Exemplo n.º 1
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/*****************************************************************************
  This function generates attributes, groups, and datasets of many types. 

  Parameters:
            fname:	file_name.
            ngrps:	number of top level groups.
            ndsets:	number of datasets.
            attrs:	number of attributes.
            nrow:	number of rows in a dataset.
            chunk:	chunk size (single number).
            vlen:	max vlen size.
            comp:	use latest format.
            latest:	use gzip comnpression.
			
  Return:  Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
  
  Programmer:  Peter Cao <*****@*****.**>, Jan. 2013
 ****************************************************************************/
herr_t create_perf_test_file(const char *fname, int ngrps, int ndsets, 
       int nattrs, hsize_t nrows, hsize_t dim0, hsize_t chunk, int vlen, 
	   int compressed, int latest)
{
    int         i, j, k;
    hid_t       fid, sid_null, sid_scalar, sid_1d, sid_2d, did, aid, sid_2, sid_large, 
	            fapl=H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl=H5P_DEFAULT, gid1, gid2, cmp_tid, tid_str, 
				tid_enum, tid_array_f, tid_vlen_i, tid_vlen_s;
    char        name[32], tmp_name1[32], tmp_name2[32], tmp_name3[32];
    hsize_t     dims[1]={dim0}, dims2d[2]={dim0, (dim0/4+1)}, dims_array[1]={FIXED_LEN}, 
	            dim1[1]={2};
    char        *enum_names[4] = {"SOLID", "LIQUID", "GAS", "PLASMA"};
    test_comp_t *buf_comp=NULL, *buf_comp_large=NULL;
    int         *buf_int=NULL;
    float       (*buf_float_a)[FIXED_LEN]=NULL;
    double      **buf_double2d=NULL;
    hvl_t       *buf_vlen_i=NULL;
	char        (*buf_str)[FIXED_LEN];
	char        **buf_vlen_s=NULL;
	hobj_ref_t  buf_ref[2];
	hdset_reg_ref_t buf_reg_ref[2];
    size_t      offset, len;
    herr_t      status;
    char        *names[NTYPES] = { "int", "ulong", "float", "double", "fixed string", 
	            "enum", "fixed float array", "vlen int array", "vlen strings"};
    hid_t       types[NTYPES] = { H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5T_NATIVE_UINT64, H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT, 
                H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, tid_str, tid_enum, tid_array_f, tid_vlen_i, tid_vlen_s};
	hsize_t     coords[4][2] = { {0,  1}, {3, 5}, {1,  0}, {2,  4}}, start=0, stride=1, count=1;
	
	if (nrows < NROWS) nrows = NROWS; 
    if (ngrps<NGROUPS) ngrps=NGROUPS;
	if (ndsets<NDSETS) ndsets=NDSETS;
	if (nattrs<NATTRS) nattrs=NATTRS;
	if (dim0<DIM0) dim0=DIM0;
    if (chunk>dim0) chunk=dim0/4;
    if (chunk<1) chunk = 1;
	if (vlen<1) vlen = MAXVLEN;

    /* create fixed string datatype */                                   
    types[4] = tid_str =  H5Tcopy (H5T_C_S1);
    H5Tset_size (tid_str, FIXED_LEN);

    /* create enum datatype */
    types[5] = tid_enum = H5Tenum_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
    for (i = (int) SOLID; i <= (int) PLASMA; i++) {
        phase_t val = (phase_t) i;
        status = H5Tenum_insert (tid_enum, enum_names[i], &val);
    }

    /* create float array datatype */
    types[6] = tid_array_f = H5Tarray_create (H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT, 1, dims_array);
 
    /* create variable length integer datatypes */
    types[7] = tid_vlen_i = H5Tvlen_create (H5T_NATIVE_INT);
    	
    /* create variable length string datatype */
    types[8] = tid_vlen_s =  H5Tcopy (H5T_C_S1);
    H5Tset_size (tid_vlen_s, H5T_VARIABLE);
                   
