createLinkedHDF5.m

function [status] = createLinkedHDF5(SourceFile,TargetPath,ID)
%createLinkedHDF5 creates a HDF file that references the Sourcefile
%   TargetPath is the storage location, ID the foldername
%   Status returns true if the function was sucessfull

plist_id = 'H5P_DEFAULT';

%catches error of wrong file type
if iscell(SourceFile)
    SourceFile = SourceFile{1};
end

[~,filename,ext] = fileparts(SourceFile);

% try
    %old
    %fid = H5F.create(fullfile(TargetPath,ID,[ID,'_data.h5']));
    
    fid = H5F.create(fullfile(TargetPath,ID,[filename,ext]));
    %create External Link to Sourcefile in the Group linkToExternal
    H5L.create_external(['..\data\',SourceFile],'/',fid, SourceFile ,plist_id,plist_id);
    H5F.close(fid);
    disp([fullfile(TargetPath,ID,[filename,ext]),' created']);
    status = 1;
% catch
%     warning('No linked HDF file was created');
%     status = 0;
% end

end