Hierarchical Data Format, Version 5 (HDF5) is a portable file format for storing data. An HDF5 file consists of groups and datasets. When you import the file, JMP opens a group to present the names of the inner datasets. For example, if the file contains data for a group of musical recordings with songs and artists tables, JMP prompts you to open either “songs” or “artists”. If the file does not contain a group, JMP prompts you to open a single table.
JMP handles only tables with numeric (integer, float, double) and string types, and compound files with three or fewer dimensions that contain only simple types. If a data set does not appear in the import window, the file is most likely unsupported.
You can import up to 1,000,000 columns and an unbounded number of rows.
Note: Only ASCII characters are supported in HDF5 files. Non-ASCII characters such as French and Chinese characters are not supported.
To import an HDF5 file, follow these steps:
1. Select File > Open.
2. On Windows, make sure that All JMP Files or HDF5 Data File is selected from the File name list.
3. Select the HDF5 file.
A list of groups or datasets in the file appears.
4. In the Filter field, specify the criteria (as a regular expression) by which you want to filter the list of tables.
5. Select the data set that you want to import and click Import.
The data are opened as data tables.