[Nexus] Re: HDF5 data browser (h5b)

[Ben-chin K. Cha]

I have just implemented a preliminary IDL graphic package for extracting
and displaying any data array from a HDF/NEXUS file as long as it is saved 
in HDF version 5 format.  This IDL HDF5 browser, h5b, is developed based
on the test HDF5 file 'hdf5_test.h5' which comes with IDL release package. 

An IDLVM 6.0 license free HDF5 browser 'h5b.sav' can be downloaded from the 
following web page:

	http://www.aps.anl.gov/~cha/h5b.html
	
It should run with IDLVM 6.0 on UNIX, LINUX or WIN. The typical graphic
output from the h5b browser are also shown in this document.
		
H5b allows the user to flexibly select any data set from the extracted 
list of HDF5 file. It also allows the user to group same dimension
vectors/images to form multi-line/multi-image array from the dataset set 
list. It pops up appropriate PLOT1D, PLOT2D, VIEW3D_2D, IMAGE2D, PANIMAGE
subprograms for the selected array. It provides various output forms 
for the extracted data array. It should be able to display any data set
saved in HDF5 format.
		
Now H5b is ready for user test. Any feedback are greatly appreciated for 
further improvement of this package. 

Ben-chin