path: root/tools/src/h5import/h5import.c

/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
 * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
 * All rights reserved.                                                      *
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 * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
 * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
 * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
 * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
 * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
 * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */

#include "hdf5.h"
#include "H5private.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include "h5import.h"
#include "h5tools.h"
#include "h5tools_utils.h"

/* Name of tool */
#define PROGRAMNAME "h5import"

#ifdef H5_HAVE_WIN32_API
#define READ_OPEN_FLAGS "rb"
#else
#define READ_OPEN_FLAGS "r"
#endif

/* Local function declarations */
static int  gtoken(char *s);
static int  process(struct Options *opt);
static int  processConfigurationFile(char *infile, struct Input *in);
static int  mapKeywordToIndex(char *key);
static int  parsePathInfo(struct path_info *path, char *strm);
static int  parseDimensions(struct Input *in, char *strm);
static int  getInputSize(struct Input *in, int ival);
static int  getInputClass(struct Input *in, char * strm);
static int  getInputClassType(struct Input *in, char * strm);
static int  getInputByteOrder(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  InputClassStrToInt(char *temp);
static int  getRank(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  getDimensionSizes(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  getOutputSize(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  getOutputClass(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  OutputClassStrToInt(char *temp);
static int  getOutputArchitecture(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  OutputArchStrToInt(const char *temp);
static int  getOutputByteOrder(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  OutputByteOrderStrToInt(const char *temp);
static int  getChunkedDimensionSizes(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  getCompressionType(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  CompressionTypeStrToInt(char *temp);
static int  getCompressionParameter(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  getExternalFilename(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  getMaximumDimensionSizes(struct Input *in, FILE *strm);
static int  processDataFile(char *infile, struct Input *in, hid_t file_id);
static int  readIntegerData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in);
static int  readFloatData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in);
static int  allocateIntegerStorage(struct Input *in);
static int  allocateFloatStorage(struct Input *in);
static int  readUIntegerData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in);
static int  allocateUIntegerStorage(struct Input *in);
static int  validateConfigurationParameters(struct Input *in);
static int  processStrData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in, hid_t file_id);
static int  processStrHDFData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in, hid_t file_id);
uint16_t    swap_uint16(uint16_t val);
int16_t     swap_int16(int16_t val);
uint32_t    swap_uint32(uint32_t val);
int32_t     swap_int32(int32_t val);
int64_t     swap_int64(int64_t val);
uint64_t    swap_uint64(uint64_t val);

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    struct Options  opt;
    int             outfile_named = FALSE;
    int             token;
    int             i;
    int             state = 0;
    struct Input   *in = NULL;

    const char     *err1 = "Invalid number of arguments:  %d.\n";
    const char     *err2 = "Error in state table.\n";
    const char     *err3 = "No output file given.\n";
    const char     *err4 = "Program aborted.\n";
    const char     *err5 = "Invalid path %s.\n";
    const char     *err6 = "Invalid dimensions - %s.\n";
    const char     *err7 = "Invalid type of data - %s.\n";
    const char     *err8 = "Invalid size of data - %s.\n";
    const char     *err9 = "Cannot specify more than 30 input files in one call to h5import.\n";

    h5tools_setprogname(PROGRAMNAME);
    h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_SUCCESS);

    /* Initialize h5tools lib */
    h5tools_init();

    (void) HDsetvbuf(stderr, (char *) NULL, _IOLBF, 0);
    (void) HDsetvbuf(stdout, (char *) NULL, _IOLBF, 0);

    if (argv[1] && (HDstrcmp("-V", argv[1]) == 0)) {
        print_version(PROGRAMNAME);
        HDexit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
    }

    /*
     * validate the number of command line arguments
     */
    if (argc < 2) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err1, argc);
        usage(argv[0]);
        goto err;
    }

    /* Initialize the file structure to 0 */
    HDmemset(&opt, 0, sizeof(struct Options));

    /*
     * parse the command line
     */
    for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
        if ((token = gtoken(argv[i])) == ERR) {
            usage(argv[0]);
            goto err;
        }

        state = state_table[state][token];

        switch (state) {

        case 1: /* counting input files */
            if (opt.fcount < 29) {
                (void) HDstrcpy(opt.infiles[opt.fcount].datafile, argv[i]);
                in = &(opt.infiles[opt.fcount].in);
                opt.infiles[opt.fcount].config = 0;
                setDefaultValues(in, opt.fcount);
                opt.fcount++;
            }
            else {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err9, argv[i]);
                goto err;
            }

            break;

        case 2: /* -c found; look for configfile */
            break;

        case 3: /* get configfile name */
            (void) HDstrcpy(opt.infiles[opt.fcount-1].configfile, argv[i]);
            opt.infiles[opt.fcount - 1].config = 1;
            break;

        case 4: /* -o found; look for outfile */
            break;

        case 5: /* get outfile found */
            (void) HDstrcpy(opt.outfile, argv[i]);
            outfile_named = TRUE;
            break;

        case 6: /* -h found; help, then exit */
            help(argv[0]);
            HDexit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
            break;

        case 7: /* -d found; look for dimensions */
            break;

        case 8: /* read dimensions */
            if (parseDimensions(in, argv[i]) == -1) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6, argv[i]);
                goto err;
            }
            break;

        case 9: /* -p found; look for path name */
            break;

        case 10: /* read path name */
            if (parsePathInfo(&in->path, argv[i]) == -1) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err5, argv[i]);
                goto err;
            }
            break;

        case 11: /* -t found; look for data type */
            break;

        case 12: /* read data type */
            if (getInputClass(in, argv[i]) == -1) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err7, argv[i]);
                goto err;
            }

            if (in->inputClass == 0 || in->inputClass == 4)
                in->outputClass = 0;
            if (in->inputClass == 1 || in->inputClass == 2 || in->inputClass == 3)
                in->outputClass = 1;
            if (in->inputClass == 6 || in->inputClass == 7)
                in->outputClass = 2;
            break;

        case 13: /* -s found; look for data size */
            break;

        case 14: /* read data size */
            if (getInputSize(in, (int) HDstrtol(argv[i], NULL, BASE_10)) == -1) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err8, argv[i]);
                goto err;
            }
            /*set default value for output-size */
            in->outputSize = in->inputSize;
            break;

        case ERR: /* command syntax error */
        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            usage(argv[0]);
            goto err;
        }
    }

    if (FALSE == outfile_named) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
        usage(argv[0]);
        goto err;
    }

    if (process(&opt) == -1)
        goto err;

    for (i = 0; i < opt.fcount; i++) {
        in = &(opt.infiles[i].in);
        if (in->sizeOfDimension)
            HDfree(in->sizeOfDimension);
        if (in->sizeOfChunk)
            HDfree(in->sizeOfChunk);
        if (in->maxsizeOfDimension)
            HDfree(in->maxsizeOfDimension);
        if (in->externFilename)
            HDfree(in->externFilename);
        if (in->data)
            HDfree(in->data);
    }

    return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
err:
    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4);
    for (i = 0; i < opt.fcount; i++) {
        in = &(opt.infiles[i].in);
        if (in->sizeOfDimension)
            HDfree(in->sizeOfDimension);
        if (in->sizeOfChunk)
            HDfree(in->sizeOfChunk);
        if (in->maxsizeOfDimension)
            HDfree(in->maxsizeOfDimension);
        if (in->externFilename)
            HDfree(in->externFilename);
        if (in->data)
            HDfree(in->data);
    }
    return (EXIT_FAILURE);
}

static int gtoken(char *s)
{
    size_t      len;
    int         token = ERR;

    const char *err1 = "Illegal argument: %s.\n";

    /*
     * identify the token type
     */
    if (s[0] == '-') { /* option name (or negative number) */
        len = HDstrlen(&s[1]);
        switch (s[1]) {
        case 'o':
            if (!HDstrncmp("outfile", &s[1], len))
                token = OPT_o;
            break;

        case 'c':
            if (!HDstrncmp("config", &s[1], len))
                token = OPT_c;
            break;

        case 'h':
            if (!HDstrncmp("help", &s[1], len))
                token = OPT_h;
            break;

        case 'd':
            if (!HDstrncmp("dims", &s[1], len))
                token = OPT_d;
            break;

        case 'p':
            if (!HDstrncmp("path", &s[1], len))
                token = OPT_p;
            break;

        case 't':
            if (!HDstrncmp("type", &s[1], len))
                token = OPT_t;
            break;

        case 's':
            if (!HDstrncmp("size", &s[1], len))
                token = OPT_s;
            break;
        default:
            token = ERR; /* not a supported option tag */
            break;
        }

        if (token == ERR)
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err1, s);
    }
    else { /* filename */
        token = FILNAME;
    }
    return (token);
}

/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    processDataFile
 *
 * Purpose:     allocate memory and read data file
 *
 * Return:      0, success, -1, error
 *
 * Programmer:  pkmat
 *
 * Modifications: pvn
 *  7/23/2007. Added support for STR type, extra parameter FILE_ID
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

static int processDataFile(char *infile, struct Input *in, hid_t file_id)
{
    FILE       *strm = NULL;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to open the input file  %s for reading.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Error in allocating integer data storage.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Error in allocating floating-point data storage.\n";
    const char *err4 = "Error in reading integer data.\n";
    const char *err5 = "Error in reading floating-point data.\n";
    const char *err6 = "Error in allocating unsigned integer data storage.\n";
    const char *err7 = "Error in reading unsigned integer data.\n";
    const char *err10 = "Unrecognized input class type.\n";
    const char *err11 = "Error in reading string data.\n";
    int retval = -1;

    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     * special case for opening binary classes in H5_HAVE_WIN32_API
     * "FP" denotes a floating point binary file,
     * "IN" denotes a signed integer binary file,
     * "UIN" denotes an unsigned integer binary file,
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
    if (in->inputClass == 4 /* "IN" */|| in->inputClass == 3 /* "FP" */|| in->inputClass == 7 /* "UIN" */) {

        if ((strm = HDfopen(infile, READ_OPEN_FLAGS)) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err1, infile);
            goto error;
        }
    }
    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     * if the input class is not binary, just use "r"
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
    else {
        if ((strm = HDfopen(infile, "r")) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err1, infile);
            goto error;
        }
    }

    switch (in->inputClass) {
    case 0: /*  TEXTIN */
    case 4: /*  IN  */
        if (allocateIntegerStorage(in) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err2, infile);
            goto error;
        }

        if (readIntegerData(strm, in) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err4, infile);
            goto error;
        }
        break;

    case 1: /*  TEXTFP */
    case 2: /*  TEXTFPE  */
    case 3: /*  FP  */
        if (allocateFloatStorage(in) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err3, infile);
            goto error;

        }

        if (readFloatData(strm, in) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err5, infile);
            goto error;
        }
        break;

    case 5: /*  STR  */
        if (in->h5dumpInput) {
            if (processStrHDFData(strm, in, file_id) == -1) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err11, infile);
                goto error;
            }
        }
        else {
            if (processStrData(strm, in, file_id) == -1) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err11, infile);
                goto error;
            }
        }

        break;

    case 6: /* TEXTUIN */
    case 7: /* UIN */
        if (allocateUIntegerStorage(in) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6, infile);
            goto error;
        }
        if (readUIntegerData(strm, in) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err7, infile);
            goto error;
        }
        break;

    default:
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err10);
        goto error;
    }

