Overwriting Data

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What is the preferred way using the "C" API to overwrite a data set with new data having the exact same dimensions. Do I need to "delete" the data set first or something else?

Thanks.

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Mike Jackson www.bluequartz.net
Principal Software Engineer mike.jackson@bluequartz.net
BlueQuartz Software Dayton, Ohio

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Hi Mike,

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On Jun 13, 2011, at 1:47 PM, Michael Jackson wrote:

What is the preferred way using the "C" API to overwrite a data set with new data having the exact same dimensions. Do I need to "delete" the data set first or something else?

  You don't need to delete the dataset first, you can use the "all" selection for the file dataspace and then all the elements in the file will be overwritten.

  Quincey