diff --git a/applications/test/rawIOField/Make/files b/applications/test/rawIOField/Make/files
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+++ b/applications/test/rawIOField/Make/files
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+Test-rawIOField.C
+
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-rawIOField
diff --git a/applications/test/rawIOField/Make/options b/applications/test/rawIOField/Make/options
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+++ b/applications/test/rawIOField/Make/options
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+EXE_INC = \
+ -I$(LIB_SRC)/fileFormats/lnInclude \
+ -I$(LIB_SRC)/surfMesh/lnInclude \
+ -I$(LIB_SRC)/meshTools/lnInclude
+
+EXE_LIBS = \
+ -lfileFormats \
+ -lsurfMesh \
+ -lmeshTools
diff --git a/applications/test/rawIOField/Test-rawIOField.C b/applications/test/rawIOField/Test-rawIOField.C
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+++ b/applications/test/rawIOField/Test-rawIOField.C
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+ ========= |
+ \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+ \\ / O peration |
+ \\ / A nd | www.openfoam.com
+ \\/ M anipulation |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Copyright (C) 2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+ This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+ OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with OpenFOAM. If not, see .
+
+Application
+ Test-rawIOField
+
+Description
+ Reading rawIOField from disk
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "argList.H"
+#include "Time.H"
+#include "Switch.H"
+#include "primitiveFields.H"
+#include "pointField.H"
+#include "rawIOField.H"
+#include "exprTraits.H"
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+using namespace Foam;
+
+#undef USE_ROOT_CASE
+//#define USE_ROOT_CASE
+
+
+template
+tmp> readRawField
+(
+ const IOobject& io,
+ IOobjectOption::readOption withAverage
+)
+{
+ rawIOField raw(io, withAverage);
+
+ Info<< "File: " << io.objectPath() << nl
+ << "Read: " << raw.size()
+ << ' ' << pTraits::typeName << " entries" << nl
+ << "Average: " << Switch::name(raw.hasAverage())
+ << " = " << raw.average() << endl;
+
+ return tmp>::New(std::move(static_cast&>(raw)));
+}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ argList::addNote
+ (
+ "Test behaviour of rawIOField reading (writing?)"
+ );
+
+ argList::noCheckProcessorDirectories();
+
+ argList::addBoolOption("scalar", "Read scalar field");
+ argList::addBoolOption("vector", "Read vector field");
+ argList::addBoolOption("point", "Read point field");
+ argList::addBoolOption("average", "Require averaged value entry");
+ argList::addBoolOption("try-average", "Optional averaged value entry");
+
+ argList::addArgument("fileName");
+
+ #ifdef USE_ROOT_CASE
+ #include "setRootCase.H"
+ #include "createTime.H"
+ #else
+ // Without root case, or time
+ argList args(argc, argv);
+ #endif
+
+ fileName inputName = args.get(1);
+
+ IOobjectOption::readOption withAverage = IOobjectOption::NO_READ;
+
+ if (args.found("average"))
+ {
+ withAverage = IOobjectOption::MUST_READ;
+ }
+ else if (args.found("try-average"))
+ {
+ withAverage = IOobjectOption::READ_IF_PRESENT;
+ }
+
+ Info<< "Using case: " << argList::envGlobalPath() << nl
+ << "Read file: " << inputName << nl
+ << "with average: " << int(withAverage) << nl
+ << endl;
+
+
+ refPtr