    /* Set success return value */
    retval = 0;

error:
    if(strm)
        HDfclose(strm);
    return(retval);
}

static int readIntegerData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in)
{
    H5DT_INT8  *in08;
    H5DT_INT16 *in16;
    H5DT_INT16  temp16;
    H5DT_INT32 *in32;
    H5DT_INT32  temp32;
#ifdef H5_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG
    H5DT_INT64 *in64;
    H5DT_INT64  temp64;
    char        buffer[256];
#endif
    hsize_t     len = 1;
    hsize_t     i;
    int         j;

    const char *err1 = "Unable to get integer value from file.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Unrecognized input class type.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Invalid input size.\n";

    for (j = 0; j < in->rank; j++)
        len *= in->sizeOfDimension[j];

    switch (in->inputSize) {
    case 8:
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 0: /* TEXTIN */
            in08 = (H5DT_INT8 *) in->data;
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in08++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%hd", &temp16) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                (*in08) = (H5DT_INT8) temp16;
            }
            break;

        case 4: /* IN */
            in08 = (H5DT_INT8 *) in->data;
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in08++) {
                if (HDfread((char *) in08, sizeof(H5DT_INT8), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("readIntegerData %d (0x%.8X)\n", *in08, *in08);
#endif
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 16:
        in16 = (H5DT_INT16 *) in->data;
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 0: /* TEXTIN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in16++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%hd", in16) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
            }
            in16 = (H5DT_INT16 *) in->data;
            break;

        case 4: /* IN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in16++) {
                if (HDfread((char *)&temp16, sizeof(H5DT_INT16), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                if (in-> h5dumpInput && (in->inputByteOrder != in->outputByteOrder))
                    *in16 = swap_int16(temp16);
                else
                    *in16 = temp16;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("readIntegerData %d (0x%.8X)\n", *in16, temp16);
#endif
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 32:
        in32 = (H5DT_INT32 *) in->data;
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 0: /* TEXTIN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in32++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%d", in32) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
            }
            break;

        case 4: /* IN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in32++) {
                if (HDfread((char *)&temp32, sizeof(H5DT_INT32), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                if (in-> h5dumpInput && (in->inputByteOrder != in->outputByteOrder))
                    *in32 = swap_int32(temp32);
                else
                    *in32 = temp32;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("readIntegerData %d (0x%.8X = 0x%.8X)\n", *in32, *in32, temp32);
#endif
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

#ifdef H5_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG
    case 64:
        in64 = (H5DT_INT64 *) in->data;
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 0: /* TEXTIN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in64++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", buffer) < 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                *in64 = (H5DT_INT64) HDstrtoll(buffer, NULL, 10);
            }
            break;

        case 4: /* IN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in64++) {
                if (HDfread((char *)&temp64, sizeof(H5DT_INT64), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                if (in-> h5dumpInput && (in->inputByteOrder != in->outputByteOrder))
                    *in64 = swap_int64(temp64);
                else
                    *in64 = temp64;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("readIntegerData %d (0x%.8X)\n", *in64, temp64);
#endif
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;
#endif /* ifdef H5_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG */

    default:
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
        break;
    }
    return (0);
}

static int readUIntegerData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in)
{
    H5DT_UINT8  *in08;
    H5DT_UINT16 *in16;
    H5DT_UINT16  temp16;
    H5DT_UINT32 *in32;
    H5DT_UINT32  temp32;
#ifdef H5_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG
    H5DT_UINT64 *in64;
    H5DT_UINT64  temp64;
    char        buffer[256];
#endif
    hsize_t     len = 1;
    hsize_t     i;
    int         j;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get unsigned integer value from file.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Unrecognized input class type.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Invalid input size.\n";

    for (j = 0; j < in->rank; j++)
        len *= in->sizeOfDimension[j];

    switch (in->inputSize) {
    case 8:
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 6: /* TEXTUIN */
            in08 = (H5DT_UINT8 *) in->data;
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in08++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%hu", &temp16) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                (*in08) = (H5DT_UINT8) temp16;
            }
            break;

        case 7: /* UIN */
            in08 = (H5DT_UINT8 *) in->data;
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in08++) {
                if (HDfread((char *) in08, sizeof(H5DT_UINT8), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 16:
        in16 = (H5DT_UINT16 *) in->data;
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 6: /* TEXTUIN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in16++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%hu", in16) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
            }
            break;

        case 7: /* UIN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in16++) {
                if (HDfread((char *)&temp16, sizeof(H5DT_UINT16), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                if (in-> h5dumpInput && (in->inputByteOrder != in->outputByteOrder))
                    *in16 = swap_uint16(temp16);
                else
                    *in16 = temp16;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("readUIntegerData %d (0x%.4X = 0x%.4X)\n", *in16, *in16, temp16);
#endif
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 32:
        in32 = (H5DT_UINT32 *) in->data;
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 6: /* TEXTUIN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in32++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%u", in32) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
            }
            break;

        case 7: /* UIN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in32++) {
                if (HDfread((char *)&temp32, sizeof(H5DT_UINT32), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                if (in-> h5dumpInput && (in->inputByteOrder != in->outputByteOrder))
                    *in32 = swap_uint32(temp32);
                else
                    *in32 = temp32;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("readUIntegerData %d (0x%.8X = 0x%.8X)\n", *in32, *in32, temp32);
#endif
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

#ifdef H5_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG
    case 64:
        in64 = (H5DT_UINT64 *) in->data;
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 6: /* TEXTUIN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in64++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", buffer) < 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                *in64 = (H5DT_UINT64) HDstrtoll(buffer, NULL, 10);
            }
            break;

        case 7: /* UIN */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, in64++) {
                if (HDfread((char *)&temp64, sizeof(H5DT_UINT64), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                if (in-> h5dumpInput && (in->inputByteOrder != in->outputByteOrder))
                    *in64 = swap_uint64(temp64);
                else
                    *in64 = temp64;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("readUIntegerData %ld (0x%.8X = 0x%.8X)\n", *in64, *in64, temp64);
#endif
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;
#endif /* ifdef H5_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG */

    default:
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
        break;
    }
    return (0);
}

static int readFloatData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in)
{
    H5DT_FLOAT32 *fp32;
    uint32_t  *bfp32;
    uint32_t  temp32;
    H5DT_FLOAT64 *fp64;
    uint64_t  *bfp64;
    uint64_t  temp64;

    hsize_t     len = 1;
    hsize_t     i;
    int         j;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get float value from file.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Unrecognized input class type.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Invalid input size type.\n";

    for (j = 0; j < in->rank; j++)
        len *= in->sizeOfDimension[j];

    switch (in->inputSize) {
    case 32:
        fp32 = (H5DT_FLOAT32 *) in->data;
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 1: /* TEXTFP */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, fp32++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%f", fp32) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
            }

            fp32 = (H5DT_FLOAT32 *) in->data;
            break;

            /* same as TEXTFP */
        case 2: /*TEXTFPE */

            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, fp32++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%f", fp32) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
            }

            fp32 = (H5DT_FLOAT32 *) in->data;
            break;

        case 3: /* FP */
            bfp32 = (uint32_t *) in->data;
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, bfp32++) {
                if (HDfread((char *)&temp32, sizeof(uint32_t), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                if (in-> h5dumpInput && (in->inputByteOrder != in->outputByteOrder))
                    *bfp32 = swap_uint32(temp32);
                else
                    *bfp32 = temp32;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("readFloatData %ld (0x%.8X = 0x%.8X)\n", *bfp32, *bfp32, temp32);
#endif
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 64:
        fp64 = (H5DT_FLOAT64 *) in->data;
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 1: /* TEXTFP */
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, fp64++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%lf", fp64) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
            }

            fp64 = (H5DT_FLOAT64 *) in->data;
            break;

            /* same as TEXTFP */
        case 2: /*TEXTFPE */

            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, fp64++) {
                if (fscanf(strm, "%lf", fp64) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
            }

            fp64 = (H5DT_FLOAT64 *) in->data;
            break;

        case 3: /* FP */
            bfp64 = (uint64_t *) in->data;
            for (i = 0; i < len; i++, bfp64++) {
                if (HDfread((char *)&temp64, sizeof(uint64_t), 1, strm) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
                    return (-1);
                }
                if (in-> h5dumpInput && (in->inputByteOrder != in->outputByteOrder))
                    *bfp64 = swap_uint64(temp64);
                else
                    *bfp64 = temp64;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("readFloatData %ld (0x%.16lX)\n", *bfp64, temp64);
#endif
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    default:
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
        break;
    }
    return (0);
}

/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function: processStrData
 *
 * Purpose: read an ASCII file with string data and generate an HDF5 dataset
 *  with a variable length type
 *
 * Return: 0, ok, -1 no
 *
 * Programmer: Pedro Vicente, pvn@hdfgroup.org
 *
 * Date: July, 26, 2007
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
static int processStrData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in, hid_t file_id)
{
    hid_t   group_id;
    hid_t   dset_id;
    hid_t   space_id;
    hid_t   mspace_id;
    hid_t   type_id;
    hid_t   handle;
    hsize_t dims[1];
    char    str[1024];
    int     c;
    int     i = 0;
    int     j;
    hsize_t nlines = 0;
    hsize_t line;

    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     * get number of lines in the input file
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */

    while(EOF != (c = HDfgetc(strm)))
        if (c == 10)    /* eol */
            nlines++;

    if (!nlines)
        return 0;

    /* number of records */
    dims[0] = nlines;

    /* rewind */
    HDfseek(strm, 0L, 0);

    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     * read file again and generate an HDF5 dataset
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */

    if ((type_id = H5Tcopy(H5T_C_S1)) < 0)
        goto out;

    if (H5Tset_size(type_id, H5T_VARIABLE) < 0)
        goto out;

    /* disable error reporting */
    H5E_BEGIN_TRY
    {
        /* create parent groups */
        if (in->path.count > 1) {
            j = 0;
            handle = file_id;
            while (j < in->path.count - 1) {
                if ((group_id = H5Gopen2(handle, in->path.group[j], H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
                    group_id = H5Gcreate2(handle, in->path.group[j++], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
                    for (; j < in->path.count - 1; j++)
                        group_id = H5Gcreate2(group_id, in->path.group[j], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
                    handle = group_id;
                    break;
                }
                handle = group_id;
                j++;
            }
        }
        else {
            handle = file_id;
            j = 0;
        }

        /*enable error reporting */
    }
    H5E_END_TRY;

    if ((space_id = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL)) < 0)
        goto out;

    if ((mspace_id = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR)) < 0)
        goto out;

    if ((dset_id = H5Dcreate2(handle, in->path.group[j], type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
        goto out;

    line = 0;

    while(EOF != (c = HDfgetc(strm))) {
        str[i] = (char)c;

        i++;

        if (c == 10) { /* eol */
            char *str2 = str;
            hid_t fspace_id;
            hsize_t start[1];
            hsize_t count[1] = { 1 };

            str[i - 1] = '\0'; /* terminate string */

            if ((fspace_id = H5Dget_space(dset_id)) < 0)
                goto out;

            start[0] = line++;

            if (H5Sselect_hyperslab(fspace_id, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, NULL, count, NULL) < 0)
                goto out;

            if (H5Dwrite(dset_id, type_id, mspace_id, fspace_id, H5P_DEFAULT, &str2) < 0)
                goto out;

            if (H5Sclose(fspace_id) < 0)
                goto out;

            i = 0;
            str[0] = '\0';

        }
    }

    /* close */
    H5Dclose(dset_id);
    H5Sclose(space_id);
    H5Sclose(mspace_id);
    H5Tclose(type_id);

    return (0);

out:

    return (-1);
}

/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function: processStrData
 *
 * Purpose: read an ASCII file with string data and generate an HDF5 dataset
 *  with a variable length type
 *
 * Return: 0, ok, -1 no
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
static int processStrHDFData(FILE *strm, struct Input *in, hid_t file_id)
{
    hid_t   group_id    = -1;
    hid_t   dset_id     = -1;
    hid_t   space_id    = -1;
    hid_t   mspace_id   = -1;
    hid_t   type_id     = -1;
    hid_t   handle      = -1;
    char   *str1        = NULL;
    char   *str2        = NULL;
    char   *str3        = NULL;
    char    str[1024]   = "";
    int     j;
    hsize_t     line;

