-w80'' or ``-w 80''
+ *
+ * and can have more than one short named option specified at one time:
+ *
+ * 	-aw80
+ * 
+ * in which case those options which expect an argument need to come at the
+ * end.
+ */
+typedef struct long_options {
+    const char  *name;          /* name of the long option              */
+    int          has_arg;       /* whether we should look for an arg    */
+    char         shortval;      /* the shortname equivalent of long arg
+                                 * this gets returned from get_option   */
+} long_options;
+
+extern int    get_option(int argc, const char **argv, const char *opt,
+                         const struct long_options *l_opt);
+/*
+ * end get_option section
+ */
+
+extern hid_t  h5dump_fixtype(hid_t f_type);
+extern int    h5dump_dset(FILE *stream, const h5dump_t *info, hid_t dset,
+                          hid_t p_typ, int indentlevel);
+extern int    h5dump_mem(FILE *stream, const h5dump_t *info, hid_t obj_id,
+                         hid_t type, hid_t space, void *mem, int indentlevel);
+extern hid_t  h5dump_fopen(const char *fname, char *drivername, size_t drivername_len);
+
+
+/*if we get a new program that needs to use the library add its name here*/
+typedef enum {
+    UNKNOWN = 0,
+    H5LS,
+    H5DUMP
+} ProgType;
+
+/*struct taken from the dumper. needed in table struct*/
+typedef struct obj_t {
+    unsigned long objno[2];
+    char objname[1024];
+    int displayed;
+    int recorded;
+    int objflag;
+} obj_t;
+
+/*struct for the tables that the find_objs function uses*/
+typedef struct table_t {
+    int size;
+    int nobjs;
+    obj_t *objs;
+} table_t;
+
+/*this struct stores the information that is passed to the find_objs function*/
+typedef struct find_objs_t {
+    int prefix_len; 
+    char *prefix;
+    unsigned int threshold; /* should be 0 or 1 */
+    table_t *group_table;
+    table_t *type_table;
+    table_t *dset_table;
+    int status;
+} find_objs_t;
+
+extern herr_t  find_objs(hid_t group, const char *name, void *op_data);
+extern int     search_obj (table_t *temp, unsigned long *);
+extern void    init_table(table_t **temp);
+extern void    init_prefix(char **temp, int);
+
+/* taken from h5dump.h */
+#define ATTRIBUTE_DATA  0
+#define DATASET_DATA    1
+#define ENUM_DATA       2
+
+#define COL             3
+
+extern int     indent;              /*how far in to indent the line         */
+extern int     nCols;               /*max number of columns for outputting  */
+extern FILE   *rawdatastream;       /*output stream for raw data            */
+
+extern void    indentation(int);
+
+/* taken from h5dump.h*/
+#define BOOT_BLOCK      "BOOT_BLOCK"
+#define GROUPNAME       "GROUP"
+#define DATASET         "DATASET"
+#define ATTRIBUTE       "ATTRIBUTE"
+#define DATATYPE        "DATATYPE"
+#define DATASPACE       "DATASPACE"
+#define DATA            "DATA"
+#define SCALAR          "SCALAR"
+#define SIMPLE          "SIMPLE"
+#define COMPLEX         "COMPLEX"
+#define STORAGELAYOUT   "STORAGELAYOUT"
+#define COMPRESSION     "COMPRESSION"
+#define EXTERNAL        "EXTERNAL"
+#define SOFTLINK        "SOFTLINK"
+#define HARDLINK        "HARDLINK"
+#define NLINK           "NLINK"
+#define FILENO          "FILENO"
+#define OBJNO           "OBJNO"
+#define STRSIZE         "STRSIZE"
+#define STRPAD          "STRPAD"
+#define CSET            "CSET"
+#define CTYPE           "CTYPE"
+#define CONCATENATOR    "//"
+#define DATASET         "DATASET"
+#define OBJID           "OBJECTID"
+#define BEGIN           "{"
+#define END             "}"
+
+/* Definitions of useful routines */
+extern void     print_version(const char *progname);
+extern void     h5tools_init(void);
+extern void     h5tools_close(void);
+extern void     error_msg(const char *progname, const char *fmt, ...);
+extern void     warn_msg(const char *progname, const char *fmt, ...);
+
+#endif	/* H5TOOLS_H__ */
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fd6f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2001 National Center for Supercomputing Applications
+ *                    All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Bill Wendling <wendling@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
+ *              Monday, 19. February 2001
+ *
+ * Purpose: These are string functions for us to use and abuse.
+ */
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "h5tools.h"            /*for h5dump_t structure    */
+#include "h5tools_str.h"        /*function prototypes       */
+
+/* Variable length string datatype */
+#define STR_INIT_LEN    4096    /*initial length            */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_str_close
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Closes a string by releasing it's memory and setting the size
+ *		information to zero.
+ *
+ * Return:	void
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, April 26, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+h5tools_str_close(h5tools_str_t *str)
+{
+    if (str && str->nalloc) {
+        free(str->s);
+        memset(str, 0, sizeof(h5tools_str_t));
+    }
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_str_len
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Returns the length of the string, not counting the null
+ *		terminator.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Length of string
+ *
+ *		Failure:	0
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, April 26, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+size_t
+h5tools_str_len(h5tools_str_t *str)
+{
+    return str->len;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_str_append
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Formats variable arguments according to printf() format
+ *		string and appends the result to variable length string STR.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Pointer to buffer containing result.
