[Nexus] nxvalidate example.zip file; NXplot

[Jeff Teeters]

Hi Freddie,
Thanks for that information.  I have several followup questions.

The nxvalidate GUI Help screen (same as at:
http://download.nexusformat.org/doc/nxvalidate/ch01s08.html
) says to load two files:
1. NXmonopd.hdf - the data file.
2. NXmonopd.nxdl.xml - the NXDL definition file.

I see the first file in the trunk/test directory, but not the second.
Is the second file or a replacement available?

I'm a little uncertain about how the NXDL definition files work work
in validation.  According to:
http://download.nexusformat.org/doc/html/validation.html
"All the NXDL files are converted into a single Schematron file" which
is used for validation.  Is that single Schematron file built into the
"nxvalidate" program?  If so, why does the validation program prompt
for a NXDL definition file?

Thanks again,
Jeff


On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:40 AM,  <freddie.akeroyd at stfc.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> nxvalidate used to be a command line tool, but was then replaced by a java
> GUI application developed by a colleague, but I am working on reinstating a
> command line version too – I will update you when this is complete. I am not
> sure of the location of “example.zip”, but some test data for nxvalidate is
> at http://svn.nexusformat.org/definitions/trunk/test/
>
>
>
> NXplot was a utility started a few years ago and is available in the
> “contrib/applications” directory, but is not installed as part of the build.
> There is a README.build file there, but I have not used the utility myself.
>
>
>
> The README is indeed incorrect in your case – it should say that you only
> need to run autogen.sh if you do not have a “configure” file, which is the
> case if you obtain a copy directly from the subversion repository; as you
> have a tar download kit, this includes a generated “configure” and hence
> excludes autogen.sh
>
>
>
> Please share any definitions you develop for neuroscience data with us and
> let us know if we can be of any further help
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Freddie
>
>
>
>
>
> From: nexus-bounces at nexusformat.org [mailto:nexus-bounces at nexusformat.org]
> On Behalf Of Jeff Teeters
> Sent: 06 March 2013 00:49
> To: nexus at nexusformat.org
> Subject: [Nexus] nxvalidate example.zip file; NXplot
>
>
>
> I'm trying to learn about the NeXus Format because I think some of it's
> features may be useful for a project I'm working on, which is to help
> develop a standard for sharing neuroscience data.
>
> I've installed NeXus on Linux from a recent source, file is:
> nexus-4.3.0-20120814svn.tar.gz
>
> Now I'm trying to get the various utilities working, which are documented
> at:
> http://download.nexusformat.org/doc/html/utilities.html
>
> There are two validation utilities described in the documentation: a command
> line tool (nxvalidate) and a Java GUI program (NXvalidate).
>
> After doing the installation, I found the following utilities in
> /usr/local/bin:
> nexpy  nexus-config  nxbrowse  nxbuild  nxconvert  nxdiff  nxdir  nxingest
> nxsummary  nxtranslate  nxtraverse  nxvalidate
>
> The only validation utility is named "nxvalidate" (all lower case), but it's
> a Java GUI application, not a command line utility as the documentation
> states.
>
> When I run nxvalidate, inside the GUI, there is a Help menu which includes
> the following page:
> http://download.nexusformat.org/doc/nxvalidate/ch01s08.html
>
> That page states that there is a download available, "example.zip", which
> contains an example that can be used with NXvalidate.  However, I was not
> able to find the example.zip file at the location which is referenced:
> http://www.nexusformat.org/Download
>
> Question 1) Is there another location where this example.zip file is
> available, or are there some other sample files that can be downloaded and
> used with with the utilities?
>
> Question 2) The page documenting the utilities also mentions a utility named
> "NXplot".  I did not find that in the /usr/local/bin.  Is it, or a
> replacement, available?
>
>
> ----------
>
> One thing I noticed while doing the installation:  The README file inside
> the source download directory states:  "2) At present it is necessary to run
> the autogen shell script to produce the correct configure file.
>    sh autogen.sh"
>
> But there is no "autogen.sh" file in the directory.  I assumed that this was
> an error in the README file, since the autogen.sh file was missing and the
> installation seemed to work OK without that step.
>