Development Environment

Opening a File in the HDF Import Tool

To open an HDF file in the HDF Import Tool, select the Import Data option from the MATLAB File menu. MATLAB displays a file selection dialog box. If you select an HDF file, the Import Wizard automatically starts the HDF Import Tool.

You can also open a file with the HDF Import Tool by entering the hdftool command at the MATLAB command line:

• hdftool('example.hdf')
  

If you use the hdftool function without arguments, it starts the HDF Import Tool and automatically opens a file selection dialog box.

Note    You can open multiple files in the HDF Import Tool at the same time.

The HDF Import Tool contains three panes: the Contents pane, Metadata pane, and the Importing and Subsetting pane. Initially, the Contents pane contains the name of the file you opened and the other panes are empty.

Using the HDF Import Tool

Selecting a Data Set to Import