static herr_t verify_scale(hid_t dset, unsigned dim, hid_t scale, void *visitor_data);
static herr_t read_scale(hid_t dset, unsigned dim, hid_t scale, void *visitor_data);
static herr_t match_dim_scale(hid_t did, unsigned dim, hid_t dsid, void *visitor_data);
static herr_t op_continue(hid_t did, unsigned dim, hid_t dsid, void *visitor_data);
static herr_t op_stop(hid_t did, unsigned dim, hid_t dsid, void *visitor_data);
static hid_t create_test_file(const char *fileext);
static hid_t open_test_file(const char *fileext);
herr_t create_char_dataset(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int fulldims);
herr_t create_short_dataset(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int fulldims);
herr_t create_int_dataset(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int fulldims);
herr_t create_long_dataset(hid_t fid, const char *dsname, const char *dsidx, int fulldims);
herr_t create_float_dataset(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int fulldims);
herr_t create_DS1_char_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, char *s_wbuf, char *s1_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS2_char_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, char *s_wbuf, char *s1_wbuf, char *s2_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS3_char_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, char *s_wbuf, char *s1_wbuf, char *s2_wbuf, char *s3_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS1_short_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, short *s_wbuf, short *s1_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS2_short_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, short *s_wbuf, short *s1_wbuf, short *s2_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS3_short_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, short *s_wbuf, short *s1_wbuf, short *s2_wbuf, short *s3_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS1_int_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, int *s_wbuf, int *s1_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS2_int_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, int *s_wbuf, int *s1_wbuf, int *s2_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS3_int_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, int *s_wbuf, int *s1_wbuf, int *s2_wbuf, int *s3_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS1_long_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, long *s_wbuf, long *s1_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS2_long_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, long *s_wbuf, long *s1_wbuf, long *s2_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS3_long_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, long *s_wbuf, long *s1_wbuf, long *s2_wbuf, long *s3_wbuf);
herr_t create_DS4_long_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dsidx, int rankds, hsize_t *s_dim, long *s_wbuf, long *s1_wbuf, long *s2_wbuf, long *s3_wbuf, long *s4_wbuf);