The document describes HDFView, a visual tool for viewing and editing HDF4 and HDF5 files, which supports user plug-ins and runs on multiple platforms. It outlines installation instructions, usage, and how to implement modules and HDF-EOS plug-ins for enhanced functionality. The presentation was part of the HDF and HDF-EOS Workshop VIII held in October 2004.

1. HDFView With HDF-EOS Plug-in
Peter Cao, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Ray Milnurn, Dave Buto, L-3 Communications Government Services, Inc.
This work is supported in part by a Cooperative Agreement
with the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) and
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
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2. About This Presentation
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Review of the HDFView
How to implement an HDFView module
An example: HDF-EOS plug-ins
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3. What Is HDFView
HDFView is a visual tool to view and edit HDF4 and HDF5 files
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Easy to use (conventional treeview, tableview, tableview)
Runs on multiple platforms
Extendable to support user plug-ins (I/O and GUI)
Open remote file with URL
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4. Install And Run HDFView
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Download
http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/hdf-java-html/hdfview/index.html
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Windows
To install, hdfview_install_windows_vm.exe
To run, Start -> programs Files -> NCSA HDFView 2.1 -> HDFView 2.1
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Unix
To install, sh ./hdfview_install_{linux, solaris, irix}_{vm, novm}.bin
To run, $HDFVIEW_HOME/hdfview
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Mac OS X
To install, open hdfview_install_macosx_novm.zip
To run, click the "HDFView" on the desktop
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5. How TO Use HDFView
Open from file dialog
Open from recent file list
Type local file path or remote URL
Double mouse click
Right mouse click
Log Info or Metadata
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6. What is An HDFView Module
It is a user adds-on component to HDFView to
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Support new file format
Display file content in different way
TreeView
ImageView
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7. Modular Model
GUI Interfaces
TableView
TreeView
ImageView
User GUI Module
MetaDataView
TextView
HDFView
Abstract I/O
Group
FileFormat
User I/O Module
Dataset
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8. Steps To Implement A Module
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Include HDFView jar files in your classpath
Write your I/O and GUI module
Pack and put your jar file at $HDFVIEW/lib/ext
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9. HDF-EOS Plug-ins
hdfeos.object.he2
HE2File
ncsa.ndf.object
FileFormat
hdfeos.object.he5
HE5File
ncsa.ndf.view
hdfeos.view
TreeView
HETreeView
ncsa.ndf.view
MetaDataView
hdfeos.view
HEMetadataView
ncsa.ndf.view
hdfeos.view
TableView
HETableView
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10. Register HDF-EOS File Format
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11. Use HDF-EOS Plug-ins
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12. Questions
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