    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     * read file and generate an HDF5 dataset
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
    printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING\n");
#endif

    if ((type_id = H5Tcopy(H5T_C_S1)) < 0)
        goto out;

    if (H5Tset_size(type_id, H5T_VARIABLE) < 0)
        goto out;

    /* disable error reporting */
    H5E_BEGIN_TRY
    {
        /* create parent groups */
        if (in->path.count > 1) {
            j = 0;
            handle = file_id;
            while (j < in->path.count - 1) {
                if ((group_id = H5Gopen2(handle, in->path.group[j], H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
                    group_id = H5Gcreate2(handle, in->path.group[j++], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
                    for (; j < in->path.count - 1; j++)
                        group_id = H5Gcreate2(group_id, in->path.group[j], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
                    handle = group_id;
                    break;
                }
                handle = group_id;
                j++;
            }
        }
        else {
            handle = file_id;
            j = 0;
        }

        /*enable error reporting */
    }
    H5E_END_TRY;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
    printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING groups created\n");
#endif

    if ((space_id = H5Screate_simple(in->rank, in->sizeOfDimension, NULL)) < 0)
        goto out;

    if ((mspace_id = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR)) < 0)
        goto out;

    if ((dset_id = H5Dcreate2(handle, in->path.group[j], type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
        goto out;

#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
    printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING ready to process strings\n");
#endif
    line = 0;
    j = 0;

    while (HDfgets(str,sizeof(str),strm)) {
        str1 = str;
        str2 = NULL;
        str3 = NULL;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
            printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING[%llu]={%s}\n", (unsigned long long)line, str1);
#endif
            /* process string to remove the first and last quote char */
            str2 = strchr(str1, '"');
            if (str2 != NULL) {
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING len:%d for {%s}\n", strlen(str2), str2);
#endif
                str2++;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING len:%d for {%s}\n", strlen(str2), str2);
#endif
                str3 = strrchr(str2, '"');
                if (str3 != NULL) {
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING len:%d for {%s}\n", strlen(str3), str3);
#endif
                    *str3 = '\0';

#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING len:%d for {%s}\n", strlen(str2), str2);
#endif

                    if(strlen(str2) > 0) {
                        hid_t fspace_id;
                        hsize_t start[1];
                        hsize_t count[1] = { 1 };

#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING[%llu] store %s\n", (unsigned long long)line, str2);
#endif
                        if ((fspace_id = H5Dget_space(dset_id)) < 0)
                            goto out;

                        start[0] = line++;

                        if (H5Sselect_hyperslab(fspace_id, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, NULL, count, NULL) < 0)
                            goto out;

                        if (H5Dwrite(dset_id, type_id, mspace_id, fspace_id, H5P_DEFAULT, &str2) < 0)
                            goto out;

                        if (H5Sclose(fspace_id) < 0)
                            goto out;
                    }
                }
            }
        str[0] = '\0';
        j++;
    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
    printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING eof reached\n");
#endif

    /* close */
    H5Dclose(dset_id);
    H5Sclose(space_id);
    H5Sclose(mspace_id);
    H5Tclose(type_id);

    return (0);

out:
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
    printf("processStrHDFData DATATYPE STRING error exit\n");
#endif
/* disable error reporting */
H5E_BEGIN_TRY
{
    /* close */
    H5Dclose(dset_id);
    H5Sclose(space_id);
    H5Sclose(mspace_id);
    H5Tclose(type_id);
}
H5E_END_TRY;

    return (-1);
}

static int allocateIntegerStorage(struct Input *in)
{
    hsize_t     len = 1;
    int         j;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to allocate dynamic memory.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid storage size for integer input data.\n";

    for (j = 0; j < in->rank; j++)
        len *= in->sizeOfDimension[j];

    switch (in->inputSize) {
    case 8:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_INT8))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 16:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_INT16))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 32:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_INT32))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 64:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_INT64))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    default:
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        break;
    }
    return (0);
}

static int allocateUIntegerStorage(struct Input *in)
{
    hsize_t     len = 1;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to allocate dynamic memory.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid storage size for unsigned integer input data.\n";
    int         j;

    for (j = 0; j < in->rank; j++)
        len *= in->sizeOfDimension[j];

    switch (in->inputSize) {
    case 8:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_UINT8))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 16:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_UINT16))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 32:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_UINT32))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 64:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_UINT64))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    default:
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        break;
    }
    return (0);
}

static int allocateFloatStorage(struct Input *in)
{
    hsize_t     len = 1;
    int         j;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to allocate dynamic memory.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid storage size for float input data.\n";

    for (j = 0; j < in->rank; j++)
        len *= in->sizeOfDimension[j];

    switch (in->inputSize) {
    case 32:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_FLOAT32))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 64:
        if ((in->data = (VOIDP) HDmalloc((size_t) len * sizeof(H5DT_FLOAT64))) == NULL) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    default:
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        break;
    }
    return (0);
}

static int processConfigurationFile(char *infile, struct Input *in)
{
    FILE       *strm = NULL;
    char        key[255];
    int         kindex;
    char        temp[255];
    int         ival;
    int         scanret;
    int         retval = -1;

    const char *err1 = "Unable to open the configuration file:  %s for reading.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Unknown keyword: %s in configuration file: %s\n";
    const char *err3a = "PATH keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err3b = "Error in parsing the path information from %s.\n";
    const char *err4a = "INPUT-CLASS keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err4b = "Error in retrieving the input class from %s.\n";
    const char *err5a = "INPUT-SIZE keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err5b = "Error in retrieving the input size from %s.\n";
    const char *err6a = "RANK keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err6b = "Error in retrieving the rank from %s.\n";
    const char *err7a = "DIMENSION-SIZES keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err7b = "DIMENSION-SIZES cannot appear before RANK is provided.\n";
    const char *err7c = "Error in retrieving the dimension sizes from %s.\n";
    const char *err8a = "OUTPUT-CLASS keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err8b = "Error in retrieving the output class from %s.\n";
    const char *err9a = "OUTPUT-SIZE keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err9b = "Error in retrieving the output size from %s.\n";
    const char *err10a = "OUTPUT-ARCHITECTURE keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err10b = "Error in retrieving the output architecture from %s.\n";
    const char *err11a = "OUTPUT-BYTE-ORDER keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err11b = "Error in retrieving the output byte order from %s.\n";
    const char *err11c = "INPUT-BYTE-ORDER keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err11d = "Error in retrieving the input byte order from %s.\n";
    const char *err11e = "Invalid value for output byte-order.\n";
    const char *err12a = "CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err12b = "CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES cannot appear before DIMENSION-SIZES are provided.\n";
    const char *err12c = "Error in retrieving the chunked dimension sizes from %s.\n";
    const char *err13a = "COMPRESSION-TYPE keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err13b = "Error in retrieving the compression type from %s.\n";
    const char *err14a = "COMPRESSION-PARAM keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err14b = "Error in retrieving the compression parameter from %s.\n";
    const char *err15a = "EXTERNAL-STORAGE keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err15b = "Error in retrieving the external storage paramters from %s.\n";
    const char *err16a = "MAXIMUM-DIMENSIONS keyword appears twice in %s.\n";
    const char *err16b = "MAXIMUM-DIMENSIONS cannot appear before DIMENSION-SIZES are provided.\n";
    const char *err16c = "Error in retrieving the maximum dimension sizes from %s.\n";
    const char *err17 = "Configuration parameters are invalid in %s.\n";
    const char *err18 = "Unable to get string value.\n";
    const char *err19 = "Unable to get integer value.\n";
    const char *err20 = "Unable to get subset values.\n";

    /* create vector to map which keywords have been found
     check vector after each keyword to check for violation
     at the end check vector to see if required fields have been provided
     process the output file according to the options
     */

    /* Initialize machine endian */
    volatile uint32_t ibyte=0x01234567;
    /* 0 for big endian, 1 for little endian. */
    if ((*((uint8_t*)(&ibyte))) == 0x67) {
        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err11e);
            return (-1);
        }
    }
    else {
        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err11e);
            return (-1);
        }
    }
    in->inputByteOrder = kindex;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
    printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
#endif

    if ((strm = HDfopen(infile, "r")) == NULL) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err1, infile);
        goto error;
    }

    scanret = fscanf(strm, "%s", key);
    if((scanret == 1) && !HDstrcmp("HDF5", key)) {
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        int pndx;
        printf("\nh5dump file\n");
#endif
        in->h5dumpInput = 1;
        scanret = fscanf(strm, "%s", temp); /* filename */
        scanret = fscanf(strm, "%s", temp); /* start bracket */
        scanret = fscanf(strm, "%s", key); /* DATASET */
        while (scanret == 1) {
            if(!HDstrcmp("DATASET", key)) { /* PATH */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump DATASET key\n");
#endif
                if (in->configOptionVector[PATH] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err3a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump DATASET %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                if (parsePathInfo(&in->path, temp) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err3b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[PATH] = 1;
                scanret = fscanf(strm, "%s", temp); /* start bracket */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump DATASET %s found\n", temp);
#endif
            } /* if(!HDstrcmp("DATASET", key))  PATH */
            else if(!HDstrcmp("DATATYPE", key)) { /* INPUT-CLASS */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump DATATYPE key\n");
#endif
                if (in->configOptionVector[INPUT_CLASS] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err4a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump DATATYPE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                if ((kindex = getInputClassType(in, temp)) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err4b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump DATATYPE type %d inputClass\n", in->inputClass);
#endif

                in->configOptionVector[INPUT_CLASS] = 1;

                /*set default value for output-class */
                if (in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_CLASS] == 0) {
                    if (in->inputClass == 0 || in->inputClass == 4)
                        in->outputClass = 0;
                    if (in->inputClass == 1 || in->inputClass == 2
                            || in->inputClass == 3)
                        in->outputClass = 1;
                    if (in->inputClass == 6 || in->inputClass == 7)
                        in->outputClass = 2;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump DATATYPE type %d outputClass\n", in->outputClass);
#endif

                if(in->inputClass == 5) { /* STRING */
                    int get_next_prop = 1;
                    in->outputClass = -1;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump DATATYPE STRING found\n");
#endif
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start bracket */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump DATATYPE STRING %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* string properties */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                        goto error;
                    }
                    while (get_next_prop) {
                        if(!HDstrcmp("STRSIZE", temp)) { /* STRSIZE */
                            if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err19);
                                goto error;
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump DATATYPE STRING STRSIZE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                            if (HDstrcmp("H5T_VARIABLE;", temp)) {
                                char *more = temp;
                                ival = (int)HDstrtol(more, &more, 10);
                                if (getInputSize(in, ival) == -1) {
                                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err5b, infile);
                                    goto error;
                                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                                printf("h5dump DATATYPE STRING %d InputSize\n", in->inputSize);
#endif
                            }
                        }
                        else if(!HDstrcmp("STRPAD", temp)) { /* STRPAD */
                            if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* STRPAD type */
                                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                                goto error;
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump DATATYPE STRING STRPAD %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                        }
                        else if(!HDstrcmp("CSET", key)) { /* CSET */
                            if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* CSET type */
                                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                                goto error;
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump DATATYPE STRING CSET %s found\n", temp);
#endif

