Name: H5Dopen1
Signature:
hid_t H5Dopen1( hid_t loc_id, const char *name )

Purpose:
Opens an existing dataset.

Notice:
This function is deprecated in favor of the function H5Dopen2 or the macro H5Dopen.

Description:
H5Dopen1 opens an existing dataset for access in the file or group specified in loc_id. name is a dataset name and is used to identify the dataset in the file.

Parameters:

Returns:
Returns a dataset identifier if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.

Fortran90 Interface: See listing under H5Dopen.
History:
Release     C
1.8.0 Function H5Dopen renamed to H5Dopen1 and deprecated in this release.