diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/HDF5VirtualFile.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/HDF5VirtualFile.cpp
index 3b15831c4..b52925fa1 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/HDF5VirtualFile.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/HDF5VirtualFile.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void HDF5VirtualFile::CloseFile() {
         error.printErrorStack();
     }
 }
-
+/*
 void HDF5VirtualFile::CreateVirtualFile(
     const std::string filePath, const std::string fileNamePrefix,
     const uint64_t fileIndex, const bool overWriteEnable, const bool silentMode,
@@ -212,4 +212,172 @@ void HDF5VirtualFile::CreateVirtualFile(
     if (!silentMode) {
         LOG(logINFO) << "Virtual File: " << fileName_;
     }
+}
+*/
+
+void HDF5VirtualFile::CreateVirtualFile(
+    const std::string filePath, const std::string fileNamePrefix,
+    const uint64_t fileIndex, const bool overWriteEnable, const bool silentMode,
+    const int modulePos, const int numUnitsPerReadout,
+    const uint32_t maxFramesPerFile, const uint64_t numImages,
+    const uint32_t nPixelsX, const uint32_t nPixelsY,
+    const uint32_t dynamicRange, const uint64_t numImagesCaught,
+    const int numModX, const int numModY, const DataType dataType,
+    const std::vector<std::string> parameterNames,
+    const std::vector<DataType> parameterDataTypes) {
+    // virtual file name
+    std::ostringstream osfn;
+    osfn << filePath << "/" << fileNamePrefix << "_virtual"
+         << "_" << fileIndex << ".h5";
+    fileName_ = osfn.str();
+
+    uint64_t numModZ = numModX;
+    uint32_t nDimy = nPixelsY;
+    uint32_t nDimz = ((dynamicRange == 4) ? (nPixelsX / 2) : nPixelsX);
+
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(*hdf5Lib_);
+
+    try {
+        Exception::dontPrint(); // to handle errors
+
+        // file
+        FileAccPropList fapl;
+        fapl.setFcloseDegree(H5F_CLOSE_STRONG);
+        fd_ = nullptr;
+        if (!overWriteEnable)
+            fd_ = new H5File(fileName_.c_str(), H5F_ACC_EXCL,
+                             FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT, fapl);
+        else
+            fd_ = new H5File(fileName_.c_str(), H5F_ACC_TRUNC,
+                             FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT, fapl);
+
+        // attributes - version
+        double dValue = HDF5_WRITER_VERSION;
+        DataSpace dataspace_attr = DataSpace(H5S_SCALAR);
+        Attribute attribute = fd_->createAttribute(
+            "version", PredType::NATIVE_DOUBLE, dataspace_attr);
+        attribute.write(PredType::NATIVE_DOUBLE, &dValue);
+
+        // virtual data dataspace
+        hsize_t vdsDims[3] = {numImagesCaught, numModY * nDimy,
+                              numModZ * nDimz};
+        DataSpace vdsDataSpace(3, vdsDims, nullptr);
+
+        // property list (fill value and datatype)
+        int fill_value = -1;
+        DSetCreatPropList plist;
+        plist.setFillValue(dataType, &fill_value);
+
+        // hyperslab
+        int numFiles = numImagesCaught / maxFramesPerFile;
+        if (numImagesCaught % maxFramesPerFile)
+            ++numFiles;
+        uint64_t framesSaved = 0;
+        // loop through files
+        for (int file = 0; file < numFiles; ++file) {
+
+            uint64_t nDimx =
+                ((numImagesCaught - framesSaved) > maxFramesPerFile)
+                    ? maxFramesPerFile
+                    : (numImagesCaught - framesSaved);
+
+            // static const int nImages = 1280 * nDimx;
+            // hsize_t coord[nImages][3];
+
+            // loop through readouts (image)
+            for (unsigned int iReadout = 0; iReadout < numModY * numModZ;
+                 ++iReadout) {
+
+                // memset(&coord, 0, sizeof(coord));
+                /*for (int x = 0; x != (int)nDimx; ++x) {
+                    for (int z = 0; z != 1280; ++z) {
+                        coord[1280 * x + z][0] = x + iReadout * nDimx;
