Hi Quincey, thanks. That is what I do when I create a link. My question was do I have to do it again when I follow the link (it looks like I do)? Does it mean that standard tools won't be able to work with that file?
Cheers, Andy Quincey Koziol wrote on 2013-06-27: > Hi Andy, > > On Jun 20, 2013, at 2:45 PM, "Salnikov, Andrei A." > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> [I sent this three days ago but do not see it or any responses in >> the group listings. Trying to re-send, sorry if you get it twice] >> >> Hi all, >> >> is it possible to create external link to the file(s) written >> by family driver. I can see that H5Lcreate_external() accepts >> link access property which can be used to specify files driver >> via H5Pset_elink_fapl() call, but it does not look like driver >> information is stored in a file together with the link. Do >> I have to set driver again when the file is opened and link is >> followed? > > You can use the H5Pset_elink_fapl() to do what you want: > > http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetELinkFapl > > > Quincey > > > _______________________________________________ Hdf-forum is for HDF > software users discussion. [email protected] > http://mail.lists.hdfgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/hdf- > forum_lists.hdfgroup.org _______________________________________________ Hdf-forum is for HDF software users discussion. [email protected] http://mail.lists.hdfgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/hdf-forum_lists.hdfgroup.org
