FXBCLOSE
Name
FXBCLOSE
Purpose
Close a FITS binary table extension opened for read.
Explanation
Closes a FITS binary table extension that had been opened for read by
FXBOPEN.
Use
FXBCLOSE, UNIT
Inputs
UNIT = Logical unit number of the file.
Opt. Inputs :
None.
Outputs
None.
Opt. Outputs:
None.
Keywords
ERRMSG = If defined and passed, then any error messages will be
returned to the user in this parameter rather than
depending on the MESSAGE routine in IDL. If no errors are
encountered, then a null string is returned. In order to
use this feature, ERRMSG must be defined first, e.g.
ERRMSG = ''
FXBCLOSE, ERRMSG=ERRMSG, ...
IF ERRMSG NE '' THEN ...
Calls
None.
Common :
Uses common block FXBINTABLE--see "fxbintable.pro" for more
information.
Restrictions
The file must have been opened with FXBOPEN.
Side Effects
None.
Category
Data Handling, I/O, FITS, Generic.
Prev. Hist. :
W. Thompson, Feb. 1992.
Written :
William Thompson, GSFC, February 1992.
Modified :
Version 1, William Thompson, GSFC, 12 April 1993.
Incorporated into CDS library.
Version 2, William Thompson, GSFC, 21 June 1994
Added ERRMSG keyword.
Version 3, William Thompson, GSFC, 23 June 1994
Modified so that ERRMSG is not touched if not defined.
Version
Version 3, 23 June 1994
Converted to IDL V5.0 W. Landsman September 1997