+                        coord[1280 * x + z][2] = z;
+                    }
+                }*/
+                hsize_t coord[1280][3];
+                memset(coord, 0, sizeof(coord));
+                for (int z = 0; z != 1280; ++z) {
+                    coord[z][0] = iReadout;
+                    coord[z][2] = z;
+                }
+                /*for (int x = 0; x != nImages; ++x) {
+                    for (int y = 0; y != 3; ++y) {
+                        LOG(logDEBUG) << "coord[" << x << "][" << y << "]:\t"
+                                      << coord[x][y] << '\n';
+                    }
+                }*/
+
+                LOG(logINFO) << iReadout << " before selecting";
+                vdsDataSpace.selectElements(H5S_SELECT_SET, 1280,
+                                            (const hsize_t *)coord);
+                LOG(logINFO) << iReadout << " after selecting";
+
+                LOG(logINFO) << "vds valid:" << vdsDataSpace.selectValid();
+
+                // source file name
+                std::ostringstream os;
+                os << filePath << "/" << fileNamePrefix << "_d"
+                   << (modulePos * numUnitsPerReadout + iReadout) << "_f"
+                   << file << '_' << fileIndex << ".h5";
+                std::string srcFileName = os.str();
+                LOG(logDEBUG1) << srcFileName;
+
+                // find relative path
+                std::string relative_srcFileName = srcFileName;
+                {
+                    size_t p = srcFileName.rfind('/', srcFileName.length());
+                    if (p != std::string::npos)
+                        relative_srcFileName = (srcFileName.substr(
+                            p + 1, srcFileName.length() - p));
+                }
+
+                // source dataset name
+                std::ostringstream osfn;
+                osfn << "/data";
+                if (numImages > 1)
+                    osfn << "_f" << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(12) << file;
+                std::string srcDatasetName = osfn.str();
+
+                // source data dataspace
+                hsize_t srcDims[3] = {nDimx, nDimy, nDimz};
+                // hsize_t srcDimsMax[3] = {H5S_UNLIMITED, nDimy, nDimz};
+                DataSpace srcDataSpace(3, srcDims); //, srcDimsMax);
+                /*
+                                LOG(logINFO) << iReadout << " before selecting
+                   src"; srcDataSpace.selectElements(H5S_SELECT_SET, 1280,
+                                                            (const hsize_t
+                   *)coord); LOG(logINFO) << iReadout << " after selecting src";
+                                LOG(logINFO) << "src valid:" <<
+                   srcDataSpace.selectValid();
+                */
+                // mapping of data property list
+                // int values[] = {53, 59, 61, 67}; /* New values to be written
+                // */ vdsDataSet->write(values, dataType, srcDataSpace,
+                // vdsDataSpace);
+
+                LOG(logINFORED) << iReadout << " before vritual";
+                plist.setVirtual(vdsDataSpace, relative_srcFileName.c_str(),
+                                 srcDatasetName.c_str(), srcDataSpace);
+                LOG(logINFORED) << iReadout << " before virtual";
+
+                // H5Sclose(srcDataspace);
+            }
+            framesSaved += nDimx;
+        }
+        // data dataset
+        dataSetName_ = "data";
+        DataSet vdsDataSet(fd_->createDataSet(dataSetName_.c_str(), dataType,
+                                              vdsDataSpace, plist));
+
+        fd_->close();
+    } catch (const Exception &error) {
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        CloseFile();
+        throw sls::RuntimeError(
+            "Could not create/overwrite virtual HDF5 handles");
+    }
+    if (!silentMode) {
+        LOG(logINFO) << "Virtual File: " << fileName_;
+    }
 }
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