Reference Manual of the nadc-tools API and Libraries - SRON

2.30.4 PYTABLE append array
Identifier PYTABLE append array
Purpose append data to HDF5 dataset, extending the dimension ”extdim”
Usage stat = PYTABLE append array( locID, dset name,
extdim, count, buffer );
Input hid t locID : HDF5 identifier of file or group
char *dset name : name of dataset
int extdim : dimension to extend
int count : number of arrays to write
void *buffer : data to write
Returns A negative value is returned on failure.
Comment none
2.30.5 PYTABLE write records
Identifier PYTABLE write records
Purpose Write records to an HDF5 array
Usage stat = PYTABLE write records( locID, dset name, start, step,
count, buffer );
Input hid t locID : HDF5 identifier of file or group
char *dset name : name of dataset
hsize t *start : index of first row to overwrite
hsize t *step :
hsize t *count : number of rows to write
void *buffer : data to write
Returns A negative value is returned on failure.
Comment none
2.31 NADC RECEIVEDATE
Identifier NADC RECEIVEDATE
Author R.M. van Hees
Language ANSI C
Purpose obtain modification date from operating system
Usage NADC RECEIVEDATE( flname, receivedate );
Input char *flname : name of file
char *receivedate : receive date (UTC)
Returns nothing
Comment None
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