+ *
+ *		Failure:	NULL
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, April 26, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+char *
+h5tools_str_append(h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+
+    /* Make sure we have some memory into which to print */
+    if (!str->s || str->nalloc <= 0) {
+	str->nalloc = STR_INIT_LEN;
+	str->s = malloc(str->nalloc);
+	assert(str->s);
+	str->s[0] = '\0';
+	str->len = 0;
+    }
+
+    while (1) {
+	size_t avail = str->nalloc - str->len;
+	size_t nchars = (size_t)vsnprintf(str->s + str->len, avail, fmt, ap);
+
+	if (nchars < avail) {
+	    /* success */
+	    str->len += nchars;
+	    break;
+	}
+	
+	/* Try again with twice as much space */
+	str->nalloc *= 2;
+	str->s = realloc(str->s, str->nalloc);
+	assert(str->s);
+    }
+
+    va_end(ap);
+    return str->s;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_str_reset
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Reset the string to the empty value. If no memory is
+ *		allocated yet then initialize the h5tools_str_t struct.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Ptr to the buffer which contains a null
+ *				character as the first element.
+ *
+ *		Failure:	NULL
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, April 26, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+char *
+h5tools_str_reset(h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/)
+{
+    if (!str->s || str->nalloc <= 0) {
+	str->nalloc = STR_INIT_LEN;
+	str->s = malloc(str->nalloc);
+	assert(str->s);
+    }
+
+    str->s[0] = '\0';
+    str->len = 0;
+    return str->s;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_str_trunc
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Truncate a string to be at most SIZE characters.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Pointer to the string
+ *
+ *		Failure:	NULL
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, April 26, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+char *
+h5tools_str_trunc(h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/, size_t size)
+{
+    if (size < str->len) {
+	str->len = size;
+	str->s[size] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    return str->s;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_str_fmt
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Reformat a string contents beginning at character START
+ *		according to printf format FMT. FMT should contain no format
+ *		specifiers except possibly the `%s' variety. For example, if
+ *		the input string is `hello' and the format is "<<%s>>" then
+ *		the output value will be "<<hello>>".
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	A pointer to the resulting string.
+ *
+ *		Failure:	NULL
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Monday, April 26, 1999
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+char *
+h5tools_str_fmt(h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/, size_t start, const char *fmt)
+{
+    char _temp[1024], *temp = _temp;
+
+    /* If the format string is simply "%s" then don't bother doing anything */
+    if (!strcmp(fmt, "%s"))
+        return str->s;
+
+    /*
+     * Save the input value if there is a `%' anywhere in FMT.  Otherwise
+     * don't bother because we don't need a temporary copy.
+     */
+    if (strchr(fmt, '%')) {
+        if (str->len - start + 1 > sizeof(_temp)) {
+            temp = malloc(str->len-start + 1);
+            assert(temp);
+        }
+
+        strcpy(temp, str->s + start);
+    }
+
+    /* Reset the output string and append a formatted version */
+    h5tools_str_trunc(str, start);
+    h5tools_str_append(str, fmt, temp);
+
+    /* Free the temp buffer if we allocated one */
+    if (temp != _temp)
+        free(temp);
+
+    return str->s;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	h5tools_prefix
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Renders the line prefix value into string STR.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Pointer to the prefix.
+ *
+ * 		Failure:	NULL
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *              Thursday, July 23, 1998
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+char *
+h5tools_str_prefix(h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/, const h5dump_t *info,
+                   hsize_t elmtno, int ndims, hsize_t min_idx[],
+                   hsize_t max_idx[])
+{
+    hsize_t p_prod[H5S_MAX_RANK], p_idx[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t n, i = 0;
+
+    h5tools_str_reset(str);
+
+    if (ndims > 0) {
+        /*
+         * Calculate the number of elements represented by a unit change in a
+         * certain index position.
+         */
+        for (i = ndims - 1, p_prod[ndims - 1] = 1; i > 0; --i)
+            p_prod[i - 1] = (max_idx[i] - min_idx[i]) * p_prod[i];
+
+        /* Calculate the index values from the element number. */
+        for (i = 0, n = elmtno; i < (hsize_t)ndims; i++) {
+            p_idx[i] = n / p_prod[i] + min_idx[i];
+            n %= p_prod[i];
+        }
+
+        /* Print the index values */
+        for (i = 0; i < (hsize_t)ndims; i++) {
+            if (i)
+                h5tools_str_append(str, "%s", OPT(info->idx_sep, ","));
+
+            h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->idx_n_fmt, "%lu"),
+                               (unsigned long)p_idx[i]);
+        }
+    } else {
+        /* Scalar */
+        h5tools_str_append(str, OPT(info->idx_n_fmt, "%lu"), (unsigned long)0);
+    }
+
+    /* Add prefix and suffix to the index */
+    return h5tools_str_fmt(str, 0, OPT(info->idx_fmt, "%s: "));
+}
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools_str.h b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89c3322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2001 National Center for Supercomputing Applications
+ *                    All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Bill Wendling <wendling@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
+ *              Monday, 19. February 2001
+ */
+#ifndef H5TOOLS_STR_H__
+#define H5TOOLS_STR_H__
+
+typedef struct h5tools_str_t {
+    char	*s;		/*allocate string		*/
+    size_t	len;		/*length of actual value	*/
+    size_t	nalloc;		/*allocated size of string	*/
+} h5tools_str_t;
+
+extern void h5tools_str_close(h5tools_str_t *str);
+extern size_t h5tools_str_len(h5tools_str_t *str);
+extern char *h5tools_str_append(h5tools_str_t *str, const char *fmt, ...);
+extern char *h5tools_str_reset(h5tools_str_t *str);
+extern char *h5tools_str_trunc(h5tools_str_t *str, size_t size);
+extern char *h5tools_str_fmt(h5tools_str_t *str, size_t start, const char *fmt);
+extern char *h5tools_str_prefix(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5dump_t *info,
+                                hsize_t elmtno, int ndims, hsize_t min_idx[],
+                                hsize_t max_idx[]);
+
+#endif  /* H5TOOLS_STR_H__ */