diff --git a/tools/hdf5_file_writer.cpp b/tools/hdf5_file_writer.cpp
index 1043070..6e73dcf 100644
--- a/tools/hdf5_file_writer.cpp
+++ b/tools/hdf5_file_writer.cpp
@@ -325,11 +325,6 @@ bool HDF5_File_Writer::WriteData(std::string dataSetName, float const* field_buf
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, float const* value, hsize_t size)
-{
-	return WriteAtrribute(locName,attr_name, value, size, H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
-}
-
 bool HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, void const* value, hsize_t size, hid_t mem_type)
 {
 	hid_t hdf5_file = H5Fopen( m_filename.c_str(), H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT );
@@ -383,10 +378,33 @@ bool HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, float const* value, hsize_t size)
+{
+	return WriteAtrribute(locName,attr_name, value, size, H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+}
+
 bool HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, vector<float> values)
 {
 	float val[values.size()];
 	for (size_t n=0;n<values.size();++n)
 		val[n]=values.at(n);
-	return HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(locName, attr_name,val,values.size());
+	return HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(locName, attr_name,val,values.size(),H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+}
+
+bool HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, vector<double> values)
+{
+	float val[values.size()];
+	for (size_t n=0;n<values.size();++n)
+		val[n]=values.at(n);
+	return HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(locName, attr_name, val, values.size(), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
+}
+
+bool HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, float value)
+{
+	return HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(locName, attr_name,&value,1, H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+}
+
+bool HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, double value)
+{
+	return HDF5_File_Writer::WriteAtrribute(locName, attr_name,&value,1, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
 }
diff --git a/tools/hdf5_file_writer.h b/tools/hdf5_file_writer.h
index 625224d..a19f8d5 100644
--- a/tools/hdf5_file_writer.h
+++ b/tools/hdf5_file_writer.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public:
 	bool WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, void const* value, hsize_t size, hid_t mem_type);
 	bool WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, float const* value, hsize_t size);
 	bool WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, std::vector<float> values);
+	bool WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, std::vector<double> values);
+	bool WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, float value);
+	bool WriteAtrribute(std::string locName, std::string attr_name, double value);
 
 	void SetCurrentGroup(std::string group, bool createGrp=true);