FITSTEXT

Creates an NDF FITS extension from a text file

Description:

This application takes a version of a FITS  header stored in a text file, and inserts it into the FITS extension  of an NDF . The header is not copied verbatim as some validation of the headers as legal FITS occurs. An existing FITS extension is removed.

Usage:

fitstext ndf file

Parameters:

NDF = NDF (Read and Write)
The name of the NDF to store the FITS header information.
FILE = FILENAME (Read)
The text file containing the FITS headers. Each record should be the standard 80-character ‘card image’. If the file has been edited care is needed to ensure that none of the cards are wrapped on to a second line.

Examples:

fitstext hh73 headers.lis
This places the FITS headers stored in the text file called headers.lis in the FITS extension of the NDF called hh73.

Notes:

Related Applications

KAPPA: FITSEDIT, FITSEXP, FITSLIST; CONVERT: NDF2FITS.