    /* create compound datatypes */    
    cmp_tid = H5Tcreate (H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof (test_comp_t));
    offset = 0;
    for (i=0; i<NTYPES-2; i++) {
        H5Tinsert(cmp_tid, names[i], offset, types[i]);
        offset += H5Tget_size(types[i]);
    }

	H5Tinsert(cmp_tid, names[7], offset, types[7]);
	offset += sizeof (hvl_t);
	H5Tinsert(cmp_tid, names[8], offset, types[8]);

	/* create dataspace */
    sid_1d = H5Screate_simple (1, dims, NULL);
    sid_2d = H5Screate_simple (2, dims2d, NULL);
    sid_2 = H5Screate_simple  (1, dim1, NULL);
	sid_large = H5Screate_simple  (1, &nrows, NULL);
    sid_null = H5Screate (H5S_NULL);	
	sid_scalar = H5Screate (H5S_SCALAR);
	
	/* create fid access property */
	fapl = H5Pcreate (H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
    H5Pset_libver_bounds (fapl, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST);

	/* create dataset creation property */
    dcpl = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_CREATE);

	/* set dataset chunk */
    if (chunk>0) {
        H5Pset_chunk (dcpl, 1, &chunk);
    }

	/* set dataset compression */
    if (compressed) {
        if (chunk<=0) {
            chunk = dim0/10+1;;
            H5Pset_chunk (dcpl, 1, &chunk);
        }
        H5Pset_shuffle (dcpl);
        H5Pset_deflate (dcpl, 6);
    }	

	/* allocate buffers */
    buf_comp   = (test_comp_t *)calloc(dim0, sizeof(test_comp_t));
    buf_comp_large   = (test_comp_t *)calloc(nrows, sizeof(test_comp_t));
    buf_int    = (int *)calloc(dim0, sizeof(int));
    buf_float_a  = malloc(dim0*sizeof(*buf_float_a));
	buf_vlen_i = (hvl_t *)calloc(dim0, sizeof (hvl_t));
    buf_vlen_s = (char **)calloc(dim0, sizeof(char *));
	buf_str    =  malloc(dim0*sizeof (*buf_str));

	/* allocate array of doulbe pointers */
	buf_double2d  = (double **)calloc(dims2d[0],sizeof(double *));
	/* allocate a contigous chunk of memory for the data */
	buf_double2d[0] = (double *)calloc( dims2d[0]*dims2d[1],sizeof(double) );
	/* assign memory city to pointer array */
	for (i=1; i <dims2d[0]; i++) buf_double2d[i] = buf_double2d[0]+i*dims2d[1];

	/* fill buffer values */
	len = 1;
    for (i=0; i<dims[0]; i++) {
        buf_comp[i].i = buf_int[i] = i-2147483648;
        buf_comp[i].l = 0xffffffffffffffff-i;
        buf_comp[i].f = 1.0/(i+1.0);
        buf_comp[i].d = 987654321.0*i+1.0/(i+1.0);
        buf_comp[i].e = (phase_t) (i % (int) (PLASMA + 1));
		
		for (j=0; j<FIXED_LEN; j++) {
		    buf_comp[i].f_array[j] = buf_float_a[i][j] = i*100+j;
			buf_str[i][j] = 'a' + (i%26);
		}
		buf_str[i][FIXED_LEN-1] = 0;
        strcpy(buf_comp[i].s, buf_str[i]);
		
		len = (1-cos(i/8.0))/2*vlen+1;
		if (!i) len = vlen;
		buf_vlen_i[i].len = len;
		buf_vlen_i[i].p = (int *)calloc(len, sizeof(int));
		for (j=0; j<len; j++) ((int*)(buf_vlen_i[i].p))[j] = i*100+j;
		buf_comp[i].i_vlen = buf_vlen_i[i];
		
