SUN/224.2

Starlink Project
Starlink User Note 224.2

A J Chipperfield

10 February 2000

Copyright © 2000 Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils

HDSPAR - HDS Parameter Routines

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Programmers manual


Abstract

HDSPAR is a library of subroutines which interface between the Starlink Hierarchical Data System (HDS) and the ADAM parameter system. HDS objects are handled by reference to a program parameter name rather than their object name.

Contents

1 Introduction
2 Associating with an Object
3 Parameter States
4 Creating Objects
5 Deleting Objects
6 Freeing Files
7 Setting Dynamic Defaults
8 HDSPAR and PAR
9 Compiling and Linking
10 Example
A Subroutine Specifications
DAT_ASSOC – Return a locator associated with a parameter
DAT_CANCL – Cancel association between a parameter and a data object
DAT_CREAT – Create a data structure component
DAT_DEF – Suggest values for parameter
DAT_DELET – Delete an object associated with a parameter
DAT_EXIST – Return a locator associated with a parameter
DAT_UPDAT – Force HDS update