                        }
                        else if(!HDstrcmp("CTYPE", temp)) { /* CTYPE */
                            if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* CTYPE type */
                                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                                goto error;
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump DATATYPE STRING  CTYPE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                        } /* if(!HDstrcmp("CSET", key)) */
                        if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                            goto error;
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump DATATYPE STRING %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                        if(!HDstrcmp("}", temp)) { /* end bracket */
                            get_next_prop = 0;
                        }
                    } /* while (get_next_prop) */
                } /* if(kindex == 5)  STRING */
             } /* else if(!HDstrcmp("DATATYPE", key))  INPUT-CLASS */
            else if(!HDstrcmp("DATASPACE", key)) { /* RANK and DIMENSIONS */
                hsize_t     temp_dims[MAX_NUM_DIMENSION];

#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump DATASPACE key\n");
#endif
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                    goto error;
                }
                if(!HDstrcmp("SCALAR", temp)) { /* SCALAR */
                    in->rank = 0;
                } /* if(!HDstrcmp("SCALAR", key)) */
                else if(!HDstrcmp("NULL", temp)) { /* NULL */
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                    goto error;
                } /* else if(!HDstrcmp("NULL", key)) */
                else if(!HDstrcmp("SIMPLE", temp)) { /* SIMPLE */
                    int icount = 0;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE found\n");
#endif
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start bracket */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start paren */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if(!HDstrcmp("(", temp)) { /* start paren */
                        int get_next_dim = 1;
                        int i = 0;

                        if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* Dimension with optional comma */
                            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16c, infile);
                            goto error;
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                        while (get_next_dim) {
                            char *more = temp;
                            temp_dims[icount] = HDstrtoull(more, &more, 10);
                            if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* Dimension or end paren */
                                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                                goto error;
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                            if(!HDstrcmp(")", temp)) { /* end paren */
                                in->rank = ++icount;
                                in->configOptionVector[RANK] = 1;
                                get_next_dim = 0;
                            }
                            else { /* Dimension */
                                icount++;
                                if (icount > MAX_NUM_DIMENSION) {
                                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "Invalid value for rank.\n");
                                    goto error;
                                }
                            }
                        } /* while (get_next_dim) */

                        if ((in->sizeOfDimension = (hsize_t *) HDmalloc ((size_t) in->rank * sizeof(hsize_t))) == NULL) {
                            goto error;
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %ld rank\n", in->rank);
#endif
                        for (i = 0; i < in->rank; i++) {
                            in->sizeOfDimension[i] = temp_dims[i];
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE dims[%ld]:", in->rank);
                        for (pndx = 0; pndx < in->rank; pndx++) {
                            printf(" %ld", in->sizeOfDimension[pndx]);
                        }
                        printf("\n");
#endif
                        in->configOptionVector[DIM] = 1;
                    } /* if(!HDstrcmp("(", key))  start paren */
                    else {
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err5b, infile);
                        goto error;
                    }
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if(!HDstrcmp("/", temp)) { /* / max dims */
                        if ((in->maxsizeOfDimension = (hsize_t *) HDmalloc ((size_t) in->rank * sizeof(hsize_t))) == NULL) {
                            goto error;
                        }
                        if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start paren */
                            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                            goto error;
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                        if(!HDstrcmp("(", temp)) { /* start paren */
                            int get_next_dim = 1;
                            int i = 0;

#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE process max dim values\n");
#endif
                            if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* max dim with optional comma */
                                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16c, infile);
                                goto error;
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                            while (get_next_dim) {
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                                printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE get max dim value\n");
#endif
                                if(!HDstrcmp("H5S_UNLIMITED", temp) || !HDstrcmp("H5S_UNLIMITED,", temp)) { /* unlimited */
                                    in->maxsizeOfDimension[i] = H5S_UNLIMITED;
                                    in->configOptionVector[EXTEND] = 1;
                                }
                                else {
                                    char *more = temp;
                                    in->maxsizeOfDimension[i] = HDstrtoull(more, &more, 10);
                                }
                                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* max dim or end paren */
                                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16c, infile);
                                    goto error;
                                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                                printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                                if(!HDstrcmp(")", temp)) { /* end paren */
                                    get_next_dim = 0;
                                }
                                else { /* comma */
                                    i++;
                                    if (i > MAX_NUM_DIMENSION) {
                                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "Invalid value for rank.\n");
                                        goto error;
                                    }
                                }
                            } /* while (get_next_dim) */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE maxdims[%ld]:", in->rank);
                            for (pndx = 0; pndx < in->rank; pndx++) {
                                printf(" %ld", in->maxsizeOfDimension[pndx]);
                            }
                            printf("\n");
                            printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE get max dim finished\n");
#endif
                        } /* if(!HDstrcmp("(", key))  start paren */
                        else {
                            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16c, infile);
                            goto error;
                        }
                        scanret = fscanf(strm, "%s", temp); /* end bracket */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump DATASPACE SIMPLE %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    } /* if(!HDstrcmp("/", key)) max dims separator */
                } /* else if(!HDstrcmp("SIMPLE", key)) */
                else {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err5b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
            } /* else if(!HDstrcmp("DATASPACE", key))  RANK and DIMENSIONS */
            else if(!HDstrcmp("STORAGE_LAYOUT", key)) { /* CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT key\n");
#endif
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start bracket */
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* CHUNKED */
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                if(!HDstrcmp("CHUNKED", temp)) { /* CHUNKED */
                    if ((in->sizeOfChunk = (hsize_t *) HDmalloc ((size_t) in->rank * sizeof(hsize_t))) == NULL) {
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "Unable to allocate dynamic memory.\n");
                        goto error;
                    }
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start paren */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT CHUNKED %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if(!HDstrcmp("(", temp)) { /* start paren */
                        int get_next_dim = 1;
                        int icount = 0;

                        if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* Dimension with optional comma */
                            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16c, infile);
                            goto error;
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT CHUNKED %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                        while (get_next_dim) {
                            char *more = temp;
                            in->sizeOfChunk[icount] = HDstrtoull(more, &more, 10);
                            if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* Dimension or end paren */
                                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                                goto error;
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT CHUNKED %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                            if(!HDstrcmp(")", temp)) { /* end paren */
                                in->configOptionVector[RANK] = 1;
                                get_next_dim = 0;
                            }
                            else { /* Dimension */
                                icount++;
                                if (icount > MAX_NUM_DIMENSION) {
                                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "Invalid value for rank.\n");
                                    goto error;
                                }
                            }
                        } /* while (get_next_dim) */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT CHUNKED dims [%ld]:", in->rank);
                        for (pndx = 0; pndx < in->rank; pndx++) {
                            printf(" %ld", in->sizeOfChunk[pndx]);
                        }
                        printf("\n");
#endif
                        in->configOptionVector[DIM] = 1;
                    } /* if(!HDstrcmp("(", key))  start paren */
                    else {
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err5b, infile);
                        goto error;
                    }
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* SIZE */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT CHUNKED %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if(!HDstrcmp("SIZE", temp)) { /* SIZE */
                        if (fscanf(strm, "%d", (&ival)) != 1) {
                            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err19);
                            goto error;
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT CHUNKED SIZE %d found\n", ival);
#endif
                    }
                    while (HDstrcmp("}", temp)) {
                        if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* end bracket */
                            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                            goto error;
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump STORAGE_LAYOUT CHUNKED %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    }
                    in->configOptionVector[CHUNK] = 1;
                } /* if(!HDstrcmp("CHUNKED", key))  CHUNKED */
            } /* else if(!HDstrcmp("STORAGE_LAYOUT", key))  CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES */
            else if(!HDstrcmp("FILTERS", key)) { /* FILTERS */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump FILTERS key\n");
#endif
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start bracket */
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump FILTERS %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump FILTERS %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                if(!HDstrcmp("COMPRESSION", temp)) { /* COMPRESSION */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump FILTERS COMPRESSION found\n");
#endif
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* DEFLATE */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump FILTERS COMPRESSION %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* bgin bracket */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump FILTERS COMPRESSION %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* LEVEL */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump FILTERS COMPRESSION %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%d", (&ival)) != 1) {
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err19);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump FILTERS COMPRESSION LEVEL %d found\n", ival);
#endif
                    in->compressionParam = ival;
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* end bracket */
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump FILTERS COMPRESSION %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    in->compressionType = 0; /* ONLY GZIP supported */
                    in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS] = 1;
                }
                else if(!HDstrcmp("CONTIGUOUS", temp)) { /* CONTIGUOUS */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump FILTERS CONTIGUOUS found\n");
#endif
                    in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS] = 0;
                }
                else if(!HDstrcmp("NONE", temp)) { /* NONE */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump FILTERS NONE found\n");
#endif
                    in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS] = 0;
                }
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* end bracket */
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump FILTERS %s found\n", temp);
#endif
            }
            else if(!HDstrcmp("SUBSET", key)) { /* reduce dimensions */
                hsize_t     temp_dims[MAX_NUM_DIMENSION];
                int get_next_prop = 1;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump SUBSET key\n");
#endif
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start bracket */
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err20, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump SUBSET %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* SUBSET keyword */
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                    goto error;
                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump SUBSET %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                while (get_next_prop) {
                    if(!HDstrcmp("COUNT", temp)) { /* COUNT */
                        int icount = 0;
                        if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start paren */
                            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                            goto error;
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump SUBSET %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                        if(!HDstrcmp("(", temp)) { /* start paren */
                            int get_next_dim = 1;
                            int i = 0;

                            if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* Dimension with optional comma */
                                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16c, infile);
                                goto error;
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump SUBSET COUNT [%s] found\n", temp);
#endif
                            while (get_next_dim) {
                                char *more = temp;
                                temp_dims[icount] = HDstrtoull(more, &more, 10);
                                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* Dimension or end paren */
                                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                                    goto error;
                                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                                printf("h5dump SUBSET COUNT %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                                if(!HDstrcmp(");", temp)) { /* end paren */
                                    in->rank = ++icount;
                                    in->configOptionVector[RANK] = 1;
                                    get_next_dim = 0;
                                }
                                else { /* Dimension */
                                    icount++;
                                    if (icount > MAX_NUM_DIMENSION) {
                                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "Invalid value for rank.\n");
                                        goto error;
                                    }
                                }
                            } /* while (get_next_dim) */
                            for (i = 0; i < in->rank; i++) {
                                in->sizeOfDimension[i] = temp_dims[i];
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump SUBSET COUNT dims: [%d]", in->rank);
                            for (pndx = 0; pndx < in->rank; pndx++) {
                                printf(" %ld", in->sizeOfDimension[pndx]);
                            }
                            printf("\n");
#endif
                            in->configOptionVector[DIM] = 1;
                        } /* if(!HDstrcmp("(", key))  start paren */
                    } /* if(!HDstrcmp("COUNT", temp))  COUNT */
                    if(!HDstrcmp("BLOCK", temp)) { /* BLOCK */
                        int icount = 0;
                        if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* start paren */
                            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                            goto error;
                        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump SUBSET %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                        if(!HDstrcmp("(", temp)) { /* start paren */
                            int get_next_dim = 1;
                            int i = 0;