		buf_vlen_s[i] = (char *)calloc(len, sizeof(char));
		for (j=0; j<len-1; j++)
		    buf_vlen_s[i][j] = j%26+'A';
		buf_comp[i].s_vlen = buf_vlen_s[i];
		
		for (j=0; j<dims2d[1]; j++)
		    buf_double2d[i][j] = i+j/10000.0;
    }

    for (i=0; i<nrows; i++) {
        buf_comp_large[i].i = i-2147483648;
        buf_comp_large[i].l = 0xffffffffffffffff-i;
        buf_comp_large[i].f = 1.0/(i+1.0);
        buf_comp_large[i].d = 987654321.0*i+1.0/(i+1.0);
        buf_comp_large[i].e = (phase_t) (i % (int) (PLASMA + 1));
        for (j=0; j<FIXED_LEN-1; j++) {
            buf_comp_large[i].f_array[j] = i*100+j;
            buf_comp_large[i].s[j] = 'a' + (i%26);
        }
		len = i%vlen+1;
        buf_comp_large[i].i_vlen.len = len;
        buf_comp_large[i].i_vlen.p = (int *)calloc(len, sizeof(int));
        for (j=0; j<len; j++) ((int*)(buf_comp_large[i].i_vlen.p))[j] = i*100+j;
        buf_comp_large[i].s_vlen = (char *)calloc(i+2, sizeof(char));
        for (j=0; j<i+1; j++) (buf_comp_large[i].s_vlen)[j] = j%26+'A';
    }
	
	/* create file */
    if (latest)
        fid = H5Fcreate (fname, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
    else
        fid = H5Fcreate (fname, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
	add_attrs(fid, 0);

	sprintf(name, "a cmp ds of %d rows", nrows);
	did = H5Dcreate (fid, name, cmp_tid, sid_large, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
	H5Dwrite (did, cmp_tid, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_comp_large);
	add_attrs(did, 0); 
	H5Dclose(did);

	// /* add attributes*/
    gid1 = H5Gcreate (fid, "attributes", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
	if (nattrs<1) nattrs = 1;
	i=0;
	while (i<nattrs) i += add_attrs(gid1, i);
	H5Gclose(gid1);
		
	/* add many sub groups to a group*/
    gid1 = H5Gcreate (fid, "groups", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
	add_attrs(gid1, 0);
    for (i=0; i<ngrps; i++) {
	    /* create sub groups */
        sprintf(name, "g%02d", i);
        gid2 = H5Gcreate (gid1, name, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
		if (i<10) add_attrs(gid2, 0);
		H5Gclose(gid2);
	}
	H5Gclose(gid1);

	/* add many datasets to a group */
	gid1 = H5Gcreate (fid, "datasets", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
	add_attrs(gid1, 0);
    for (j=0; j<ndsets; j+=12) {
		/* 1 add a null dataset */
		sprintf(name, "%05d null dataset", j);
        did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, H5T_STD_I32LE, sid_null, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
        H5Dclose(did);	

		/* 2 add scalar int point */
	    sprintf(name, "%05d scalar int point", j);
        did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid_scalar, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
        H5Dwrite (did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &j);		
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);		
		
		/* 3 scalar vlen string */
	    sprintf(name, "%05d scalar vlen string", j);
        did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, tid_vlen_s, sid_scalar, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
        H5Dwrite (did, tid_vlen_s, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &buf_vlen_s[0]);		
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);			
	
	    /* 4 add fixed-length float array */
		sprintf(name, "%05d fixed-length float array", j);
		did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, tid_array_f, sid_1d, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
		H5Dwrite (did, tid_array_f, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_float_a);
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);
	
		/* 5 add fixed-length strings */
		sprintf(name, "%05d fixed-length strings", j);
		did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, tid_str, sid_1d, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
		H5Dwrite (did, tid_str, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_str);
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);
		
