1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools.c b/tools/lib/h5tools.c
index e997d03..5d4ea87 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5tools.c
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ FILE       *rawdatastream; /* should initialize to stdout but gcc moans about it
 int         bin_output;    /* binary output */
 int         bin_form;      /* binary form */
 int         region_output; /* region output */
+static int  h5tools_d_status = 0;
+static const char  *h5tools_progname = "h5tools";
 
 static h5tool_format_t h5tools_dataformat = {
 0, /*raw */
@@ -283,6 +285,34 @@ enum {
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Audience:    Public
  * Chapter:     H5Tools Library
+ * Purpose:     Initialize the name and operation status of the H5 Tools library
+ * Description:
+ *      These are utility functions to set/get the program name and operation status.
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void h5tools_setprogname(const char *Progname)
+{
+    h5tools_progname = Progname;
+}
+
+void h5tools_setstatus(int D_status)
+{
+    h5tools_d_status = D_status;
+}
+
+const char*h5tools_getprogname()
+{
+   return h5tools_progname;
+}
+
+int h5tools_getstatus()
+{
+   return h5tools_d_status;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Audience:    Public
+ * Chapter:     H5Tools Library
  * Purpose:     Initialize the H5 Tools library
  * Description:
  *      This should be called before any other h5tools function is called.