[cellml-discussion] Auto-generate HDF5 from CellML?

[Jon Olav Vik]

David Nickerson <david.nickerson at ...> writes:

> 
> > I'm considering HDF5 for my storage needs in simulating a CellML model under
> > multiple parameter scenarios. HDF5 is designed for efficient storage,
> > retrieval, navigation and subsetting of huge data sets [1], with annotation
> > [2].
> 
> > [2] http://www.hdfgroup.org/training/HDFtraining/UsersGuide/
MF_Annot.fm1.html
> 
> this has been confusing me for a while, until I just realised that the
> link [2] actually refers to a HDF4 user guide.
> 
> So without looking too far into it, I'm guessing that maybe object
> attributes in HDF5
> (http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/H5.intro.html#Intro-OAttributes)
> have replaced the types of annotations discussed in [2]. Can anyone
> confirm this? or suggest an alternative method to annotate specific
> data objects in HDF5?

Ah, thanks for the information. It seems your guess is correct:
"In HDF5 attributes are used instead of annotations."
http://www.hdfgroup.org/h5h4-diff.html

Jon Olav