From xlu@ncsa.uiuc.edu Mon Sep 9 09:28:13 1996 Path: solitaire.cv.nrao.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!news-server.ncren.net!concert!gatech!enews.sgi.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.erols.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!usenet From: Xinjian Lu Newsgroups: sci.data.formats Subject: Java-based HDF browser Date: Wed, 04 Sep 1996 14:10:15 -0500 Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 7 Message-ID: <322DD417.3DAB@ncsa.uiuc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: kryten.ncsa.uiuc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; SunOS 5.5 sun4m) CC: xlu A new feature has been added into our Java-based HDF browser. This browser let you display HDF Vdata to be as a spreadsheet in a seprate window and new image zooming feature is good for visulization. More details see "http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/hdf/java/docs/index.html" -xinjian From xlu@ncsa.uiuc.edu Mon Sep 9 10:13:03 1996 Path: solitaire.cv.nrao.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!news-server.ncren.net!concert!gatech!enews.sgi.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.erols.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!usenet From: Xinjian Lu Newsgroups: sci.data.formats Subject: Java-based HDF browser Date: Wed, 04 Sep 1996 14:10:15 -0500 Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 7 Message-ID: <322DD417.3DAB@ncsa.uiuc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: kryten.ncsa.uiuc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; SunOS 5.5 sun4m) CC: xlu A new feature has been added into our Java-based HDF browser. This browser let you display HDF Vdata to be as a spreadsheet in a seprate window and new image zooming feature is good for visulization. More details see "http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/hdf/java/docs/index.html" -xinjian From peekers@netnet.net Wed Sep 11 10:16:41 1996 Path: solitaire.cv.nrao.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!news-server.ncren.net!newsgate.duke.edu!cobia.gulf.net!juniper.cis.uab.edu!news.ecn.bgu.edu!news.cse.psu.edu!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!newspump.sol.net!news.inc.net!laslo.netnet.net!news From: Don and Lori MacVittie Newsgroups: sci.data.formats Subject: Re: ***URGENT*** : WANTED: DXF format converter Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 02:09:54 -0500 Organization: Applications Software Technologies, Inc. Lines: 41 Message-ID: <32311FC2.4F94@netnet.net> References: <32234A8C.1A33@roxi.rz.fh-mannheim.de> <01bb9484$75f05820$447879a8@vtipres.mindspring.com> Reply-To: dmacvittie@aztechcon.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 198.70.69.37 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b5aGold (Win95; I) To: Shon Frazier CC: kaestner@roxi.rz.fh-mannheim.de Hi Shon & Ulrich; If you want it for free, I'm afraid your options are pretty limited. There are some sources on the net (search for DXF & format, or start at cadence's web page), but I haven't found any complete ones that can be used for free. You can probably get one of these to do the job you need though. If you're willing to pay for this library, check out MarComp and Dr. DWG. We evaluated several at a previous employer, and these were the best. We chose Dr. DWG, but another company I know chose MarComp. Dr. DWG was $695.00 US, I don't have a price for MarComp's (I remember it involved royalties). Dr. DWG comes as a DLL, last I heard MarComp was in a lib. The DXF format is also well documented (look for the documentation on Autodesk's web pages, I'm sure it's there somewhere). If you enjoy that kind of thing, or are short on cash, that's an option. My employer has developed a product that translates GIS formats (including DXF)... I don't know if this is in your area of interest, but if so feel free to check it out at: http://www.aztechcon.com/geomorph/aboutgeo.htm Hope that helps some. Don. > > Please help me with the following problem: > > I need a C++ - function or DLL which is able to read a DXF-file and > > write it (object for object) into a (relational) database (or into a > > struct). > > If you find an answer, I'd appreciate the information also. -- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Donald W. MacVittie peeker@netnet.net Senior Systems Engineer http://netnet.net/~peeker/ Applications Software Technologies, Inc. dmacvittie@aztechcon.com • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • From schumm@sdp13dj.der.edf.fr Mon Sep 16 14:05:19 1996 Path: solitaire.cv.nrao.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!uunet!in1.uu.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.erols.net!math.ohio-state.edu!jussieu.fr!news.edf.fr!newshost!schumm From: schumm@sdp13dj.der.edf.fr (andreas schumm) Newsgroups: sci.data.formats Subject: Re: ***URGENT*** : WANTED: DXF format converter Date: 10 Sep 1996 11:38:07 GMT Organization: Direction des Etudes et Recherches EDF Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <32234A8C.1A33@roxi.rz.fh-mannheim.de> <01bb9484$75f05820$447879a8@vtipres.mindspring.com> <32311FC2.4F94@netnet.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: sdp13dj.der.edf.fr In-reply-to: Don and Lori MacVittie's message of Sat, 07 Sep 1996 02:09:54 -0500 In article <32311FC2.4F94@netnet.net> Don and Lori MacVittie write: > If you want it for free, I'm afraid your options are pretty limited. > There are some sources on the net (search for DXF & format, or start at > cadence's web page), but I haven't found any complete ones that can be > used for free. You can probably get one of these to do the job you need > though. You may want to try DXFLib, a C++ class library coming with full source for DOS and Unix machines (OCX option available as well i think). Each entity is implemented as a corresponding C++ object, with table references already resolved, and virtual methods can be overlaid to do visualization, DB interfacing, conversion or whatever you have in mind. Used it for 2D with great success, but does 3D as well. No WWW reference, but a fax no (++49 2133 478567). For free libraries, choices are indeed limited, but i recall one lib for the DWG format (the binary alternative from autodesk), don't remember the exact reference. Was DLL only, however. And then there's Technegroup, a US-based company doing all sorts of CAD conversions, built around their IGES solution. A bit heavy, but very pro. From viawest@azstarnet.com Thu Sep 19 09:39:54 1996 Path: solitaire.cv.nrao.