                            if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* Dimension with optional comma */
                                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16c, infile);
                                goto error;
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                        printf("h5dump SUBSET BLOCK [%s] found\n", temp);
#endif
                            while (get_next_dim) {
                                char *more = temp;
                                temp_dims[icount] = HDstrtoull(more, &more, 10);
                                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) { /* Dimension or end paren */
                                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                                    goto error;
                                }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                                printf("h5dump SUBSET BLOCK %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                                if(!HDstrcmp(");", temp)) { /* end paren */
                                    in->rank = ++icount;
                                    in->configOptionVector[RANK] = 1;
                                    get_next_dim = 0;
                                }
                                else { /* Dimension */
                                    icount++;
                                    if (icount > MAX_NUM_DIMENSION) {
                                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "Invalid value for rank.\n");
                                        goto error;
                                    }
                                }
                            } /* while (get_next_dim) */
                            for (i = 0; i < in->rank; i++) {
                                in->sizeOfDimension[i] = in->sizeOfDimension[i] * temp_dims[i];
                            }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                            printf("h5dump SUBSET BLOCK dims: [%d]", in->rank);
                            for (pndx = 0; pndx < in->rank; pndx++) {
                                printf(" %ld", in->sizeOfDimension[pndx]);
                            }
                            printf("\n");
#endif
                            in->configOptionVector[DIM] = 1;
                        } /* if(!HDstrcmp("(", key))  start paren */
                    } /* if(!HDstrcmp("BLOCK", temp))  BLOCK */
                    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                        goto error;
                    }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                    printf("h5dump SUBSET %s found\n", temp);
#endif
                    if(!HDstrcmp("}", temp)) { /* end bracket */
                        get_next_prop = 0;
                    }
                } /* while (get_next_prop) */
            } /* else if(!HDstrcmp("SUBSET", key)) */
            else if(!HDstrcmp("DATA", key)) { /* FINSHED */
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
                printf("h5dump DATA key\n");
#endif
                scanret = 0;
                break;
            }
            scanret = fscanf(strm, "%s", key);
        }
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump path");
        for (pndx = 0; pndx < in->path.count; pndx++) {
            printf(" : %s", in->path.group[pndx]);
        }
        printf("\n");
        printf("h5dump inputClass=%d\n", in->inputClass);
        printf("h5dump inputSize=%d\n", in->inputSize);
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder=%d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
        printf("h5dump rank=%d\n", in->rank);
        printf("h5dump outputClass=%d\n", in->outputClass);
        printf("h5dump outputSize=%d\n", in->outputSize);
        printf("h5dump outputArchitecture=%d\n", in->outputArchitecture);
        printf("h5dump outputByteOrder=%d\n", in->outputByteOrder);
        printf("h5dump compressionType=%d\n", in->compressionType);
        printf("h5dump compressionParam=%d\n", in->compressionParam);
        printf("h5dump externFilename=%s\n", in->externFilename);
        printf("h5dump sizeOfDimensions:\n");
        for (pndx = 0; pndx < in->rank; pndx++) {
            printf("  %ld\n", in->sizeOfDimension[pndx]);
        }
#endif
    }
    else {
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("original option keyword parsing\n");
#endif
        while (scanret == 1) {
            if ((kindex = mapKeywordToIndex(key)) == -1) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err2, key, infile);
                goto error;
            }
            switch (kindex) {
            case 0: /* PATH */
                if (in->configOptionVector[PATH] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err3a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                    goto error;
                }
                if (parsePathInfo(&in->path, temp) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err3b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[PATH] = 1;
                break;

            case 1: /* INPUT-CLASS */
                if (in->configOptionVector[INPUT_CLASS] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err4a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err18);
                    goto error;
                }
                if (getInputClass(in, temp) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err4b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                in->configOptionVector[INPUT_CLASS] = 1;

                /*set default value for output-class */
                if (in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_CLASS] == 0) {
                    if (in->inputClass == 0 || in->inputClass == 4)
                        in->outputClass = 0;
                    if (in->inputClass == 1 || in->inputClass == 2
                            || in->inputClass == 3)
                        in->outputClass = 1;
                    if (in->inputClass == 6 || in->inputClass == 7)
                        in->outputClass = 2;
                }
                break;

            case 2: /* INPUT-SIZE */
                if (in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err5a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                if (fscanf(strm, "%d", (&ival)) != 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err19);
                    goto error;
                }
                if (getInputSize(in, ival) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err5b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

                /*set default value for output-size */
                if (in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_SIZE] == 0)
                    in->outputSize = in->inputSize;
                break;

            case 3: /* RANK */
                if (in->configOptionVector[RANK] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getRank(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err6b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[RANK] = 1;
                break;

            case 4: /* DIMENSION-SIZES */
                if (in->configOptionVector[DIM] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err7a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (in->configOptionVector[RANK] == 0) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err7b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                if (getDimensionSizes(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err7c, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[DIM] = 1;
                break;

            case 5: /* OUTPUT-CLASS */
                if (in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_CLASS] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err8a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getOutputClass(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err8b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_CLASS] = 1;
                break;

            case 6: /* OUTPUT-SIZE */
                if (in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_SIZE] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err9a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getOutputSize(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err9b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_SIZE] = 1;
                break;

            case 7: /* OUTPUT-ARCHITECTURE */
                if (in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_ARCH] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err10a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getOutputArchitecture(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err10b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_ARCH] = 1;
                break;

            case 8: /* OUTPUT-BYTE-ORDER */
                if (in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_B_ORDER] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err11a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getOutputByteOrder(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err11b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_B_ORDER] = 1;
                break;

            case 9: /* CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES */
                if (in->configOptionVector[CHUNK] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err12a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                /* cant appear before dimension sizes have been provided */
                if (in->configOptionVector[DIM] == 0) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err12b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getChunkedDimensionSizes(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err12c, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[CHUNK] = 1;
                break;

            case 10: /* COMPRESSION-TYPE */
                if (in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err13a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getCompressionType(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err13b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS] = 1;

                if (in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS_PARAM] == 0) {
                    if (in->compressionType == 0)
                        in->compressionParam = 6; /* default value if compressionType is GZIP */
                }
                break;

            case 11: /* COMPRESSION-PARAM */
                if (in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS_PARAM] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err14a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getCompressionParameter(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err14b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS_PARAM] = 1;

                if (in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS] == 0)
                    in->compressionType = 0;

                break;

            case 12: /* EXTERNAL-STORAGE */
                if (in->configOptionVector[EXTERNALSTORE] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err15a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getExternalFilename(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err15b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[EXTERNALSTORE] = 1;
                break;

            case 13: /* MAXIMUM-DIMENSIONS */
                if (in->configOptionVector[EXTEND] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16a, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                /* cant appear before dimension sizes have been provided */
                if (in->configOptionVector[DIM] == 0) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16b, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                if (getMaximumDimensionSizes(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err16c, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[EXTEND] = 1;
                break;

            case 14: /* INPUT-BYTE-ORDER */
                if (in->configOptionVector[INPUT_B_ORDER] == 1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err11c, infile);
                    goto error;
                }

                if (getInputByteOrder(in, strm) == -1) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err11d, infile);
                    goto error;
                }
                in->configOptionVector[INPUT_B_ORDER] = 1;
                break;

            default:
                break;
            }
            scanret = fscanf(strm, "%s", key);
        }

        /*
            check if keywords obtained are valid
            if yes, return 0 else error
        */

        if (validateConfigurationParameters(in) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err17, infile);
            goto error;
        }
    }

    /* Set success return value */
    retval = 0;

error:
    if(strm)
        HDfclose(strm);
    return(retval);
}

static int validateConfigurationParameters(struct Input *in)
{
    const char *err1 = "One or more of the required fields (RANK, DIMENSION-SIZES) missing.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Cannot specify chunking or compression or extendible data sets with the external file option.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Cannot specify the compression or the extendible data sets without the chunking option.\n";
    const char *err4a = "OUTPUT-ARCHITECTURE cannot be STD if OUTPUT-CLASS is floating point (FP).\n";
    const char *err4b = "OUTPUT-ARCHITECTURE cannot be IEEE if OUTPUT-CLASS is integer (IN).\n";
    const char *err5 = "For OUTPUT-CLASS FP, valid values for OUTPUT-SIZE are (32, 64) .\n";
#ifndef H5_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG
    const char *err6 = "No support for reading 64-bit integer (INPUT-CLASS: IN, TEXTIN, UIN, TEXTUIN files\n";
#endif

    /* for class STR other parameters are ignored */
    if (in->inputClass == 5) /* STR */
        return (0);

    if ((in->configOptionVector[DIM] != 1) || (in->configOptionVector[RANK] != 1)) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    if (in->configOptionVector[EXTERNALSTORE] == 1) {
        if ((in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS] == 1) || (in->configOptionVector[CHUNK] == 1) || (in->configOptionVector[EXTEND] == 1)) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
    }

    if ((in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS] == 1) || (in->configOptionVector[EXTEND] == 1)) {
        if (in->configOptionVector[CHUNK] != 1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
    }

    /* Arch cant be STD if O/p class is FP */
    if (in->outputArchitecture == 1)
        if (in->outputClass == 1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4a);
            return (-1);
        }

    /* Arch cant be IEEE if O/p class is IN */
    if (in->outputArchitecture == 2)
        if (in->outputClass == 0) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4b);
            return (-1);
        }

    if (in->outputClass == 1)
        if (in->outputSize != 32 && in->outputSize != 64) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err5);
            return (-1);
        }

#ifndef H5_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG
    if (in->inputSize == 64 && (in->inputClass == 0 || in->inputClass == 4 || in->inputClass == 6 || in->inputClass == 7) ) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err6);
        return -1;
    }
#endif
    return (0);
}

static int mapKeywordToIndex(char *key)
{
    int i;

    for (i = 0; i < NUM_KEYS; i++)
        if (!HDstrcmp(keytable[i], key))
            return i;
    return -1;
}

static int parsePathInfo(struct path_info *path, char *temp)
{
    const char  delimiter[] = "/\"";
    char       *token;
    int         i = 0;
    const char *err1 = "Path string larger than MAX_PATH_NAME_LENGTH.\n";

    token = HDstrtok (temp, delimiter);
    if (HDstrlen(token) >= MAX_PATH_NAME_LENGTH) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err1);
        return (-1);
    }
    HDstrcpy(path->group[i++],token);

    while (1) {
        token = HDstrtok (NULL, delimiter);
        if (token == NULL)
            break;
        if (HDstrlen(token) >= MAX_PATH_NAME_LENGTH) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err1);
            return (-1);
        }
        HDstrcpy(path->group[i++],token);
    }
    path->count = i;
    return (0);
}

static int parseDimensions(struct Input *in, char *strm)
{
    const char  delimiter[] = ",";
    char        temp[255];
    char       *token;
    int         i = 0;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to allocate dynamic memory.\n";

    HDstrncpy(temp, strm, sizeof(temp));
    temp[sizeof(temp) - 1] = '\0';
    HDstrtok (temp, delimiter);

    while (1) {
        token = HDstrtok (NULL, delimiter);
        if (token == NULL)
            break;
        i++;
    }
    in->rank = i + 1;
    if ((in->sizeOfDimension = (hsize_t *) HDmalloc ((size_t) in->rank * sizeof(hsize_t))) == NULL) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    i = 0;
    HDstrncpy(temp, strm, sizeof(temp));
    temp[sizeof(temp) - 1] = '\0';
    in->sizeOfDimension[i++]
            = HDstrtoull(HDstrtok (temp, delimiter), NULL, BASE_10);

    while (1) {
        token = HDstrtok (NULL, delimiter);
        if (token == NULL)
            break;
        in->sizeOfDimension[i++] = HDstrtoull(token, NULL, BASE_10);
    }
    return (0);
}

static int getOutputClass(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    char        temp[255];
    int         kindex;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get 'string' value.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for output class.\n";

