HDF_BROWSER Seems Broken

Name: David Fanning
E-mail Address: davidf@dfanning.com
IDL version: 5.2
Platform and OS: Windows NT/98

Description of Behavior: 

> I'm trying to read a simple HDF file that I created using the
> HDF_BROWSER and HDF_READ. Here is the code I am
> using:
> 
> IDL> Print, !Version
> { x86 Win32 Windows 5.2 Oct 30 1998}
> IDL> template = hdf_browser('testhdf.hdf')
> IDL> output_structure = HDF_READ('testhdf.hdf', TEMPLATE=template)
> % Variable is undefined: COMPARE_STRUCTURES.
> % Execution halted at:  HDF_READ               
> %                       $MAIN$                 
> 
> 
> The "testhdf.hdf" file was created with my HDFWrite program:
> 
>    http://www.dfanning.com/programs/hdfwrite.pro
> 
> The template seems to be created correctly, but I can't seem
> to use HDF_READ. Could this be a bug? My guess is that
> COMPARE_STRUCTURES is really a function that is not
> being declared properly.

Know Workarounds or Fixes:

None.

RSI Technical Support Response:

Logged as a bug. NOESYS is coming!