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[abinit-forum] header format of binary files: documentation out-of-date?

From: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com>
To: abinit <forum@abinit.org>
Subject: [abinit-forum] header format of binary files: documentation out-of-date?
Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 20:47:05 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi,

I'm trying to read the binary data in the charge density file,
according to the documenation:

http://www.abinit.org/documentation/helpfiles/for-v5.8/users/abinis_help.html#header

I'm using abinit 5.7.3 and I think the documentation here is out-of-date.

I get the code version string (codvsn) of 6 chars: "'5.7.3 ";
then I assume what follows are integers of 4 bytes each.

I get the values for 'date', 'natom', 'nkpt' correct, ONLY BY SKIPPING 8
bytes after reading
the code version. Therefore, I assume in the 5.7.3 header there are 2 more
un-documented
integers.... Is that so?

Also, what is the meaning of the variables here?
For example what do headform, fform, bantot, pertcase, usepaw... stand for?

Thank you,
Rob.

[abinit-forum] header format of binary files: documentation out-of-date?, Rob, 05/31/2009
- Re: [abinit-forum] header format of binary files: documentation out-of-date?, Josef Zwanziger, 05/31/2009