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.IX Title "VS 3pm"
.TH VS 3pm 2024-04-25 "perl v5.38.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
PDL::IO::HDF::VS \- An interface library for HDF4 files.
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\&  use PDL;
\&  use PDL::IO::HDF::VS;
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This library provides functions to manipulate
HDF4 files with VS and V interface (reading, writing, ...)
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For more information on HDF4, see http://www.hdfgroup.org/products/hdf4/
.SH FUNCTIONS
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.SS new
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\&    Open or create a new HDF object with VS and V interface.
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\&    Arguments:
\&        1 : The name of the HDF file.
\&            If you want to write to it, prepend the name with the \*(Aq+\*(Aq character : "+name.hdf"
\&            If you want to create it, prepend the name with the \*(Aq\-\*(Aq character : "\-name.hdf"
\&            Otherwise the file will be opened in read only mode.
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\&    Returns the hdf object (die on error)
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\&    my $hdf = PDL::IO::HDF::VS\->new("file.hdf");
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\&    Close the VS interface.
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\&    no arguments
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\&    my $result = $hdf\->close();
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.SH "CURRENT AUTHOR & MAINTAINER"
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Judd Taylor, Orbital Systems, Ltd.
judd dot t at orbitalsystems dot com
.SH "PREVIOUS AUTHORS"
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Olivier Archer olivier.archer@ifremer.fr
contribs of Patrick Leilde patrick.leilde@ifremer.fr
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\&\fBperl\fR\|(1), \fBPDL\fR\|(1), \fBPDL::IO::HDF\fR\|(1).