AST_FITSTABLE

Create a FitsTable

Description:

This function creates a new FitsTable and optionally initialises its attributes.

The FitsTable class is a representation of a FITS binary table. It inherits from the Table class. The parent Table is used to hold the binary data of the main table, and a FitsChan is used to hold the FITS header. Note, there is no provision for binary data following the main table (such data is referred to as a " heap" in the FITS standard).

Note - it is not recommended to use the FitsTable class to store very large tables.

Invocation

RESULT = AST_FITSTABLE( HEADER, OPTIONS, STATUS )

Arguments

HEADER = INTEGER (Given)
Pointer to an optional FitsChan containing headers to be stored in the FitsTable. AST__NULL may be supplied if the new FitsTable is to be left empty. If supplied, and if the headers describe columns of a FITS binary table, then equivalent (empty) columns are added to the FitsTable. Each column has the same index in the FitsTable that it has in the supplied header.
OPTIONS = CHARACTER ∗ ( ∗ ) (Given)
A character string containing an optional comma-separated list of attribute assignments to be used for initialising the new FitsTable. The syntax used is identical to that for the AST_SET routine.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.

Returned Value

AST_FITSTABLE = INTEGER
A pointer to the new FitsTable.

Notes:

Status Handling

The protected interface to this function includes an extra parameter at the end of the parameter list described above. This parameter is a pointer to the integer inherited status variable: " int ∗status" .
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