[NeXus-code-tickets] [NeXusCode] #329: NeXus API cannot handle HDF5 VL string data type

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#329: NeXus API cannot handle HDF5 VL string data type
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  Reporter:  Freddie Akeroyd  |      Owner:  Freddie Akeroyd
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  reopened
  Priority:  major            |  Milestone:  4.3.0
 Component:  napi             |    Version:  trunk
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:
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Changes (by Eugenwintersberger):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 nxbrowse has problems to handle fields with variable length string data
 (files produced with the DESY Nexus API). See the folowing example
 {{{
 eugen at hasmwinter:~/Development/DESY/libpninx/test$ nxbrowse NXFieldTest.h5
 NXBrowse 4.3.0 Copyright (C) 2009 NeXus Data Format
 Built with readline support - use <TAB> to complete commands and paths
     HDF5_version = 1.8.8
     NX_class = NXroot
     file_time = 2012-09-18T11:53:56.872083+0100
     file_name = NXFieldTest.h5
     NeXus_version = 4.3.0
     file_update_time = 2012-09-18T11:53:56.872882+0100
 NX> LS
 ERROR: hdf5ToNXtype: invalid type
 ERROR: dataset "array" not found at this level
   NX Data  : arrayNX>
 }}}
 The input file is attached. The attribute data seems to be handled
 correctly.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.nexusformat.org/code/ticket/329#comment:4>
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