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Document support for HDF5 datasets with scalar and simple 1-element dataspaces for scalar specs  #654

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HDF5 datasets can have a null (empty), scalar (singleton), or simple (multidimensional) dataspace. Datasets with simple dataspace can have shape (1,). Some systems like Igor Pro can only write simple dataspaces (hdmf-dev/hdmf#80).

For a scalar spec, both a dataset with a scalar dataspace and one with a simple dataspace with shape (1,) are valid. See also hdmf-dev/hdmf#80 and hdmf-dev/hdmf#269. This should be documented in the storage documentation.

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