FYI: We have finally released the applications which use HDF5. Included in the release is a set of LabVIEW VIs and a "glue" DLL to access the HDF5 DLLs. LabVIEW HDF5 users can get the HDF5 utilities by going to http://www.ni.com/ and typing "scope soft front panel" into the search box. Select the 1.5 version from the many hits resulting. Included in this self-extracting ZIP file is another self-extracting ZIP file titled sfpFile.exe. This contains the LabVIEW VIs to read and write the HDF5 based waveform files used by the soft front panel. Documentation is included for the higher level VIs. Users only interested in the lower level VIs will find they match the HDF5 C API very closely. The set of VIs is not complete, but they handle most common functionality. They can easily be used as templates to generate additional functions. Requests for additional features can be directed to info@ni.com. The contact people are Norma Dorst and Lokesh Duraiappah. If the user wants fast response, mention at least one of them in the e-mail to ensure proper routing. Support is through the usual NI routes.