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#  NSSDC/CDF					      CDFconvert online help.
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#  Version 1.1c, 21-Nov-97, Hughes STX.
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#  Modification history:
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#   V1.0	  ?, J Love	Original version.
#   V1.1  23-Sep-96, J Love	CDF V2.6.
#   V1.1a  7-Jan-97, J Love	Fixed cache qualifier.
#   V1.1b 21-Feb-97, J Love	Removed RICE.
#   V1.1c 21-Nov-97, J Love	Windows NT/95.
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#ifos mac win
CDFconvert is used to convert one or more CDFs.  Conversions can be from
older releases of CDF (eg. Version 2.4 CDFs) to the current release and/or
to change the format, majority, or encoding.  The parameters/qualifiers
dialog box displayed when CDFconvert is `executed' contains the following
controls.

Edit fields for...

  Source:              The source CDF specification.  This can be either a
                       single CDF pathname or a folder/wildcard path in
                       which case all CDFs which match the specification will
                       be converted.  Wildcards are allowed in the CDF name
                       but not in the folder path.  In either case, do not
                       specify an extension.

                       At the end of this field a button labeled "Select" is
                       present.  When selected, a standard input file dialog
                       is displayed from which a single CDF may be selected.

  Destination:         The destination of the converted CDF(s).  This may be
                       a single CDF pathname only if the source specification
                       is a single CDF pathname.  If the folder paths are the
                       same, then a different CDF name must be specified.  If
                       more than one CDF is being converted, then this must be
                       a folder path (other than the source folder path).
                       This may also be a directory path if only one CDF is
                       being converted.  In any case, do not specify an
                       extension.

                       At the end of this field a button labeled "Select" is
                       present.  When selected, a standard output file dialog
                       is displayed in which a single CDF may be specified.

  Skeleton:            The pathname of a skeleton CDF to be used during the
                       conversions (do not enter an extension).  Specifying a
                       skeleton CDF is optional.  The skeleton CDF is used in
                       the following cases...

                         1. If a format for the destination CDF(s) was not
                            specified, then the format of the skeleton CDF
                            will be used.

                         2. If a majority for the destination CDF(s) was not
                            specified, then the majority of the skeleton CDF
                            will be used.

                         3. If an encoding for the destination CDF(s) was not
                            specified, then the encoding of the skeleton CDF
                            will be used.

  Cache sizes:         The number of 512-byte buffers to be used for the
                       CDF's dotCDF file, staging file, and compression
                       scratch file.  If this field is left blank, default
                       cache sizes chosen by the CDF library are used.
                       The cache sizes are specified with a comma-separated
                       list of <number><type> pairs where <number> is the
                       number of cache buffers and <type> is the type of
                       file.  The file <type>'s are as follows: `d' for the
                       dotCDF file, `s' for the staging file, and `c' for
                       the compression scratch file.  For example, `200d,100s'
                       specifies 200 cache buffers for the dotCDF file and
                       100 cache buffers for the staging file.  The dotCDF
                       file cache size can also be specified without the `d'
                       <type> for compatibility with older CDF releases (eg.
                       `200,100s').  Note that not all of the file types must
                       be specified.  Those not specified will receive a
                       default cache size.

  Compression:         Specifies the types of compression to be used for the
                       CDF and/or variables.  <types> consists of a comma-
                       separated list of the following...

                         cdf:<cT>                    CDF's compression.
                         vars:<cT>                   Compression for all
                                                     variables.
                         vars:<cT>:<bF>              Compression for all
                                                     variables with a blocking
                                                     factor specified.
                         vars:<cT>:<bF>:<r%>         Compression for all
                                                     variables with a blocking
                                                     factor and reserve
                                                     percentage specified.
                         var:<name>:<cT>             Compression for one
                                                     particular variable.
                         var:<name>:<cT>:<bF>        Compression for one
                                                     particular variable with
                                                     a blocking factor
                                                     specified.
                         var:<name>:<cT>:<bF>:<r%>   Compression for one
                                                     particular variable with
                                                     a blocking factor and
                                                     reserve percentage
                                                     specified.