    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((kindex = OutputClassStrToInt(temp)) == -1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        return (-1);
    }

    in->outputClass = kindex;
    return (0);
}

static int OutputClassStrToInt(char *temp)
{
    int     i;
    char    classKeywordTable[3][15] = { "IN", "FP", "UIN" };
    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
        if (!HDstrcmp(classKeywordTable[i], temp))
            return i;

    return -1;
}
/* same as getInputSize. But defined separately for extensibility */
static int getOutputSize(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    int         ival;
    int         i;
    int         outputSizeValidValues[4] = { 8, 16, 32, 64 };
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get integer value.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for output size.\n";

    if (fscanf(strm, "%d", (&ival)) != 1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
        if (outputSizeValidValues[i] == ival) {
            in->outputSize = ival;
            return (0);
        }
    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
    return (-1);
}

static int getInputClass(struct Input *in, char * temp)
{
    int         kindex;
    const char *err1 = "Invalid value for input class.\n";

    if ((kindex = InputClassStrToInt(temp)) == -1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    in->inputClass = kindex;
    return (0);
}

static int getInputClassType(struct Input *in, char * buffer)
{
    int         kindex = -1;
    const char *err1 = "Invalid value for input class.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for output architecture.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Invalid value for input byte-order.\n";

    if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_I8BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 8;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_I8LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 8;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_I16BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 16;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_I16LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 16;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_I32BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_I32LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_I64BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_I64LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_U8BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 8;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_U8LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 8;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_U16BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 16;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_U16LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 16;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_U32BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_U32LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_U64BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_U64LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR")) {
        in->inputSize = 8;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR")) {
        in->inputSize = 8;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_SHORT")) {
        in->inputSize = 16;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_USHORT")) {
        in->inputSize = 16;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_INT")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_UINT")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_LONG")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_ULONG")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_LLONG")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 4;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_ULLONG")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 7;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_IEEE_F32BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("IEEE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 3;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_IEEE_F32LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("IEEE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 3;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_IEEE_F64BE")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("IEEE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 3;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_IEEE_F64LE")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("IEEE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = 3;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_VAX_F32")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        kindex = 3;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_VAX_F64")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        kindex = 3;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT")) {
        in->inputSize = 32;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 3;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE")) {
        in->inputSize = 64;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 3;
    }
#if H5_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE !=0
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_NATIVE_LDOUBLE")) {
        in->inputSize = H5_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE;
        in->configOptionVector[INPUT_SIZE] = 1;

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("NATIVE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        kindex = 3;
    }
#endif
    else if(!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_TIME: not yet implemented")) {
        kindex = -1;
    }
    else if(!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STRING")) {
        kindex = 5;
    }
    /*    case H5T_BITFIELD: */
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_B8BE")) {

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = -1;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_B8LE")) {

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = -1;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_B16BE")) {

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = -1;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_B16LE")) {

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = -1;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_B32BE")) {

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = -1;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_B32LE")) {

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = -1;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_B64BE")) {

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("BE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = -1;
    }
    else if (!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_STD_B64LE")) {

        if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt("STD")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputArchitecture = kindex;

        if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt("LE")) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    #ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
        printf("h5dump inputByteOrder %d\n", in->inputByteOrder);
    #endif

        kindex = -1;
    }
    /*    case H5T_OPAQUE: */
    else if(!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_OPAQUE")) {
        kindex = -1;
    }
    /*    case H5T_COMPOUND: */
    else if(!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_COMPOUND")) {
        kindex = -1;
    }
    /*    case H5T_REFERENCE: */
    else if(!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_REFERENCE")) {
        kindex = -1;
    }
    /*    case H5T_ENUM: */
    else if(!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_ENUM")) {
        kindex = -1;
    }
    /*    case H5T_VLEN: */
    else if(!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_VLEN")) {
        kindex = -1;
    }
    /*    case H5T_ARRAY: */
    else if(!HDstrcmp(buffer, "H5T_ARRAY")) {
        kindex = -1;
    }

    if (kindex == -1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    /*set default value for output-size */
    if (in->configOptionVector[OUTPUT_SIZE] == 0)
        in->outputSize = in->inputSize;
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
    printf("h5dump DATATYPE InClass %d inputSize\n", in->inputSize);
    printf("h5dump DATATYPE InClass %d outputSize\n", in->outputSize);
    printf("h5dump DATATYPE InClass %d outputArchitecture\n", in->outputArchitecture);
#endif

    in->inputClass = kindex;
    return (0);
}

static int InputClassStrToInt(char *temp)
{
    int     i;
    char    classKeywordTable[8][15] = { "TEXTIN", "TEXTFP", "TEXTFPE", "FP", "IN", "STR", "TEXTUIN", "UIN" };
    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
        if (!HDstrcmp(classKeywordTable[i], temp))
            return i;
    return -1;
}

/* same as getOutputSize. But defined separately for extensibility */
static int getInputSize(struct Input *in, int ival)
{
    int         i;
    int         inputSizeValidValues[4] = { 8, 16, 32, 64 };
    const char *err1 = "Invalid value for input size.\n";

    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
        if (inputSizeValidValues[i] == ival) {
            in->inputSize = ival;
            return (0);
        }
    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
    return (-1);
}

static int getInputByteOrder(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    char        temp[255];
    int         kindex;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get 'string' value.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for input byte-order.\n";

    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt(temp)) == -1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        return (-1);
    }

    in->inputByteOrder = kindex;
    return (0);
}

static int getRank(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    int         ival;

    const char *err1 = "Unable to get integer value.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for rank.\n";

    if (fscanf(strm, "%d", (&ival)) != 1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }
    if (ival >= MIN_NUM_DIMENSION && ival <= MAX_NUM_DIMENSION) {
        in->rank = ival;
        return (0);
    }

    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
    return (-1);
}

/* same as getChunkedDimensionSizes. But defined separately for extensibility */
static int getDimensionSizes(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    unsigned long long ullval;
    int         i = 0;

    const char *err1 = "Unable to allocate dynamic memory.\n";
    const char *err2 = "No. of dimensions for which dimension sizes provided is not equal to provided rank.\n";

    if ((in->sizeOfDimension = (hsize_t *) HDmalloc ((size_t) in->rank * sizeof(hsize_t))) == NULL) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    while (fscanf(strm, "%llu", (&ullval)) == 1)
        in->sizeOfDimension[i++] = ullval;

    if (in->rank != i) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        return (-1);
    }
    return (0);
}
/* same as getDimensionSizes. But defined separately for extensibility */
static int getChunkedDimensionSizes(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    unsigned long long ullval;
    int         i = 0;

    const char *err1 = "Unable to allocate dynamic memory.\n";
    const char *err2 = "No. of dimensions for which chunked dimension sizes provided is not equal to provided rank.\n";
    const char *err3 = "The CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES cannot exceed the sizes of DIMENSION-SIZES\n";

    if ((in->sizeOfChunk = (hsize_t *) HDmalloc ((size_t) in->rank * sizeof(hsize_t))) == NULL) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    while (fscanf(strm, "%llu", (&ullval)) == 1)
        in->sizeOfChunk[i++] = ullval;

    if (in->rank != i) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        return (-1);
    }

    for (i = 0; i < in->rank; i++)
        if (in->sizeOfChunk[i] > in->sizeOfDimension[i]) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
            return (-1);
        }
    return (0);
}

static int getMaximumDimensionSizes(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    long long llval;
    int         i = 0;

    const char *err1 = "Unable to allocate dynamic memory.\n";
    const char *err2 = "No. of dimensions for which maximum dimension sizes provided is not equal to provided rank.\n";
    const char *err3 = "The MAXIMUM-DIMENSIONS cannot be less than the sizes of DIMENSION-SIZES. Exception: can be -1 to indicate unlimited size\n";

    if ((in->maxsizeOfDimension = (hsize_t *) HDmalloc ((size_t) in->rank * sizeof(hsize_t))) == NULL) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    while (fscanf(strm, "%lld", (&llval)) == 1) {
        if (llval == -1)
            in->maxsizeOfDimension[i++] = H5S_UNLIMITED;
        else
            in->maxsizeOfDimension[i++] = (hsize_t)llval;
    }

    if (in->rank != i) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        return (-1);
    }

    for (i = 0; i < in->rank; i++) {
        if (in->maxsizeOfDimension[i] != H5S_UNLIMITED)
            if (in->maxsizeOfDimension[i] < in->sizeOfDimension[i]) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                return (-1);
            }
    }
    return (0);
}

static int getOutputArchitecture(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    char        temp[255];
    int         kindex;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get 'string' value.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for output architecture.\n";

    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((kindex = OutputArchStrToInt(temp)) == -1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        return (-1);
    }

    in->outputArchitecture = kindex;
    return (0);
}

static int OutputArchStrToInt(const char *temp)
{
    int     i;
    char    outputArchKeywordTable[8][15] = { "NATIVE", "STD", "IEEE", "INTEL",
            "CRAY", "MIPS", "ALPHA", "UNIX" };
    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
        if (!HDstrcmp(outputArchKeywordTable[i], temp))
            return i;
    return -1;
}

static int getOutputByteOrder(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    char        temp[255];
    int         kindex;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get 'string' value.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for output byte-order.\n";

    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((kindex = OutputByteOrderStrToInt(temp)) == -1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        return (-1);
    }

    in->outputByteOrder = kindex;
    return (0);
}

static int OutputByteOrderStrToInt(const char *temp)
{
    int     i;
    char    outputByteOrderKeywordTable[2][15] = { "BE", "LE" };
    for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
        if (!HDstrcmp(outputByteOrderKeywordTable[i], temp))
            return i;
    return -1;
}

static int getCompressionType(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    char        temp[255];
    int         kindex;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get 'string' value.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for compression.\n";

    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((kindex = CompressionTypeStrToInt(temp)) == -1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
        return (-1);
    }

    in->compressionType = kindex;
    return (0);

}

static int CompressionTypeStrToInt(char *temp)
{
    /* currently supports only GZIP */
    /* can be extended by adding fields to the table */

    int     i;
    char    CompressionTypeKeywordTable[1][15] = { "GZIP" };
    for (i = 0; i < 1; i++)
        if (!HDstrcmp(CompressionTypeKeywordTable[i], temp))
            return i;
    return -1;
}

static int getCompressionParameter(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    /*  currently supports only GZIP */
    /*  can be extended by adding more values to COMPRESSION-TYPE and */
    /*  handling the paramters here by adding more cases  */

    int         ival;
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get integer value.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for compression paramter.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Unsupported Compression Type.\n";

    switch (in->compressionType) {
    case 0: /* GZIP */
        if (fscanf(strm, "%d", (&ival)) != 1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }

        if (ival < 0 || ival > 9) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
            return (-1);
        }
        in->compressionParam = ival;
        return (0);

    default:
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
        return (-1);
    }
}

static int getExternalFilename(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
{
    char        temp[255];
    const char *err1 = "Unable to get 'string' value.\n";

    if (fscanf(strm, "%s", temp) != 1) {
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }

    in->externFilename = (char *) HDmalloc ((size_t) (HDstrlen(temp)) * sizeof(char));
    (void) HDstrcpy(in->externFilename, temp);
    return (0);
}

void setDefaultValues(struct Input *in, int count)
{
    int     i;
    char    temp[255];
    char    num[255];

    in->h5dumpInput = 0;
    in->inputClass = 3; /* FP */
    in->inputSize = 32;
    in->outputClass = 1; /* FP */
    in->outputSize = 32;
    in->inputByteOrder = -1; /* use default    */
    in->rank = 0;
    in->path.count = 1;

