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fits_close.pro


Routines

top source fits_close

fits_close, fcb, no_abort=no_abort, message=message

NAME: FITS_CLOSE *PURPOSE: Close a FITS data file *CATEGORY: INPUT/OUTPUT *CALLING SEQUENCE: FITS_CLOSE,fcb *INPUTS: FCB: FITS control block returned by FITS_OPEN. *KEYWORD PARAMETERS: /NO_ABORT: Set to return to calling program instead of a RETALL when an I/O error is encountered. If set, the routine will return a non-null string (containing the error message) in the keyword MESSAGE. If /NO_ABORT not set, then FITS_CLOSE will print the message and issue a RETALL MESSAGE = value: Output error message *EXAMPLES: Open a FITS file, read some data, and close it with FITS_CLOSE FITS_OPEN,'infile',fcb FITS_READ,fcb,data FITS_READ,fcb,moredata FITS_CLOSE,fcb *HISTORY: Written by: D. Lindler August, 1995 Converted to IDL V5.0 W. Landsman September 1997 Do nothing if fcb an invalid structure D. Schlegel/W. Landsman Oct. 2000 Return Message='' for to signal normal operation W. Landsman Nov. 2000

Parameters

fcb

Keywords

no_abort
message

File attributes

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