                       Where <cT> is one of the following: `none', `rle.0',
                       `huff.0', `ahuff.0', or `gzip.<level>'; <bF> is a
                       blocking factor; <r%> is a reserve percentage; and
                       <name> is a delimited, case-sensitive variable name
                       with the following syntax:

                             <delim><char1><char2>...<charN><delim>

                       For the `gzip' compression, <level> must be in the
                       range from `1' (fastest compression) to `9' (best
                       compression).

                       For compressions not specified the compression in
                       the source CDF will be used.  Specifying a variable
                       compression using `var:' overrides a compression
                       specified with `vars:'.

  Sparseness:          Specifies the types of sparseness to be used for the
                       variables.  <types> consists of a comma-separated list
                       of the following...

                         vars:<sT>              Sparseness for all variables.
                         var:<name>:<sT>        Sparseness for one particular
                                                variable.

                       Where <sT> is one of the following: `srecords.no',
                       `srecords.pad', or `srecords.prev'; and <name> is a
                       delimited, case-sensitive variable name with the
                       following syntax:

                            <delim><char1><char2>...<charN><delim>

                       For sparsenesses not specified the sparseness in
                       the source CDF will be used.  Specifying a variable
                       sparseness using `var:' overrides a sparseness
                       specified with `vars:'.

Check boxes for...

  Log progress:        Whether or not progress messages are displayed.

  Display percentages: Whether or not the percentage of a variable's values
                       converted is displayed during the conversion of that
                       variable.  Progress message logging must also be
                       enabled.

  Delete existing:     Whether or not an existing CDF is deleted if a new
                       CDF with the same name is to be created.

  Page output:         Whether or not the output is displayed one page (screen)
                       at a time.

  Report info's:       Whether or not informational status codes from the CDF
                       library should be reported.

  Report warnings:     Whether or not warning status codes from the CDF library
                       should be reported.

  Report errors:       Whether or not error status codes from the CDF library
                       should be reported.

  -0.0 to 0.0:         Whether or not -0.0 is converted to 0.0 by the CDF
                       library when read from a CDF.

  Display statistics:  Whether or not caching statistics are displayed at the
                       end of each comparison of two CDFs.

Radio buttons for...

  Format:              The format of the destination CDF(s).
                            Source...the same as the source CDF (unless a
                                     skeleton CDF was specified).
                            Single...single-file.
                            Multi....multi-file.

  Majority:            The variable majority of the destination CDF(s).
                            Source...the same as the source CDF (unless a
                                     skeleton CDF was specified).
                            Row......row-major.
                            Column...column-major.

  Encoding:            The encoding of the destination CDF(s).
                            Source.......the same as the source CDF (unless a
                                         skeleton CDF was specified).
                            Host.........the host machine's encoding (ie.,
                                         Macintosh encoding).
                            Network......network encoding.
                            Sun..........Sun encoding.
                            VAX..........VAX encoding.
                            SGi..........SGi encoding.
                            HP...........HP encoding.
                            IBM PC.......IBM PC encoding.
                            IBM RS.......IBM RS encoding
                            Macintosh....Macintosh encoding.
                            DECstation...DECstation encoding.
                            NeXT.........NeXT encoding.
                            Alpha/VMSd...DEC Alpha/VMS D_FLOAT encoding.
                            Alpha/VMSg...DEC Alpha/VMS G_FLOAT encoding.
                            Alpha/VMSi...DEC Alpha/VMS IEEE encoding.
                            Alpha/OSF1...DEC Alpha/OSF1 encoding.

  zMode:               The zMode to be used for the source CDF(s).
                            0...zMode is disabled.
                            1...zMode/1 should be used.  The dimension
                                variances of the rVariables will be preserved.
                            2...zMode/2 should be used.  The dimensions of
                                rVariables having a variance of NOVARY (false)
                                are hidden.

