4 files changed, 33 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c b/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c
index 6816347..3135cfa 100755
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ nh5dsget_label_c(hid_t_f *did, int_f *idx, _fcd label, size_t_f *size)
    * Convert C name to FORTRAN and place it in the given buffer
    */
       
-  HD5packFstring(c_label, _fcdtocp(label), (size_t)*size+1);
+  HD5packFstring(c_label, _fcdtocp(label), (size_t)*size);
 
 done:
      *size = (size_t_f)size_c; /* Don't subtract '1'  because H5DSget_label doesn't include the 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ nh5dsget_scale_name_c(hid_t_f *did, _fcd name, size_t_f *size)
    * Convert C name to FORTRAN and place it in the given buffer
    */
   if(size_c != 0) {
-    HD5packFstring(c_scale_name, _fcdtocp(name), (size_t)*size+1);
+    HD5packFstring(c_scale_name, _fcdtocp(name), (size_t)*size);
     *size = (size_t_f)size_c-1; /* (-1) because we don't include the NULL ending in the length*/
   } else {
     *size = (size_t_f)size_c;   /* if NULL then no name was found */
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTf90proto.h b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTf90proto.h
index 205871c..8618fc6 100755
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTf90proto.h
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTf90proto.h
@@ -1140,7 +1140,8 @@ nh5ltget_attribute_string_c(hid_t_f *loc_id,
                             _fcd dsetname,
                             int_f *attrnamelen,
                             _fcd attrname,
-                            void *buf);
+                            _fcd buf,
+			    size_t_f *buf_size);
 
 HDF5_HL_F90CSTUBDLL
 int_f
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c
index c0b7695..674636d 100755
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "H5LTprivate.h"
 #include "H5LTf90proto.h"
-
-
+#include "H5Eprivate.h"
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function: H5LTmake_dataset_c
@@ -1719,13 +1718,13 @@ nh5ltget_attribute_string_c(hid_t_f *loc_id,
                             _fcd dsetname,
                             int_f *attrnamelen,
                             _fcd attrname,
-                            void *buf)
+                            _fcd buf, size_t_f *buf_size)
 {
     int     ret_value = -1;
     herr_t  ret;
-    hid_t   c_loc_id;
     char    *c_name = NULL;
     char    *c_attrname = NULL;
+    char    *c_buf = NULL;
     int     c_namelen;
     int     c_attrnamelen;
 
@@ -1741,26 +1740,33 @@ nh5ltget_attribute_string_c(hid_t_f *loc_id,
     c_attrname = (char *)HD5f2cstring(attrname, c_attrnamelen);
     if (c_attrname == NULL)
         goto done;
-
     /*
-    * Call H5LTget_attribute_int function.
-    */
-    c_loc_id = (hid_t)*loc_id;
-
-    ret = H5LTget_attribute_string(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname,buf);
+     * Allocate buffer to hold C attribute string
+     */
+    if ((c_buf = HDmalloc((size_t)*buf_size + 1)) == NULL)
+      goto done;
 
+    /*
+     * Call H5LTget_attribute_int function.
+     */
+    ret = H5LTget_attribute_string((hid_t)*loc_id,c_name,c_attrname,c_buf);
     if (ret < 0)
         goto done;
 
-    ret_value = 0;
+    /*
+     * Convert C name to FORTRAN and place it in the given buffer
+     */
+    HD5packFstring(c_buf, _fcdtocp(buf), (size_t)*buf_size); 
 
+    ret_value = 0;
 
 done:
     if(c_name!=NULL)
         free(c_name);
     if(c_attrname!=NULL)
         free(c_attrname);
-
+    if(c_buf!=NULL)
+        free(c_buf);
 
     return ret_value;
 }
@@ -2157,7 +2163,7 @@ nh5ltpath_valid_c(hid_t_f *loc_id,
     /*
      * convert FORTRAN name to C name
      */
-    if( NULL == (c_path = (char *)HD5f2cstring(path, (int)*pathlen)))
+    if( NULL == (c_path = (char *)HD5f2cstring(path, (size_t)*pathlen)))
       goto done;
     
     check_object_valid = FALSE;
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.f90 b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.f90
index 7d53ab7..b384821 100755
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.f90
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.f90
@@ -5969,9 +5969,10 @@ CONTAINS
     CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(inout) :: buf             ! data buffer
     INTEGER :: namelen                                 ! name length
     INTEGER :: attrlen                                 ! name length
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: buf_size                        ! buf size
 
     INTERFACE
-       INTEGER FUNCTION h5ltget_attribute_string_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,buf)
+       INTEGER FUNCTION h5ltget_attribute_string_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,buf,buf_size)
          USE h5global
          !DEC$IF DEFINED(HDF5F90_WINDOWS)
          !DEC$ATTRIBUTES C,reference,decorate,alias:'H5LTGET_ATTRIBUTE_STRING_C'::h5ltget_attribute_string_c
@@ -5984,12 +5985,15 @@ CONTAINS
          CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in) :: dset_name               ! name of the dataset
          CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in) :: attr_name               ! name of the attribute
          CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(inout) :: buf                  ! data buffer
+         INTEGER(size_t) :: buf_size                 ! data buffer size
        END FUNCTION h5ltget_attribute_string_c
     END INTERFACE
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
     attrlen = LEN(attr_name)
-    errcode = h5ltget_attribute_string_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,buf)
+    buf_size = LEN(buf)
+
+    errcode = h5ltget_attribute_string_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,buf,buf_size)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltget_attribute_string_f
 
@@ -6360,14 +6364,16 @@ CONTAINS
        END FUNCTION h5ltpath_valid_c
     END INTERFACE
 
+    ! Initialize
+    path_valid = .FALSE.
+    errcode = 0
+    
     check_object_valid_c = 0
     IF(check_object_valid) check_object_valid_c = 1
 
     pathlen = LEN(path)
     status = h5ltpath_valid_c(loc_id, path, pathlen, check_object_valid_c)
 
-    path_valid = .FALSE.
-    errcode = 0
     IF(status.EQ.1)THEN
        path_valid = .TRUE.
     ELSE IF(status.LT.0)THEN