Name

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      FTCREATE

Purpose

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      Create a new (blank) FITS ASCII table and header with specified size.

Calling Sequence

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      ftcreate, maxcols, maxrows, h, tab

Inputs

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      maxcols - number of character columns allocated, integer scalar
      maxrows - maximum number of rows allocated, integer scalar

Outputs

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      h - minimal FITS Table extension header, string array

Optional Output

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      tab - empty table, byte array

History

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      version 1 D. Lindler July. 87
      Converted to IDL V5.0 W. Landsman September 1997
      Make table creation optional, allow 1 row table, add comments to
      required FITS keywords W. Landsman October 2001