From nobody Tue May 5 14:30:26 1998 From: "R. Wayne Arenz" Newsgroups: sci.data.formats Subject: SCPI-DIF vs. NCSA-HDF Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 10:15:26 -0400 Lines: 15 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.175.50.81 Message-ID: <354f201d.0@news.netwalk.com> Path: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu!newsgate.duke.edu!nntprelay.mathworks.com!feeder.qis.net!news.idt.net!WCG!arl-news-svc-3.compuserve.com!news-master.compuserve.com!compuserve.com!news.netwalk.com!206.175.50.81 Xref: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu sci.data.formats:282 My company group is trying to make a decision regarding data interchange tools/formats for a project involving (in part) VXIbus T&M equipment. We will be using SCPI (Standard Commands for Programming Instruments) for at least part of the work; this would imply that the SCPI Data Interchange Format would be the most natural fit. However, one consultant unfamiliar with SCPI-DIF is suggesting adoption of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications' (NCSA) Hierarchical Data Format (HDF). Would there be anyone out there familiar with both HDF and SCPI-DIF who could aid us in an intercomparison of the two formats so that we may better evaluate the issue? Is the SCPI-DIF format the same .DIF format that is portable into MS Excel spreadsheet? Is HDF portable into Excel?