Buttons for...

  Enter                Causes CDFconvert to convert CDF(s) based on the
                       parameters/qualifiers specified.

  Help                 Causes this online help to be displayed.

#ifos mac
  Quit                 Causes CDFconvert to terminate.  (No CDFs are
                       converted.)  This button is only present the
                       first time the parameters/qualifiers dialog box
                       is displayed.

#endos
  Cancel               Causes the parameters/qualifiers dialog box to
                       be closed.  (No CDFs are converted.)
#ifos mac
                       This button is only present after the first time the
                       parameters/qualifiers dialog box is displayed.
#endos
#else
#ifos vms
Usage:       $ CDFCONVERT [/SKELETON=<skt-cdf-path>] [/[NO]LOG]
                          [/[NO]PERCENT] [/REPORT=(<types>)] [/[NO]PAGE]
                          [/CACHE=(<sizes>)] [/[NO]STATISTICS] [/ABOUT]
                          <src-cdf-spec>
                             [/ZMODE=<mode>] [/[NO]NEG2POSFP0]
                          <dst-cdf-spec>
                             [/SINGLE | /MULTI] [/ROW | /COLUMN]
                             [/HOST | /NETWORK | /ENCODING=<encoding>]
                             [/COMPRESSION=(<types>)] [/[NO]DELETE]
                             [/SPARSENESS=(<types>)] [/BACKWARD]
                             [/CHECKSUM=<method>]
#endos
#ifos unix
Usage:       % cdfconvert [-skeleton <skt-cdf-path>] [-[no]log]
                          [-[no]percent] [-report "<types>"] [-[no]page]
                          [-cache "<sizes>"] [-[no]statistics] [-about]
                          <src-cdf-spec>
                             [-zmode <mode>] [-[no]neg2posfp0]
                          <dst-cdf-spec>
                             [-single | -multi] [-row | -column]
                             [-host | -network | -encoding <encoding>]
                             [-compression <types>] [-[no]delete]
                             [-sparseness <types>] [-backward]
                             [-checksum <method>]
#endos
#ifos dos
Usage:       > cdfconvert [-skeleton <skt-cdf-path>] [-[no]log]
                          [-[no]percent] [-report "<types>"] [-[no]page]
                          [-cache "<sizes>"] [-[no]statistics] [-about]
                          <src-cdf-spec>
                             [-zmode <mode>] [-[no]neg2posfp0]
                          <dst-cdf-spec>
                             [-single | -multi] [-row | -column]
                             [-host | -network | -encoding <encoding>]
                             [-compression <types>] [-[no]delete]
                             [-sparseness <types>] [-backward]
                             [-checksum <method>]
#endos

Purpose:       CDFconvert is used to convert one or more CDFs.  Conversions
               can be from older releases of CDF (eg. Version 2.4 CDFs) to
               the current release and/or to change the format, majority, 
               encoding, and others.

Parameter(s):  <src-cdf-spec>
                  The source CDF(s).  This can be either a single CDF
                  pathname or a directory/wildcard path in which case all
                  CDFs which match the specification will be converted.
                  Wildcards are allowed in the CDF name but not in the
                  directory path.  In either case, do not specify an
                  extension.

               <dst-cdf-spec>
                  The destination of the converted CDF(s).  This may be
                  a single CDF pathname only if <src-cdf-spec> is a
                  single CDF pathname.  If the directory paths are the
                  same, then a different CDF name must be specified.  If
                  more than one CDF is being converted, this must be a
                  directory path (other than the source directory path).
                  This may also be a directory path if only one CDF
                  is being converted.  In any case, do not specify an
                  extension.

#ifos vms
Qualifier(s):  /SKELETON=<skt-cdf-path>
#else
Qualifier(s):  -skeleton <skt-cdf-path>
#endos
                  The pathname of a skeleton CDF to be used during the
                  conversions (do not enter an extension).  The skeleton
                  CDF is used in the following cases.

