The H5D_OPEN function opens an existing dataset within an HDF5 file.

Syntax

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Result = H5D_OPEN(Loc_id, Name)

Return Value

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Returns the dataset’s identifier. This identifier can be released with the H5D_CLOSE.

Arguments

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Loc_id

An integer representing the identifier of the file or group containing the dataset.

Name

A string representing the name of the dataset to be accessed.

Keywords

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None

Version History

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5.6	Introduced

See Also

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H5D_CLOSE