		/* 6 add compound data */
	    sprintf(name, "%05d compund data", j);
	    did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, cmp_tid, sid_1d, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
	    H5Dwrite (did, cmp_tid, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_comp);
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);

		/* 7 add 2D double */
	    sprintf(name, "%05d 2D double", j);
		strcpy (tmp_name1, name);
	    did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, sid_2d, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
	    H5Dwrite (did, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_double2d[0]);
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);
		
		/* 8 add 1D int array */
	    sprintf(name, "%05d 1D int array", j);
        did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid_1d, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
        H5Dwrite (did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_int);		
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);
		
		/* 9 add vlen int array */
	    sprintf(name, "%05d vlen int array", j);
		strcpy (tmp_name2, name);
        did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, tid_vlen_i, sid_1d, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
        H5Dwrite (did, tid_vlen_i, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_vlen_i);		
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);	

		/* 10 add vlen strings */
	    sprintf(name, "%05d vlen strings", j);
		strcpy (tmp_name3, name);
        did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, tid_vlen_s, sid_1d, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
        H5Dwrite (did, tid_vlen_s, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_vlen_s);		
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);	
		
		/* 11 add object refs */
		H5Rcreate(&buf_ref[0],gid1, ".", H5R_OBJECT, -1); 
		H5Rcreate(&buf_ref[1],gid1, tmp_name3, H5R_OBJECT, -1); 
	    sprintf(name, "%05d obj refs", j);
        did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid_2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
        H5Dwrite (did, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_ref);		
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);

		/* 12 add region refs */
		H5Sselect_elements (sid_2d, H5S_SELECT_SET, 4, coords[0]);
		H5Rcreate(&buf_reg_ref[0],gid1, tmp_name1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid_2d); 
		H5Sselect_none(sid_2d);
		count = dims[0]/2+1;
		H5Sselect_hyperslab (sid_1d, H5S_SELECT_SET, &start, &stride, &count,NULL);
		H5Rcreate(&buf_reg_ref[1],gid1, tmp_name2, H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid_1d); 
		H5Sselect_none(sid_1d);
	    sprintf(name, "%05d region refs", j);
        did = H5Dcreate (gid1, name, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid_2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
        H5Dwrite (did, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_reg_ref);		
		if (!j) add_attrs(did, j); 
		H5Dclose(did);
	}
	H5Gclose(gid1);			
	
    H5Tclose (tid_array_f);
    H5Tclose (tid_vlen_i);
    H5Tclose (tid_vlen_s);
    H5Tclose (tid_enum);
    H5Tclose (tid_str);
    H5Tclose (cmp_tid);
    H5Pclose (dcpl);
    H5Pclose (fapl);
    H5Sclose (sid_1d);
    H5Sclose (sid_2d);
    H5Sclose (sid_2);
    H5Sclose (sid_large);
    H5Sclose (sid_null);
    H5Sclose (sid_scalar);
    H5Fclose (fid);

    for (i=0; i<dims[0]; i++) {
		if (buf_vlen_i[i].p) free(buf_vlen_i[i].p);
		if (buf_vlen_s[i]) free(buf_vlen_s[i]);
	}

    for (i=0; i<nrows; i++) {
	    if (buf_comp_large[i].i_vlen.p)  free(buf_comp_large[i].i_vlen.p);
		if (buf_comp_large[i].s_vlen) free(buf_comp_large[i].s_vlen);
	}
	
    free (buf_comp);
    free (buf_comp_large);
    free (buf_int);
    free (buf_float_a);
    free (buf_double2d[0]);
    free (buf_double2d);
	free (buf_str);
    free(buf_vlen_i);
    free(buf_vlen_s);

    return 0;
}
Exemplo n.º 2
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int
main()
{
    printf("\n*** Creating file with datasets & attributes that have scalar dataspaces...");
    {
	hid_t fileid;
        hid_t fcplid;
	hid_t dsetid;
        hid_t dcplid;
	hid_t scalar_spaceid;
        hid_t vlstr_typeid, fixstr_typeid;
	hid_t attid;