                    1. If a format for the destination CDF(s) was not
                       specified, then the format of the skeleton CDF will
                       be used.

                    2. If a majority for the destination CDF(s) was not
                       specified, then the majority of the skeleton CDF will
                       be used.

                    3. If an encoding for the destination CDF(s) was not
                       specified, then the encoding of the skeleton CDF will
                       be used.

                  Specifying a skeleton CDF is optional.

#ifos vms
               /[NO]LOG
#else
               -[no]log
#endos
                  Specifies whether or not messages are displayed
                  indicating the progress of a conversion.

#ifos vms
               /[NO]PERCENT
#else
               -[no]percent
#endos
                  Specifies whether or not the percentage of a variable
                  converted is displayed during the conversion of that
                  variable.  Message logging must also be enabled.

#ifos vms
               /[NO]PAGE
#else
               -[no]page
#endos
                  Specifies whether or not the output is displayed a page
                  at a time.

#ifos vms
               /ZMODE=<mode>
#else
               -zmode <mode>
#endos
                  Specifies which zMode should be used with the source CDF(s).
                  <mode> may be one of the following...

                     0       Indicates that zMode is disabled.
                     1       Indicates that zMode/1 should be used (the
                             dimension variances of rVariables will be
                             preserved).
                     2       Indicates that zMode/2 should be used (the
                             dimensions of rVariables having a variance
                             of NOVARY (false) are hidden.

                  Note that using zMode/1 or zMode/2 on a source CDF which
                  contains rVariables will produce a destination CDF
                  containing only zVariables.  The zMode "view" provided
                  for the source CDF is written to the destination CDF
                  during the conversion.

#ifos vms
               /SINGLE | /MULTI
#else
               -single | -multi
#endos
                  The format of the destination CDF(s).  This overrides the
                  format of the skeleton CDF (if specified).  If neither
                  this qualifier nor a skeleton CDF is specified, then the
                  format of the destination CDF(s) will be the same as that
                  of the source CDF(s).

#ifos vms
               /ROW | /COLUMN
#else
               -row | -column
#endos
                  The majority of the destination CDF(s).  This overrides
                  the majority of the skeleton CDF (if specified).  If
                  neither this qualifier nor a skeleton CDF is specified,
                  then the majority of the destination CDF(s) will be the
                  same as that of the source CDF(s).

#ifos vms
               /HOST | /NETWORK | /ENCODING=<encoding>
#else
               -host | -network | -encoding <encoding>
#endos
                  The encoding of the destination CDF(s).  Specify only one
                  of these qualifiers.  This overrides the encoding of the
                  skeleton CDF (if specified).  If neither this qualifier nor
                  a skeleton CDF is specified, then the encoding of a
                  destination CDF will be the same as that of the source
#ifos vms
                  CDF.  The possible values of <encoding> are HOST,
                  NETWORK, SUN, VAX, DECSTATION, SGi, IBMPC, IBMRS,, HP,
                  NeXT, ALPHAOSF1, ALPHAVMSd, ALPHAVMSg, ALPHAVMSi.

                  Note that /HOST and /NETWORK are no longer necessary
                  (but are supported for compatibility with previous CDF
                  distributions).
#else
                  CDF.  The possible values of <encoding> are `host',
                  `network', `sun', `vax', `decstation', `sgi', `ibmpc',
                  `ibmrs', `mac', `hp', `next', `alphaosf1', `alphavmsd',
                  `alphavmsg', `alphavmsi'.

                  Note that `-host' and `-network' are no longer necessary
                  (but are  supported for compatibility with previous CDF
                  distributions).
#endos

#ifos vms
               /[NO]DELETE
#else
               -[no]delete
#endos
                  Specifies whether or not an existing CDF is deleted if
                  a new CDF with the same name is to be created.

