What are the ##h and ##d files?

Post date: Oct 20, 2012 7:40:46 PM

UCINET stores each logical dataset (called, say, CAMPNET) as a combination of two physical files (CAMPNET.##H and CAMPNET.##D). The ##h and ##d files together make one dataset, so you need them both. A few notes:

• • if you are selecting a UCINET dataset from a file list, it doesn't matter whether you choose the ##h or ##d file: either way, the program is going to read both files.

  • if you are sending a UCINET dataset to a colleague, you must send both the ##h and ##d files

If you're curious, the ##d file contains the actual data, while the ##h file contains meta-information, such as information about how to read the ##d file (e.g., how many nodes, how it is organized, what kinds of numbers it contains, etc.)