    HDstrcpy(temp, "dataset");
    sprintf(num, "%d", count);
    HDstrcat(temp, num);
    HDstrcpy(in->path.group[0], temp);

    in->outputArchitecture = 0; /* NATIVE */
    in->outputByteOrder = -1; /* use default    */
    in->compressionType = 0; /* GZIP   */
    for (i = 0; i < NUM_KEYS; i++)
        in->configOptionVector[i] = 0;
}

hid_t createOutputDataType(struct Input *in)
{
    hid_t       new_type = (-1);
    const char *err1 = "Invalid value for output class.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for output size.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Invalid value for output byte order.\n";
    const char *err4 = "Invalid value for output architecture.\n";
    const char *err5 = "STD not supported for float.\n";
    const char *err6 = "IEEE not supported for INT.\n";

    switch (in->outputClass) {
    case 0:
        switch (in->outputArchitecture) {
        case 0: /* NATIVE */
            switch (in->outputSize) {
            case 8:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_CHAR);
                break;

            case 16:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
                break;

            case 32:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
                break;

            case 64:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_LLONG);
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                return (-1);
            }
            switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
            case -1: /* default */
                break;
            case 0:
                H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_BE);
                break;

            case 1:
                H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_LE);
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        case 1: /* STD */
            switch (in->outputSize) {
            case 8:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I8BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I8LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 16:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I16BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I16LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 32:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I32BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I32LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 64:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I64BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I64LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 1:
        switch (in->outputArchitecture) {
        case 0:
            switch (in->outputSize) {
            case 32:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
                break;

            case 64:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                return (-1);
            }
            switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
            case -1: /* DEFAULT */
                break;
            case 0:
                H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_BE);
                break;

            case 1:
                H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_LE);
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        case 1:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err5);
            return (-1);

        case 2:
            switch (in->outputSize) {
            case 32:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_IEEE_F32BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_IEEE_F32LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 64:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_IEEE_F64BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_IEEE_F64LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    case 2:
        switch (in->outputArchitecture) {
        case 0:
            switch (in->outputSize) {
            case 8:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR);
                break;

            case 16:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_USHORT);
                break;

            case 32:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_UINT);
                break;

            case 64:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_ULLONG);
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                return (-1);
            }
            switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
            case -1: /* Default */
                break;
            case 0:
                H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_BE);
                break;

            case 1:
                H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_LE);
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        case 1:
            switch (in->outputSize) {
            case 8:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U8BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U8LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 16:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U16BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U16LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 32:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U32BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U32LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 64:
                switch (in->outputByteOrder) {
                case -1:
                case 0:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U64BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U64LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        case 2:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err6);
            return (-1);

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4);
            return (-1);
        }
        break;

    default:
        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
        return (-1);
    }
    return new_type;
}

hid_t createInputDataType(struct Input *in)
{
    hid_t       new_type = (-1);
    const char *err1 = "Invalid value for input class.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for input size.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Invalid value for input byte order.\n";
    const char *err4 = "Invalid value for output architecture.\n";
    const char *err5 = "STD not supported for float.\n";
    const char *err6 = "IEEE not supported for INT.\n";

    if (in->h5dumpInput) {
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 4:
            switch (in->outputArchitecture) {
            case 0: /* NATIVE */
                switch (in->inputSize) {
                case 8:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_CHAR);
                    break;

                case 16:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
                    break;

                case 32:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
                    break;

                case 64:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_LLONG);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                    return (-1);
                }
                switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                case -1: /* default */
                    break;
                case 0:
                    H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 1: /* STD */
                switch (in->inputSize) {
                case 8:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I8BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I8LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                case 16:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I16BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I16LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                case 32:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I32BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I32LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                case 64:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I64BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_I64LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        case 3:
            switch (in->outputArchitecture) {
            case 0:
                switch (in->inputSize) {
                case 32:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
                    break;

                case 64:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                    return (-1);
                }
                switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                case -1: /* DEFAULT */
                    break;
                case 0:
                    H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 1:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err5);
                return (-1);

            case 2:
                switch (in->inputSize) {
                case 32:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_IEEE_F32BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_IEEE_F32LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                case 64:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_IEEE_F64BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_IEEE_F64LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        case 7:
            switch (in->outputArchitecture) {
            case 0:
                switch (in->inputSize) {
                case 8:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR);
                    break;

                case 16:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_USHORT);
                    break;

                case 32:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_UINT);
                    break;

                case 64:
                    new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_ULLONG);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                    return (-1);
                }
                switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                case -1: /* Default */
                    break;
                case 0:
                    H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_BE);
                    break;

                case 1:
                    H5Tset_order(new_type, H5T_ORDER_LE);
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 1:
                switch (in->inputSize) {
                case 8:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U8BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U8LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                case 16:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U16BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U16LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                case 32:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U32BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U32LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                case 64:
                    switch (in->inputByteOrder) {
                    case -1:
                    case 0:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U64BE);
                        break;

                    case 1:
                        new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_STD_U64LE);
                        break;

                    default:
                        (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err3);
                        return (-1);
                    }
                    break;

                default:
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                    return (-1);
                }
                break;

            case 2:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err6);
                return (-1);

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
    }
    else {
        switch (in->inputClass) {
        case 0:
        case 4:
            switch (in->inputSize) {
            case 8:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_CHAR);
                break;

            case 16:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
                break;

            case 32:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
                break;

            case 64:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_LLONG);
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        case 1:
        case 2:
        case 3:
            switch (in->inputSize) {
            case 32:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
                break;

            case 64:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        case 5:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
            break;

        case 6:
        case 7:
            switch (in->inputSize) {
            case 8:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR);
                break;

            case 16:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_USHORT);
                break;

            case 32:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_UINT);
                break;

            case 64:
                new_type = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_ULLONG);
                break;

            default:
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err2);
                return (-1);
            }
            break;

        default:
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err1);
            return (-1);
        }
    }
    return new_type;
}

static int process(struct Options *opt)
{
    struct Input   *in;
    FILE           *extfile;
    hid_t           file_id;
    hid_t           group_id;
    hid_t           handle;
    hid_t           dataset;
    hid_t           dataspace = (-1);
    hid_t           intype;
    hid_t           outtype;
    hid_t           proplist;
    hsize_t         numOfElements = 1;
    int             j;
    int             k;

    const char *err1 = "Error creating HDF output file: %s.\n";
    const char *err2 = "Error in processing the configuration file: %s.\n";
    const char *err3 = "Error in reading the input file: %s.\n";
    const char *err4 = "Error in creating or opening external file.\n";
    const char *err5 = "Error in creating the output data set. Dataset with the same name may exist at the specified path\n";
    const char *err6 = "Error in writing the output data set.\n";

    H5E_BEGIN_TRY
    {
        if ((file_id = H5Fopen(opt->outfile, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
            if ((file_id = H5Fcreate(opt->outfile, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) == FAIL) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err1, opt->outfile);
                return (-1);
            }
        }
    }
    H5E_END_TRY;

    for (k = 0; k < opt->fcount; k++) {
        in = &(opt->infiles[k].in);
        if (opt->infiles[k].config == 1) {
            if (processConfigurationFile(opt->infiles[k].configfile, in) == -1) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err2, opt->infiles[k].configfile);
                return (-1);
            }
        }

        if (processDataFile(opt->infiles[k].datafile, in, file_id) == -1) {
            (void) HDfprintf(stderr, err3, opt->infiles[k].datafile);
            return (-1);
        }

        if (in->inputClass != 5) { /* STR */
            for (j = 0; j < in->rank; j++)
                numOfElements *= in->sizeOfDimension[j];

            /* disable error reporting */
            H5E_BEGIN_TRY
            {
                /* create parent groups */
                if (in->path.count > 1) {
                    j = 0;
                    handle = file_id;
                    while (j < in->path.count - 1) {
                        if ((group_id = H5Gopen2(handle, in->path.group[j], H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
                            group_id = H5Gcreate2(handle, in->path.group[j++], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
                            for (; j < in->path.count - 1; j++)
                                group_id = H5Gcreate2(group_id, in->path.group[j], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
                            handle = group_id;
                            break;
                        }
                        handle = group_id;
                        j++;
                    }
                }
                else {
                    handle = file_id;
                    j = 0;
                }

                /*enable error reporting */
            }
            H5E_END_TRY;

            /*create data type */
            intype = createInputDataType(in);
            outtype = createOutputDataType(in);
#ifdef H5DEBUGIMPORT
            printf("process intype %ld outtype %ld\n", intype, outtype);
#endif

            /* create property list */
            proplist = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
            if (in->configOptionVector[CHUNK] == 1) {
                H5Pset_layout(proplist, H5D_CHUNKED);
                /* not reqd chunking is implied if set_chunk is used  */
                H5Pset_chunk(proplist, in->rank, in->sizeOfChunk);
            }

            if (in->configOptionVector[COMPRESS] == 1) {
                H5Pset_deflate(proplist, (unsigned) in->compressionParam);
            }

            if (in->configOptionVector[EXTERNALSTORE] == 1) {
                /* creating the external file if it doesnt exist */
                if ((extfile = HDfopen(in->externFilename, "ab")) == NULL) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err4);
                    H5Pclose(proplist);
                    H5Sclose(dataspace);
                    H5Fclose(file_id);
                    return (-1);
                }
                HDfclose(extfile);
                H5Pset_external(proplist, in->externFilename, (off_t)0, numOfElements * (hsize_t)in->inputSize / 8);
            }

            /* create dataspace */
            if (in->configOptionVector[EXTEND] == 1)
                dataspace = H5Screate_simple(in->rank, in->sizeOfDimension, in->maxsizeOfDimension);
            else
                dataspace = H5Screate_simple(in->rank, in->sizeOfDimension, NULL);

            /* disable error reporting */
            H5E_BEGIN_TRY
            {
                /* create data set */
                if ((dataset = H5Dcreate2(handle, in->path.group[j], outtype, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT, proplist, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
                    (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err5);
                    H5Pclose(proplist);
                    H5Sclose(dataspace);
                    H5Fclose(file_id);
                    return (-1);
                }

                /*enable error reporting */
            }
            H5E_END_TRY;

            /* write dataset */
            if (H5Dwrite(dataset, intype, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, (VOIDP) in->data) < 0) {
                (void) HDfprintf(stderr, "%s", err6);
                H5Dclose(dataset);
                H5Pclose(proplist);
                H5Sclose(dataspace);
                H5Fclose(file_id);
                return (-1);
            }

            H5Dclose(dataset);
            H5Pclose(proplist);
            H5Sclose(dataspace);
        }

    } /* STR */

    H5Fclose(file_id);
    return (0);
}

uint16_t swap_uint16( uint16_t val)
{
    return (val << 8) | (val >> 8);
}

int16_t swap_int16(int16_t val)
{
    return (val << 8) | ((val >> 8) & 0xFF);
}

uint32_t swap_uint32(uint32_t val)
{
    val = ((val << 8) & 0xFF00FF00) | ((val >> 8) & 0xFF00FF);
    return (val << 16) | (val >> 16);
}

int32_t swap_int32(int32_t val)
{
    val = ((val << 8) & 0xFF00FF00) | ((val >> 8) & 0xFF00FF);
    return (val << 16) | ((val >> 16) & 0xFFFF);
}

int64_t swap_int64(int64_t val)
{
    val = ((val << 8) & 0xFF00FF00FF00FF00ULL) | ((val >> 8) & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FFULL);
    val = ((val << 16) & 0xFFFF0000FFFF0000ULL) | ((val >> 16) & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFFULL);
    return (val << 32) | ((val >> 32) & 0xFFFFFFFFULL);
}

uint64_t swap_uint64(uint64_t val)
{
    val = ((val << 8) & 0xFF00FF00FF00FF00ULL) | ((val >> 8) & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FFULL);
    val = ((val << 16) & 0xFFFF0000FFFF0000ULL) | ((val >> 16) & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFFULL);
    return (val << 32) | (val >> 32);
}

