diff --git a/src/opt/hdf5/include/h5_table.cc.h b/src/opt/hdf5/include/h5_table.cc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bba1265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/opt/hdf5/include/h5_table.cc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+#ifndef __cxz_h5_table_cc_h__
+#define __cxz_h5_table_cc_h__
+
+#include "h5_table.h"
+
+namespace CNORXZ
+{
+    namespace hdf5
+    {
+	template <class F>
+	decltype(auto) iterRecords(F&& f) const
+	{
+
+	}
+
+	template <typename... Ts>
+	Table& appendRecord(const Tuple<Ts...>& t) const
+	{
+	    
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/opt/hdf5/include/h5_table.h b/src/opt/hdf5/include/h5_table.h
index c1feb64..8ed657a 100644
--- a/src/opt/hdf5/include/h5_table.h
+++ b/src/opt/hdf5/include/h5_table.h
@@ -21,16 +21,25 @@ namespace CNORXZ
 	    virtual Table& close() override final;
 	    virtual String path() const override final;
 	    virtual String filename() const override final;
+
+	    Table& openDSet();
 	    
 	    template <class F>
-	    decltype(auto) readRecords(F&& f) const;
-	    
+	    decltype(auto) iterRecords(F&& f) const;
+
+	    template <typename... Ts>
+	    Table& appendRecord(const Tuple<Ts...>& t) const;
+
+	    template <typename... Ts>
+	    Table& appendRecord(const MArray<Tuple<Ts...>>& t) const;
+
 	private:
 	    RangePtr mRecords;
 	    RangePtr mFields; // -> FIndex (position -> offset)
-	    MArray mSizes;
-	    MArray mOffsets;
-	    MArray mTypes;
+	    MArray<SizeT> mSizes;
+	    MArray<SizeT> mOffsets;
+	    MArray<hid_t> mTypes;
+	    hid_t mType;
 	};
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/opt/hdf5/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/opt/hdf5/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 651cd17..0029314 100644
--- a/src/opt/hdf5/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/opt/hdf5/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set(libcnorxzhdf5_a_SOURCES
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5_content_base.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5_file.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5_group.cc
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5_table.cc
   )
 
 add_library(cnorxzhdf5_obj OBJECT
diff --git a/src/opt/hdf5/lib/h5_group.cc b/src/opt/hdf5/lib/h5_group.cc
index c909808..c01ac58 100644
--- a/src/opt/hdf5/lib/h5_group.cc
+++ b/src/opt/hdf5/lib/h5_group.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 #include "h5_group.h"
+#include "h5_table.h"
 
 namespace CNORXZ
 {
@@ -109,6 +110,26 @@ namespace CNORXZ
 	    names->push_back(String(name));
 	    return 0;
 	}
+
+	static bool isTable(hid_t id)
+	{
+	    if(not H5Aexists(id, "CLASS")){
+		return false;
+	    }
+	    hid_t attrid = H5Aopen(id, "CLASS", H5P_DEFAULT);
+	    const hid_t atype = H5Aget_type(attrid);
+	    const SizeT asize = H5Tget_size(atype);
+	    Vector<char> buff(asize);
+	    const herr_t ret = H5Aread(attrid, atype, buff.data());
+	    H5Tclose(atype);
+	    H5Aclose(attrid);
+	    if(ret != 0){
+		return false;
+	    }
+	    else {
+		return String(buff.data()) == "TABLE";
+	    }
+	}
 	
 	static herr_t initCont(hid_t id, const char* name, const H5L_info_t* info, void* x)
 	{
@@ -129,11 +150,17 @@ namespace CNORXZ
 	    case H5O_TYPE_GROUP: {
 		*index = std::make_shared<Group>(sname, icd->parent);
 		break;
-	    }/*
+	    }
 	    case H5O_TYPE_DATASET: {
-		*index = std::make_shared<DSet>(sname, );
+		if(isTable(id)){
+		    *index = std::make_shared<Table>(sname, icd->parent);
+		}
+		else {
+		    CXZ_ERROR("IMPLEMENT!!!");
+		    //*index = std::make_shared<DSet>(sname, icd->parent);
+		}
 		break;
-		}*/
+	    }
 	    default:
 		return 1;
 	    }
diff --git a/src/opt/hdf5/lib/h5_table.cc b/src/opt/hdf5/lib/h5_table.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27e91c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/opt/hdf5/lib/h5_table.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+
+#include <hdf5_hl.h>
+#include "h5_table.h"
+
+namespace CNORXZ
+{
+    namespace hdf5
+    {
+	Table::Table(const String& name, const ContentBase* _parent) :
+	    ContentBase(name, _parent)
+	{}
+
+	Table::~Table()
+	{
+	    this->close();
+	}
+
+	ContentType Table::type() const
+	{
+	    return ContentType::TABLE;
+	}
+	
+	bool Table::ro() const
+	{
+	    return mParent->ro();
+	}
+	
+	Table& Table::open()
+	{
+	    if(H5Oexists_by_name(mParent->id(), mName.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT)){
+		hsize_t nfields = 0;
+		hsize_t nrecords = 0;
+		H5TBget_table_info(mParent->id(), mName.c_str(), &nfields, &nrecords);
+		mRecords = CRangeFactory( nrecords ).create();
+		Vector<char*> fieldsptr(nfields);
+		Vector<SizeT> offsets(nfields);
+		Vector<SizeT> sizes(nfields);
+		SizeT typesize = 0;
+		H5TBget_field_info(mParent->id(), mName.c_str(), fieldsptr.data(), sizes.data(),
+				   offsets.data(), &typesize);
+		Vector<String> fields(nfields);
+		for(SizeT i = 0; i != nfields; ++i){
+		    fields[i] = fieldsptr[i];
+		}
+		mFields = URangeFactory<String>( std::move(fields) ).create();
+		mSizes = MArray<SizeT>(mFields, std::move(sizes));
+		mOffsets = MArray<SizeT>(mFields, std::move(offsets));
+		this->openDSet();
+		const SizeT n = H5Tget_nmembers(mType);
+		CXZ_ASSERT(n == mFields->size(),
+			   "number of dataset members does not match number of fields: "
+			   << n << " vs " << mFields->size());
+		Vector<hid_t> types(n);
+		for(SizeT i = 0; i != n; ++i){
+		    types[i] = H5Tget_member_class( mType, i );
+		}
+		mTypes = MArray<hid_t>(mFields, std::move(types));
+	    }
+	    return *this;
+	}
+	
+	Table& Table::close()
+	{
+	    if(mId != 0){
+		H5Tclose(mType);
+		H5Dclose(mId);
+	    }
+	    return *this;
+	}
+	
+	String Table::path() const
+	{
+	    return mParent->path() + "/" + mName;
+	}
+	
+	String Table::filename() const
+	{
+	    return mParent->filename();
+	}
+
+	Table& Table::openDSet()
+	{
+	    if(mId == 0){
+		mId = H5Dopen(mParent->id(), mName.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
+		mType = H5Dget_type(mId);
+	    }
+	    return *this;
+	}
+
+    }
+}