        /* Create scalar dataspace */
	if ((scalar_spaceid = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR)) < 0) ERR;

        /* Set creation ordering for file, so we can revise its contents later */
        if ((fcplid = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_CREATE)) < 0) ERR;
        if (H5Pset_link_creation_order(fcplid, H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED) < 0) ERR;
        if (H5Pset_attr_creation_order(fcplid, H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED) < 0) ERR;
	
	/* Create new file, using default properties */
	if ((fileid = H5Fcreate(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, fcplid, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) ERR;
	
        /* Close file creation property list */
        if (H5Pclose(fcplid) < 0) ERR;


        /* Create variable-length string datatype */
        if ((vlstr_typeid = H5Tcreate(H5T_STRING, (size_t)H5T_VARIABLE)) < 0) ERR;

        /* Create fixed-length string datatype */
        if ((fixstr_typeid = H5Tcreate(H5T_STRING, (size_t)10)) < 0) ERR;


        /* Set creation ordering for dataset, so we can revise its contents later */
        if ((dcplid = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) < 0) ERR;
        if (H5Pset_attr_creation_order(dcplid, H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED) < 0) ERR;

	
        /* Create scalar dataset with VL string datatype */
        if ((dsetid = H5Dcreate2(fileid, VSTR_VAR1_NAME, vlstr_typeid, scalar_spaceid, H5P_DEFAULT, dcplid, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) ERR;

        /* Add attributes to dataset */
        if (add_attrs(dsetid) < 0) ERR;

        /* Close VL string dataset */
        if (H5Dclose(dsetid) < 0) ERR;


        /* Create scalar dataset with fixed-length string datatype */
        if ((dsetid = H5Dcreate2(fileid, FSTR_VAR_NAME, fixstr_typeid, scalar_spaceid, H5P_DEFAULT, dcplid, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) ERR;

        /* Add attributes to dataset */
        if (add_attrs(dsetid) < 0) ERR;

        /* Close fixed-length string dataset */
        if (H5Dclose(dsetid) < 0) ERR;


        /* Create scalar dataset with native integer datatype */
        if ((dsetid = H5Dcreate2(fileid, INT_VAR_NAME, H5T_NATIVE_INT, scalar_spaceid, H5P_DEFAULT, dcplid, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) ERR;

        /* Add attributes to dataset */
        if (add_attrs(dsetid) < 0) ERR;

        /* Close native integer dataset */
        if (H5Dclose(dsetid) < 0) ERR;


        /* Add attributes to root group */
        if (add_attrs(fileid) < 0) ERR;


        /* Close dataset creation property list */
        if (H5Pclose(dcplid) < 0) ERR;

        /* Close string datatypes */
        if (H5Tclose(vlstr_typeid) < 0) ERR;
        if (H5Tclose(fixstr_typeid) < 0) ERR;


        /* Close rest */
	if (H5Sclose(scalar_spaceid) < 0) ERR;
	if (H5Fclose(fileid) < 0) ERR;
    }
    SUMMARIZE_ERR;

    printf("*** Checking accessing file through netCDF-4 API...");
    {
	int ncid, varid;
        size_t len;
        nc_type type;
        int ndims;
        char *vlstr;
        int x;

	if (nc_open(FILE_NAME, NC_NOWRITE, &ncid)) ERR;

        /* Check the global attributes are OK */
        if (check_attrs(ncid, NC_GLOBAL) < 0) ERR;

        /* Verify that the VL string dataset is present and OK */
	if (nc_inq_varid(ncid, VSTR_VAR1_NAME, &varid)) ERR;
        if (varid != 0) ERR;
	if (nc_inq_vartype(ncid, varid, &type)) ERR;
	if (type != NC_STRING) ERR;
        if (nc_inq_varndims(ncid, varid, &ndims)) ERR;
        if (ndims != 0) ERR;
        vlstr = NULL;
        if (nc_get_var(ncid, varid, &vlstr)) ERR;
        if (NULL != vlstr) ERR;