/*
 * Name:
 *      help
 *
 * Purpose:
 *      Print a helpful summary of command usage and features.
 */

void help(char *name)
{
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "Name:\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t%s\n\n", name);
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  TOOL NAME:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   %s\n", name);
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   SYNTAX:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   %s -h[elp], OR\n", name);
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t   %s <infile> -c[onfig] <configfile> [<infile> -c[config] <configfile>...]", name);
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t\t\t\t      -o[utfile] <outfile>\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   PURPOSE:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t   To convert data stored in one or more ASCII or binary files\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  into one or more datasets (in accordance with the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  user-specified type and storage properties) in an existing \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  or new HDF5 file.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   DESCRIPTION:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The primary objective of the utility is to convert floating\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  point or integer data stored in ASCII text or binary form \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  into a data-set according to the type and storage properties\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  specified by the user. The utility can also accept ASCII\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  text files and store the contents in a compact form as an\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  array of one-dimensional strings.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The input data to be written as a data-set can be provided\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  to the utility in one of the following forms:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  1. ASCII text file with numeric data (floating point or \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  integer data). \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  2. Binary file with native floating point data (32-bit or \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  64-bit) \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  3. Binary file with native integer (signed or unsigned)\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  data (8-bit or 16-bit or 32-bit or 64-bit). \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  4. ASCII text file containing strings (text data).\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  Every input file is associated with a configuration file \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  also provided as an input to the utility. (See Section \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  \"CONFIGURATION FILE\" to know how it is to be organized).\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The class, size and dimensions of the input data is \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  specified in this configuration file. A point to note is\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  that the floating point data in the ASCII text file may be\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  organized in the fixed floating form (for example 323.56)\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  or in a scientific notation (for example 3.23E+02). A \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  different input-class specification is to be used for both\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  forms.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The utility extracts the input data from the input file \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  according to the specified parameters and saves it into \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  an H5 dataset. \n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The user can specify output type and storage properties in \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  the configuration file. The user is required to specify the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  path of the dataset. If the groups in the path leading to \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  the data-set do not exist, the groups will be created by the\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  utility. If no group is specified, the dataset will be\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  created under the root group.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  In addition to the name, the user is also required to \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  provide the class and size of output data to be written to \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  the dataset and may optionally specify the output-architecture,\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  and the output-byte-order. If output-architecture is not \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  specified the default is NATIVE. Output-byte-orders are fixed\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  for some architectures and may be specified only if output-\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  architecture is IEEE, UNIX or STD.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t   Also, layout and other storage properties such as \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  compression, external storage and extendible data-sets may be\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  optionally specified.  The layout and storage properties \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  denote how raw data is to be organized on the disk. If these \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  options are not specified the default is Contiguous layout \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  and storage.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The dataset can be organized in any of the following ways:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  1. Contiguous.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  2. Chunked.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  3. External Storage File    (has to be contiguous)\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  4. Extendible data sets     (has to be chunked)\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  5. Compressed.        (has to be chunked)\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  6. Compressed & Extendible  (has to be chunked)\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  If the user wants to store raw data in a non-HDF file then \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  the external storage file option is to be used and the name \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  of the file is to be specified. \n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  If the user wants the dimensions of the data-set to be\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  unlimited, the extendible data set option can be chosen. \n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The user may also specify the type of compression and the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  level to which the data set must be compresses by setting \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  the compressed option.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   SYNOPSIS:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  h5import -h[elp], OR\n");
    (void) HDfprintf( stdout,
            "\t  h5import <infile> -c[onfig] <configfile> \
                    [<infile> -c[config] <confile2>...] -o[utfile] <outfile>\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   -h[elp]:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t           Prints this summary of usage, and exits.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   <infile(s)>:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t           Name of the Input file(s), containing a \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    single n-dimensional floating point or integer array \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    in either ASCII text, native floating point(32-bit \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    or 64-bit) or native integer(8-bit or 16-bit or \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    32-bit or 64-bit). Data to be specified in the order\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    of fastest changing dimensions first.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  -c[config] <configfile>:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    Every input file should be associated with a \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    configuration file and this is done by the -c option.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    <configfile> is the name of the configuration file.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    (See Section \"CONFIGURATION FILE\")\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   -o[utfile] <outfile>:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t           Name of the HDF5 output file. Data from one or more \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    input files are stored as one or more data sets in \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    <outfile>. The output file may be an existing file or \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t    it maybe new in which case it will be created.\n\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   CONFIGURATION FILE:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The configuration file is an ASCII text file and must be \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  the ddl formatted file (without data values) produced by h5dump \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  when used with the options '-o outfilename -b' of a single dataset (-d) \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  OR organized as \"CONFIG-KEYWORD VALUE\" pairs, one pair on each \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  line.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t   The configuration file may have the following keywords each \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   followed by an acceptable value.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  Required KEYWORDS:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    PATH\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    INPUT-CLASS\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    INPUT-SIZE\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    INPUT-BYTE-ORDER\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    RANK\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    DIMENSION-SIZES\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-CLASS\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-SIZE\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  Optional KEYWORDS:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-ARCHITECTURE\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-BYTE-ORDER\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    COMPRESSION-TYPE\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    COMPRESSION-PARAM\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    EXTERNAL-STORAGE\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    MAXIMUM-DIMENSIONS\n\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    Values for keywords:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    PATH:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      Strings separated by spaces to represent\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      the path of the data-set. If the groups in\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      the path do not exist, they will be created. \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      For example,\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t        PATH grp1/grp2/dataset1\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t        PATH: keyword\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t        grp1: group under the root. If\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t              non-existent will be created.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t        grp2: group under grp1. If \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t              non-existent will be created \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t              under grp1.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t        dataset1: the name of the data-set \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t            to be created.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t               INPUT-CLASS:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      String denoting the type of input data.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      (\"TEXTIN\", \"TEXTFP\", \"FP\", \"IN\", \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      \"STR\", \"TEXTUIN\", \"UIN\"). \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      INPUT-CLASS \"TEXTIN\" denotes an ASCII text \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      file with signed integer data in ASCII form,\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      INPUT-CLASS \"TEXTUIN\" denotes an ASCII text \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      file with unsigned integer data in ASCII form,\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      \"TEXTFP\" denotes an ASCII text file containing\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      floating point data in the fixed notation\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      (325.34),\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      \"FP\" denotes a floating point binary file,\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      \"IN\" denotes a signed integer binary file,\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      \"UIN\" denotes an unsigned integer binary file,\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t       & \"STR\" denotes an ASCII text file the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      contents of which should be stored as an 1-D \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      array of strings.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      If INPUT-CLASS is \"STR\", then RANK, \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      DIMENSION-SIZES, OUTPUT-CLASS, OUTPUT-SIZE, \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      OUTPUT-ARCHITECTURE and OUTPUT-BYTE-ORDER \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      will be ignored.\n\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    INPUT-SIZE:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      Integer denoting the size of the input data \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      (8, 16, 32, 64). \n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      For floating point,\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      INPUT-SIZE can be 32 or 64.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      For integers (signed and unsigned)\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      INPUT-SIZE can be 8, 16, 32 or 64.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    RANK:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      Integer denoting the number of dimensions.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    DIMENSION-SIZES:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t            Integers separated by spaces to denote the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      dimension sizes for the no. of dimensions \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      determined by rank.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-CLASS:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      String dentoting data type of the dataset to \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      be written (\"IN\",\"FP\", \"UIN\")\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-SIZE:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      Integer denoting the size of the data in the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      output dataset to be written.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      If OUTPUT-CLASS is \"FP\", OUTPUT-SIZE can be \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      32 or 64.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      If OUTPUT-CLASS is \"IN\" or \"UIN\", OUTPUT-SIZE\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      can be 8, 16, 32 or 64.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-ARCHITECTURE:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      STRING denoting the type of output \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      architecture. Can accept the following values\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      STD\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      IEEE\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      INTEL\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      CRAY\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      MIPS\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      ALPHA\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      NATIVE (default)\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      UNIX\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-BYTE-ORDER:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      String denoting the output-byte-order. Ignored\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      if the OUTPUT-ARCHITECTURE is not specified or\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      if it is IEEE, UNIX or STD. Can accept the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      following values.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      BE (default)\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      LE\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      Integers separated by spaces to denote the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      dimension sizes of the chunk for the no. of \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      dimensions determined by rank. Required field\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      to denote that the dataset will be stored with\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      chunked storage. If this field is absent the\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      dataset will be stored with contiguous storage.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    COMPRESSION-TYPE:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      String denoting the type of compression to be\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      used with the chunked storage. Requires the\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES to be specified. The only \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      currently supported compression method is GZIP. \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      Will accept the following value\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      GZIP\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    COMPRESSION-PARAM:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      Integer used to denote compression level and \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      this option is to be always specified when \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      the COMPRESSION-TYPE option is specified. The\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      values are applicable only to GZIP \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      compression.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      Value 1-9: The level of Compression. \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t        1 will result in the fastest \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t        compression while 9 will result in \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t        the best compression ratio. The default\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t        level of compression is 6.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    EXTERNAL-STORAGE:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      String to denote the name of the non-HDF5 file \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      to store data to. Cannot be used if CHUNKED-\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      DIMENSIONS or COMPRESSION-TYPE or EXTENDIBLE-\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      DATASET is specified.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      Value <external-filename>: the name of the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      external file as a string to be used.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    MAXIMUM-DIMENSIONS:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      Integers separated by spaces to denote the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      maximum dimension sizes of all the \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      dimensions determined by rank. Requires the\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES to be specified. A value of \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      -1 for any dimension implies UNLIMITED \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t      DIMENSION size for that particular dimension.\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t   EXAMPLES:\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  1. Configuration File may look like:\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    PATH work h5 pkamat First-set\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    INPUT-CLASS TEXTFP\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    RANK 3\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    DIMENSION-SIZES 5 2 4\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-CLASS FP\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-SIZE 64\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-ARCHITECTURE IEEE\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-BYTE-ORDER LE\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES 2 2 2 \n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The above configuration will accept a floating point array \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  (5 x 2 x 4)  in an ASCII file with the rank and dimension sizes \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  specified and will save it in a chunked data-set (of pattern \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  2 X 2 X 2) of 64-bit floating point in the little-endian order \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  and IEEE architecture. The dataset will be stored at\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  \"/work/h5/pkamat/First-set\"\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  2. Another configuration could be:\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    PATH Second-set\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    INPUT-CLASS IN  \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    RANK 5\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    DIMENSION-SIZES 6 3 5 2 4\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-CLASS IN\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    OUTPUT-SIZE 32\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t      CHUNKED-DIMENSION-SIZES 2 2 2 2 2\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    EXTENDIBLE-DATASET 1 3 \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    COMPRESSION-TYPE GZIP\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t    COMPRESSION-PARAM 7\n\n\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The above configuration will accept an integer array \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  (6 X 3 X 5 x 2 x 4)  in a binary file with the rank and \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  dimension sizes specified and will save it in a chunked data-set\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  (of pattern 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2) of 32-bit floating point in \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  native format (as output-architecture is not specified). The \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  first and the third dimension will be defined as unlimited. The \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  data-set will be compressed using GZIP and a compression level \n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\t  of 7.\n");
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t  The dataset will be stored at \"/Second-set\"\n\n");
    return;
}

void usage(char *name)
{
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout, "\nUsage:\t%s -h[elp], OR\n", name);
    (void) HDfprintf(stdout,
            "\t%s <infile> -c[onfig] <configfile> \
  [<infile> -c[config] <configfile>...] -o[utfile] <outfile> \n\n", name);
    return;
}