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pom.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>fr.soleil.lib</groupId>
   <artifactId>NexusCPP-${aol}-${library}-${mode}</artifactId>
-  <version>3.1.7</version>
+  <version>3.1.6</version>
   <packaging>nar</packaging>
   <name>NexusCPP</name>
   <description>NexusCPP library</description>

src/impl/linux_nxfile.cpp

@@ -779,10 +779,9 @@ public:
                 m_lock_ptr.reset( new yat::LockFile( yat::FileName(path), yat::LockFile::READ) );
             else if( NexusFile::WRITE )
                 m_lock_ptr.reset( new yat::LockFile( yat::FileName(path), yat::LockFile::WRITE) );
-            else
-                throw NexusException("unknown open mode", "NexusFileImpl::NexusFileImpl");
         }
 
+        if( yat::FileName(path).file_exist() && mode != NexusFile::NONE )
             Open(path, mode);
     }
 
@@ -805,13 +804,12 @@ public:
     /// file related methods ... ///
     ////////////////////////////////
 
-    void Create(const std::string& path, ENexusCreateMode mode)
+    void Create(const std::string& path)
     {
         NXFILE_LOCK;
         NXFILEIMPL_COUT("Create");
-        if (mode != NX_HDF5)
-            throw NexusException("unsupported creation mode", "NexusFileImpl::Create");
         PrivOpenFile(path, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+        PrivCloseFile();
     }
 
     bool Open(const std::string& path, NexusFile::OpenMode mode)
@@ -1549,8 +1547,19 @@ private:
             /// create data set
             hsize_t dataDims[MAX_DATASET_NDIMS];
             std::copy(dim, dim + rank, dataDims);
-            H5::DataSpace dataSpace(rank, dataDims);
-            H5::DataSet dataset = group->createDataSet(name, nexusData2h5Data(dataType), dataSpace, props);
+            H5::DataSpace dataSpace;
+            H5::DataType memDataType;
+            if( NX_CHAR == dataType && 1 == rank )
+            {
+                // Characters string
+                memDataType = H5::StrType(0, dim[0] == 0 ? 1 : dim[0]);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                dataSpace = H5::DataSpace(rank, dataDims);
+                memDataType = nexusData2h5Data(dataType);
+            }
+            H5::DataSet dataset = group->createDataSet(name, memDataType, dataSpace, props);
             /// push it
             if (open)
                 PushTop(new H5::DataSet(dataset));
@@ -1751,9 +1760,9 @@ void NexusFile::Flush()
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // NexusFile::Create
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void NexusFile::Create(const char *pcszFullPath, ENexusCreateMode eMode)
+void NexusFile::Create(const char *pcszFullPath, ENexusCreateMode)
 {
-    m_pImpl->Create(pcszFullPath, eMode);
+    m_pImpl->Create(pcszFullPath);
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------