INTERFACE
        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_define3dlayout ( filehandle, i_start, i_end, j_start, j_end, k_start, k_end )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: i_start
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: i_end
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: j_start
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: j_end
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: k_start
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: k_end
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_get_partition_of_proc ( filehandle, i_start, i_end, j_start, j_end, k_start, k_end )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: i_start
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: i_end
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: j_start
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: j_end
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: k_start
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: k_end
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_get_reduced_partition_of_proc ( filehandle, i_start, i_end, j_start, j_end, k_start, k_end )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: i_start
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: i_end
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: j_start
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: j_end
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: k_start
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: k_end
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_get_proc_of ( filehandle, i, j, k )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: i
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: j
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: k
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_3d_read_scalar_field ( filehandle, name, data )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name
	  INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: data(:,:,:)
	END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_3d_write_scalar_field ( filehandle, name, data )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name
	  INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: data(:,:,:)
	END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_3d_read_3dvector_field ( filehandle, name, x, y, z )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name
	  INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: x(:,:,:)
	  INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: y(:,:,:)
	  INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: z(:,:,:)
	END FUNCTION
	

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_3d_write_3dvector_field ( filehandle, name, x, y, z )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name
	  INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: x(:,:,:)
	  INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: y(:,:,:)
	  INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: z(:,:,:)
	END FUNCTION
	
        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_getnumfields ( filehandle )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_getfieldinfo ( filehandle, idx, field_name, grid_rank, grid_dims, field_dims )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: idx,
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(OUT) :: field_name
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: grid_rank
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: grid_dims(:)
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(OUT) :: field_dims
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_writefieldattrib_r8 ( filehandle, field_name, attrib_name, attrib_value, attrib_nelem)
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: field_name    ! The name of the field
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: attrib_name   ! The name of the attribute
          REAL*8, INTENT(IN) :: attrib_value(:)         ! The array of data to write into the attribute
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: attrib_nelem         ! Number of elements in the attrib array
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_writefieldattrib_i8 (filehandle,attrib_name,attrib_value,attrib_nelem)
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: field_name    ! The name of the field
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: attrib_name   ! The name of the attribute
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: attrib_value(:)      ! The array of data to write into the attribute
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: attrib_nelem         ! Number of elements in the attrib array
        END FUNCTION
      
        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_writefieldattrib_string ( filehandle, field_name, attrib_name, attrib_value )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: field_name    ! The name of the field
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: attrib_name   ! The name of the attribute
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: attrib_value  ! The array of data to write into the attribute
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_getnfieldattribs ( filehandle, field_name )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: field_name    ! The name of the field
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_getfieldattribinfo ( filehandle, field_name, idx, attrib_name, attrib_nelem)
          INTEGER*8,        INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: field_name   ! The name of the field
          INTEGER*8,        INTENT(IN) :: idx          ! index of the attribute being queried
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(OUT):: attrib_name  ! The name of the attribute
          INTEGER*8,        INTENT(OUT):: attrib_nelem ! Number of elements in the attrib array
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_readfieldattrib_i8 ( filehandle, field_name, attrib_name, attrib_value )
          INTEGER*8,        INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: field_name    ! The name of the field
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: attrib_name   ! name of the attribute to read
          INTEGER*8,        INTENT(OUT):: attrib_value(:)! the attribute data will be read into this array
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_readfieldattrib_r8 ( filehandle, field_name, attrib_name, attrib_value )
          INTEGER*8,        INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: field_name    ! The name of the field
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: attrib_name   ! name of the attribute to read
          REAL*8,           INTENT(OUT):: attrib_value(:)! the attribute data will be read into this array
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_readfieldattrib_string ( filehandle, field_name, attrib_name, attrib_value )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: field_name    ! The name of the field
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: attrib_name   ! name of the attribute to read
          CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: attrib_value  ! The array of data to write into the attribute
        END FUNCTION

        INTEGER*8 FUNCTION h5bl_has_fielddata ( filehandle )
          INTEGER*8, INTENT(IN) :: filehandle
        END FUNCTION

      END INTERFACE