This function creates a new file or opens an existing one.
Examples
In this example, we create a new point file named, PointFile.hdf. It returns the file handle, fid.
fid = EOS_PT_OPEN("PointFile.hdf", /CREATE)
Syntax
Result = EOS_PT_OPEN( fieldname [, /CREATE] [, /RDWR | , /READ] )
Return Value
Returns the point file id handle (fid) if successful and FAIL (–1) otherwise.
Arguments
fieldname
Complete path and filename (string) for the file to be opened.
Keywords
CREATE
If file exists, delete it, then open a new file for read/write.
RDWR
Open for read/write. If file does not exist, create it.
READ
Open for read only. If file does not exist then error.
Version History
See Also
EOS_PT_CLOSE