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@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ H5D  
<a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<a href="Tools.html">Tools</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<!--
<a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a>
+-->
</center>
<hr>
@@ -120,7 +123,8 @@ and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
- <dd>Identifier of the file to access the dataset within.
+ <dd>Identifier of the dataset to open or the file or group
+ to access the dataset within.
<dt><em>const char *</em> <code>name</code>
<dd>The name of the dataset to access.
</dl>
@@ -246,6 +250,14 @@ and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties.
<code>xfer_plist_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>,
in which case the default data transfer properties are used.
+ <p>
+ Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
+ and is automatic. See the
+ <a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a>
+ section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the
+ <cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of
+ data conversion, including the range of conversions currently
+ supported by the HDF5 libraries.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>dataset_id</code>
@@ -305,6 +317,17 @@ and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties.
<p>
<code>xfer_plist_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>.
in which case the default data transfer properties are used.
+ <p>
+ Writing to an external dataset will fail if the HDF5 file is
+ not open for writing.
+ <p>
+ Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
+ and is automatic. See the
+ <a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a>
+ section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the
+ <cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of
+ data conversion, including the range of conversions currently
+ supported by the HDF5 libraries.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>dataset_id</code>
@@ -391,7 +414,10 @@ H5D&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<a href="Tools.html">Tools</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<!--
<a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a>
+-->
</center>
<hr>
@@ -399,7 +425,7 @@ H5D&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a>
<br>
-Last modified: 14 July 1998
+Last modified: 12 August 1998
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