should write API be sensetive to force single setting?

[aowen87]

cqid: VisIt00007812cqsubmitter: Mark Millercqsubmitdate: 02/21/07 Currently, Silo's DBForceSingle flag is used only by the read API. Data is automatically converted from double to single precision. Why don't we support it on the write part of the API? It would save users of Silo wanting to write 'plot' files a lot of extra hassle converting their data from double to single precision to write plot files.

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Ticket number: 310 Status: Pending Project: VisIt Tracker: Feature Priority: Normal Subject: should write API be sensetive to force single setting? Assigned to: - Category: - Target version: - Author: Mark Miller Start: Due date: % Done: 0% Estimated time: Created: 08/04/2010 01:26 pm Updated: Likelihood: Severity: Found in version: Impact: 4 - High Expected Use: 4 - Common OS: All Support Group: DOE/ASC Description: cqid: VisIt00007812cqsubmitter: Mark Millercqsubmitdate: 02/21/07 Currently, Silo's DBForceSingle flag is used only by the read API. Data is automatically converted from double to single precision. Why don't we support it on the write part of the API? It would save users of Silo wanting to write 'plot' files a lot of extra hassle converting their data from double to single precision to write plot files.

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