Name

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DBWRT

Purpose

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procedure to update or add a new entry to a data base

Calling Sequence

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dbwrt, entry, [ index, append, /NoConvert ]

Inputs

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entry - entry record to be updated or added if first
item (entry number=0)

Optional Inputs

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index - optional integer flag, if set to non zero then index
file is updated. (default=0, do not update index file)
(Updating the index file is time-consuming, and should
normally be done after all changes have been made.
append - optional integer flag, if set to non-zero the record
is appended as a new entry, regardless of what the
entry number in the record is. The entry number will
be reset to the next entry number in the file.

Outputs

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data base file is updated.
If index is non-zero then the index file is updated.

Optional Input Keyword

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NoConvert - If set then don't convert to host format with an external
database. Useful when the calling program decides that
conversion isn't needed (i.e. on a big-endian machine), or
takes care of the conversion itself.

Operational Notes

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!PRIV must be greater than 1 to execute

History

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version 2 D. Lindler Feb. 1988 (new db format)
converted to IDL Version 2. M. Greason, STX, June 1990.
William Thompson, GSFC/CDS (ARC), 28 May 1994
Added support for external (IEEE) representation.
Faster handling of byte swapping W. L. August 2010