        /* Check the variable's attributes are OK */
        if (check_attrs(ncid, varid) < 0) ERR;

        /* Verify that the fixed-length string dataset is present and OK */
	if (nc_inq_varid(ncid, FSTR_VAR_NAME, &varid)) ERR;
        if (varid != 1) ERR;
	if (nc_inq_vartype(ncid, varid, &type)) ERR;
	if (type != NC_STRING) ERR;
        if (nc_inq_varndims(ncid, varid, &ndims)) ERR;
        if (ndims != 0) ERR;
        vlstr = NULL;
        if (nc_get_var(ncid, varid, &vlstr)) ERR;
        if ('\0' != *vlstr) ERR;
        free(vlstr);

        /* Check the variable's attributes are OK */
        if (check_attrs(ncid, varid) < 0) ERR;

        /* Verify that the integer dataset is present and OK */
	if (nc_inq_varid(ncid, INT_VAR_NAME, &varid)) ERR;
        if (varid != 2) ERR;
	if (nc_inq_vartype(ncid, varid, &type)) ERR;
	if (type != NC_INT) ERR;
        if (nc_inq_varndims(ncid, varid, &ndims)) ERR;
        if (ndims != 0) ERR;
        x = -1;
        if (nc_get_var(ncid, varid, &x)) ERR;
        if (0 != x) ERR;

        /* Check the variable's attributes are OK */
        if (check_attrs(ncid, varid) < 0) ERR;

	if (nc_close(ncid)) ERR;
    }
    SUMMARIZE_ERR;

    printf("*** Checking revising file through netCDF-4 API...");
    {
	int ncid, varid;
        char *vlstr;

	if (nc_open(FILE_NAME, NC_WRITE, &ncid)) ERR;
        
        /* Write to the VL string variable */
	if (nc_inq_varid(ncid, VSTR_VAR1_NAME, &varid)) ERR;
        vlstr = NULL;
        if (nc_put_var(ncid, varid, &vlstr)) ERR;

        vlstr = malloc(10);
        *vlstr = '\0';
        if (nc_put_var(ncid, varid, &vlstr)) ERR;

        strcpy(vlstr, "foo");
        if (nc_put_var(ncid, varid, &vlstr)) ERR;
        free(vlstr);


        /* Write to a VL string attribute */
        vlstr = NULL;
        if (nc_put_att(ncid, varid, VSTR_ATT1_NAME, NC_STRING, 1, &vlstr)) ERR;

        vlstr = malloc(10);
        *vlstr = '\0';
        if (nc_put_att(ncid, varid, VSTR_ATT1_NAME, NC_STRING, 1, &vlstr)) ERR;

        strcpy(vlstr, "foo");
        if (nc_put_att(ncid, varid, VSTR_ATT1_NAME, NC_STRING, 1, &vlstr)) ERR;
        free(vlstr);


        /* Define a new VL string variable */
        if (nc_def_var(ncid, VSTR_VAR2_NAME , NC_STRING, 0, NULL, &varid)) ERR;

        /* Write to the variable's fill-value */
        vlstr = NULL;
        if (nc_put_att(ncid, varid, _FillValue, NC_STRING, 1, &vlstr)) ERR;

        vlstr = malloc(10);
        *vlstr = '\0';
        if (nc_put_att(ncid, varid, _FillValue, NC_STRING, 1, &vlstr)) ERR;

        strcpy(vlstr, "foo");
        if (nc_put_att(ncid, varid, _FillValue, NC_STRING, 1, &vlstr)) ERR;
        free(vlstr);


	if (nc_close(ncid)) ERR;
    }
    SUMMARIZE_ERR;

    FINAL_RESULTS;
}