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+!
+! The following example demonstrates how to create and close an HDF5 file.
+! It creates a file called 'file.h5',  and then closes the file.
+!
+
+     PROGRAM FILEEXAMPLE
+
+     USE HDF5 ! This module contains all necessary modules 
+        
+     IMPLICIT NONE
+
+     CHARACTER(LEN=8), PARAMETER :: filename = "filef.h5" ! File name
+     INTEGER(HID_T) :: file_id                            ! File identifier
+ 
+     INTEGER     ::   error  ! Error flag
+
+     !
+     ! Create a new file using default properties.
+     ! 
+     CALL h5fcreate_f(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC_F, file_id, error)
+
+     !
+     ! Terminate access to the file.
+     !
+     CALL h5fclose_f(file_id, error)
+
+     END PROGRAM FILEEXAMPLE