#ifos vms
               /[NO]NEG2POSFP0
#else
               -[no]neg2posfp0
#endos
                  Specifies whether or not -0.0 is converted to 0.0 by the
                  CDF library when read from or written to a CDF.  -0.0 is
                  an illegal floating point value on VAXes and DEC Alphas
                  running OpenVMS.

#ifos vms
               /REPORT=(<types>)
#else
               -report "<types>"
#endos
                  Specifies the types of return status codes from the CDF
                  library which should be reported/displayed.  <types> is
                  a comma-separated list of zero or more of the following
                  symbols: `errors', `warnings', or `informationals'.  Note
                  these symbols can be truncated (eg. `e', `w', and `i').

#ifos vms
               /CACHE=(<sizes>)
#else
               -cache "<sizes>"
#endos
                  The number of 512-byte buffers to be used for the CDF's
                  dotCDF file, staging file, and compression scratch file.
                  If this qualifier is absent, default cache sizes chosen by
                  the CDF library are used.  The cache sizes are specified
                  with a comma-separated list of <number><type> pairs where
                  <number> is the number of cache buffers and <type> is the
                  type of file.  The file <type>'s are as follows: `d' for
                  the dotCDF file, `s' for the staging file, and `c' for the
                  compression scratch file.  For example, `200d,100s'
                  specifies 200 cache buffers for the dotCDF file and 100
                  cache buffers for the staging file.  The dotCDF file cache
                  size can also be specified without the `d' <type> for
                  compatibility with older CDF releases (eg. `200,100s').
                  Note that not all of the file types must be specified.
                  Those not specified will receive a default cache size.

#ifos vms
               /[NO]STATISTICS
#else
               -[no]statistics
#endos
                  Specifies whether or not caching statistics are displayed
                  at the end of each conversion.

#ifos vms
               /COMPRESSION=(<types>)
#else
               -compression "<types>"
#endos
                  Specifies the types of compression to be used for the CDF
                  and/or variables.  The <types> option consists of a comma-
                  separated list of the following...

                      cdf:<cT>                     CDF's compression.
                      vars:<cT>                    Compression for all
                                                   variables.
                      vars:<cT>:<bF>               Compression for all
                                                   variables with a blocking
                                                   factor specified.
                      vars:<cT>:<bF>:<r%>          Compression for all
                                                   variables with a blocking
                                                   factor and reserve
                                                   percentage specified.
                      var:<name>:<cT>              Compression for one
                                                   particular variable.
                      var:<name>:<cT>:<bF>         Compression for one
                                                   particular variable with
                                                   a blocking factor specified.
                      var:<name>:<cT>:<bF>:<r%>    Compression for one
                                                   particular variable with
                                                   a blocking factor and
                                                   reserve percentage
                                                   specified.

                  Where <cT> is one of the following: `none', `rle.0',
                  `huff.0', `ahuff.0', or `gzip.<level>'; <bF> is a blocking
                  factor; <r%> is a reserve percentage; and <name> is a
                  delimited, case-sensitive variable name with the following
                  syntax:

                         <delim><char1><char2>...<charN><delim>

                  In general, do not use single or double quote marks as
                  delimiters.  But on VMS systems the entire delimited
                  variable name must be enclosed in double quote marks (to
                  preserve case-sensitivity).

                  For the `gzip' compression, <level> must be in the range
                  from `1' (fastest compression) to `9' (best compression).

                  For compressions not specified the compression in the source
                  CDF will be used.  Specifying a variable compression using
                  `var:' overrides a compression specified with `vars:'.

#ifos vms
               /SPARSENESS=(<types>)
#else
               -sparseness "<types>"
#endos
                  Specifies the types of sparseness to be used for the
                  variables.  The <types> option consists of a comma-
                  separated list of the following...

                      vars:<sT>        Sparseness for all variables.
                      var:<name>:<sT>  Sparseness for one particular
                                       variable.

