1 HDSTOOLS Version 1.0-2 of the HDSTOOLS package is released. This consists of a number tools for inspecting and editing HDS files. They are slight modifications of the tools available in the Asterix package, which is no longer supported. The tools are: HCOPY - Copy HDS data objects. HCREATE - Create an HDS data object of specified type and dimensions. HDELETE - Delete an HDS object. HDIR - Produce a simple summary of an HDS object. HDISPLAY - Display the contents of a primitive HDS object. HFILL - Fill an HDS data object with a specified value. HGET - Return information about an object. HHELP - Obtain HELP on the HDSTOOLS package. HMODIFY - Modify the value of an HDS object. HREAD - Read a file into an HDS object. HRENAME - Rename an HDS data object. HRESET - Change state of a primitive HDS object to undefined. HRESHAPE - Reshape an HDS object. HRETYPE - Change the type of an HDS structure object. HTAB - Display one or more vector objects in table form. HWRITE - Write an HDS object into formatted/unformatted file. 2 Changes_in_version_1.0-2 o Now works properly on 64-bit