[Carpet] Parameters in HDF5 files?

Thomas Radke tradke at aei.mpg.de
Mon Aug 28 10:59:31 CEST 2006


Erik Schnetter wrote:
> I noticed that all HDF5 files (not just checkpoint files) have a data  
> set "All Parameters" in the group "Parameters and Global  Attributes".  
> Is that intended or necessary?

I wanted to keep metadata separate from actual datasets; the HDF5 group 
name could have been somewhat more general, I guess (I took it over from 
CactusPUGHIO/IOHDF5).

> If so, should we not  add the data set 
> "Grid Structure" as well?

I think this is a good idea.

-- 
Cheers, Thomas.



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