                  Where <sT> is one of the following: `srecords.no',
                  `srecords.pad', or `srecords.prev'; and <name> is a
                  delimited, case-sensitive variable name with the
                  following syntax:

                          <delim><char1><char2>...<charN><delim>

                  In general, do not use single or double quote marks as
                  delimiters.  But on VMS systems the entire delimited
                  variable name must be enclosed in double quote marks (to
                  preserve case-sensitivity).

                  For sparsenesses not specified the sparseness in the source
                  CDF will be used.  Specifying a variable sparseness using
                  `var:' overrides a sparseness specified with `vars:'.

#ifos vms
               /BACKWARD
#else
               -backward
#endos
                  By default, the converted file will be of the same version
                  as the library it runs on, unless the environment variable
                  CDF_FILEBACKWARD (or CDF$FILEBACKWARD on OpenVMS) is set to
                  true. In that case, a backward V2.7 version file is
                  created.  This option serves the same propose to create a
                  backward version file if that environment variable is not
                  set. If this option is on, make sure that the source file
                  is not over 2G file size limit, either compressed or
                  uncompressed.

#ifos vms
               /CHECKSUM=<method>
#else
               -checksum <method>
#endos
                  By default, whether to set the checksum mode on the
                  converted file is based on the environment variable
                  CDF_CHECKSUM (or CDF$CHECKSUM on OpenVMS) or the source
                  file. If the environment variable is set to a valid method,
                  the checksum mode for the converted file will also be set.
                  If the environment variable is not set, then the source 
                  file's checksum mode is used for the converted file.
                  Alternatively, to force the checksum mode to be (or not to
                  be) set, this option can be used.  If it is specified, then
                  it will overwrite the environment variable and that in the
                  source file. Currently, the possible values for the
                  checksum option are `none', `md5' or `source'. This option
                  becomes invalid if the backward option is also specified
                  as checksum does not apply to files prior to CDF V3.2.

#ifos vms
               /ABOUT
#else
               -about
#endos
                  Shows the library version that was used to create this tool
                  program.

#ifos vms
Example(s):    $ CDFCONVERT CDF$SMPL:TPLATE0 TEMPLATE0X/ENCODING=IBMPC
               $ CDFCONVERT/REPORT=(ERRORS) CDF$SMPL: USER_DISK:[USER.CDF]
               $ CDFCONVERT CAC_SST_BLENDED CAC_SST_BLENDEDX/SINGLE/NETWORK
               $ CDFCONVERT/SKELETON=CDF$SMPL:TPLATE3 CAC_SST_* [USER.CDF]
               $ CDFCONVERT FLUX1 FLUX2/COMPRESSION=(CDF:HUFF.0)/BACKWARD
               $ CDFCONVERT FILE1 FILE2/CHECKSUM=MD5
               $ CDFCONVERT/LOG MAG MAGX/COMPRESSION=(VAR:"^var1^":AHUFF.0:50)
#endos
#ifos unix
Example(s):    % cdfconvert ../samples/tplate0 template0x -encoding ibmpc
               % cdfconvert -report "errors" ../samples/ /disk4/user/cdf/
               % cdfconvert cac_sst_blended cac_sst_1 -single -network
               % cdfconvert -skeleton tplate3 '../cdf/cac_sst_*' ~user/cdf
               % cdfconvert flux1 flux2 -compression "cdf:huff.0" -backward
               % cdfconvert file1 file2 -checksum md5
               % cdfconvert -log mag magx -compression "var:^var1^:ahuff.0:50"
#endos
#ifos dos
Example(s):    > cdfconvert ..\samples\tplate0 tplate0x -encoding ibmpc
               > cdfconvert -report "errors" ..\samples c:\disk4\user\cdf
               > cdfconvert cac_sst cac_sst1 -single -network
               > cdfconvert -skeleton tplate3 ..\cac_sst* b:\user\cdf
               > cdfconvert flux1 flux2 -compression "cdf:huff.0" -backward
               > cdfconvert -log mag magx -compression "var:^var1^:ahuff.0:50"
#endos
#endos
