Working with Data Files

PV-WAVE provides many alternatives for working with data files. There are few restrictions imposed on data files and there is no unique PV-WAVE format. This section describes input and output methods and routines, and gives examples of programs that read and write data using PV-WAVE, C, and FORTRAN commands.

If you work with Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) files, then refer also to The PV-WAVE HDF Interface in the PV‑WAVE Reference for details on how to access HDF or HDF5 functions from within PV-WAVE.