CAT_ASSOC

Open an existing catalogue; the name of the catalogue is obtained from an ADAM parameter

Description:

Open an existing catalogue; the name of the catalogue is obtained from an ADAM parameter. If an existing catalogue is opened with MODE = WRITE then it is overwritten.

Invocation

CALL CAT_ASSOC (PCNAME, MODE; CI; STATUS)

Arguments

PCNAME = CHARACTER() (Given)
Name of the ADAM parameter from which the catalogue name will be obtained.
MODE = CHARACTER() (Given)
Mode in which the catalogue will be accessed. One of: READ - the catalogue may only be read from, WRITE - a new catalogue is to be written.
CI = INTEGER (Returned)
Catalogue identifier.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.

Copyright

Copyright (C) 1999 Central Laboratory of the Research Councils

Bugs:

None known