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!aruba.odu.edu!maui.cc.odu.edu!news.larc.nasa.gov!lerc.nasa.gov!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!freenet.columbus.oh.us!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!venus.sun.com!ames!enews.sgi.com!insync!news.azstarnet.com!news From: viawest Newsgroups: sci.data.formats Subject: repair cd's Date: 16 Sep 1996 18:03:09 GMT Organization: StarNet Lines: 17 Message-ID: <51k4ot$pmh@news.azstarnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: usr1ip28.azstarnet.com CD DOCTOR@ DON'T THROW THOSE SCRATCHED ,SKIPPING COMPACT DISC'S AWAY ANY MORE. CD DOCTOR@ PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES CAN HELP YOU RECLAIM THOSE SKIPPING,STUTTERING DISC'S. FOR YOUR CD DOCTOR KIT,PLEASE SEND $4.99 TO ALL ELECTRONICS REPAIR P.O. BOX 91491 TUCSON,AZ. 85752-1491 ATT: CD DOCTOR@ YOU WILL RECEIVE SAMPLE PRODUCTS AS WELL AS DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REPAIR AND RECONDITION YOUR COMPACT DISC'S. EMAIL: viawest@azstarnet.com From ethan@ncar.ucar.edu Sat Sep 28 13:38:16 1996 Path: solitaire.cv.nrao.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!caen!spool.mu.edu!newspump.sol.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!ncar!usenet From: Ethan Alpert Newsgroups: sci.data.formats Subject: Re: Sci data model and IDL interface Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 09:42:06 -0600 Organization: very little Lines: 22 Message-ID: <324AA44E.2781@ncar.ucar.edu> References: <324961B7.3950@cdc.noaa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: chiquita.scd.ucar.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (X11; I; IRIX 6.2 IP20) John Bates wrote: > We did implement such a model using netCDF only to have IDL trash it > when they went to a new version. NCAR Graphics 4.0.1 has a scripting language with a data model that is similar to the one outline by the original poster. General NCAR Graphics info is at: http://ngwww.ucar.edu/info/ng4.0.1.html The NCL Reference documentation is at: http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ngdoc/ng4.0.1/ref/ncl/Overview.html An NCL tutorial with examples is at: http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ngdoc/ng4.0.1/ug/ncl/tutor/index.html -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ethan Alpert ethan@ncar.ucar.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From bates@cdc.noaa.gov Sun Sep 29 00:55:42 1996 Path: solitaire.cv.nrao.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!caen!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.erols.net!agate!boulder!usenet From: John Bates Newsgroups: sci.data.formats Subject: Sci data model and IDL interface Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 10:45:43 -0600 Organization: Climate Diagnostics Center Lines: 16 Message-ID: <324961B7.3950@cdc.noaa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: suomi.colorado.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; SunOS 5.5 sun4m) Creating a data model aroung IDL is a bad idea because IDL does not use either Fortran or C data model conventions. Also, you would be locked into a commercial package whose data model may change at any time without notice and you would lose all your development work. This would also be reinventing the wheel. Efficient exchange of scientific data is already available within Khoros (www.khoros.unm.edu) deveoped under DOD funding and the DARPA data exchange standard. Why not develop IDL applications at the end of Khoros APIs? It would be much easier and cost effective, unless you were looking to reinvent the wheel. John Bates PS. We did implement such a model using netCDF only to have IDL trash it when they went to a new version. From wunder@nosferatu.hpl.hp.com Mon Sep 30 09:51:47 1996 Path: solitaire.cv.nrao.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!aruba.odu.edu!news.larc.nasa.gov!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!cello.hpl.hp.com!hplntx!wunder From: wunder@nosferatu.hpl.hp.com (Walter Underwood) Newsgroups: sci.data.formats Subject: Re: Sci data model and IDL interface Date: 28 Sep 1996 00:28:03 GMT Organization: Lines: 25 Message-ID: <52hrej$p0f@hplms2.hpl.hp.com> References: <324961B7.3950@cdc.noaa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: nosferatu.hpl.hp.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2.2] John Bates (bates@cdc.noaa.gov) wrote: : Creating a data model aroung IDL is a bad idea because IDL does not use : either Fortran or C data model conventions. Also, you would be locked : into a commercial package ... It sounds like we have two definitions of "IDL". The original posting mentioned "OMG IDL", which is the Interface Definition Language used in the CORBA standard from the Object Management Group. Using OMG IDL means that you are *not* locked into a commercial package, since it is a standard implemented by multiple vendors. Your definition of "IDL" is the Interactive Data Language from Research Systems, Inc. That *is* a commercial product. Finally, I am very interested in efforts to define OMG IDL interfaces for scientific data. My department at HP Labs is working on software interfaces for HP instruments. wunder -- Walter Underwood wunder@hpl.hp.com 1-415-857-2070 (voice) 1-415-852-8092 (fax) http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Walter_Underwood/