Name

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      M_FUN

Purpose

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      Function to get a value by tag name from a global area.

Category

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Calling Sequence

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      val = m_fun(tag)

Inputs

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      tag = Tag name for value. in
        (spaces converted to _)

Keyword Parameters

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Keywords

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        AREA=aname Name of area to use (def="DEFAULT").
          (spaces converted to _)
        DEFAULT=area Name of area to default to instead
          of "DEFAULT". Later calls to m_put, m_list, or
          m_fun will use this default area instead of "DEFAULT".
          To clear back to the normal default, call with
          DEFAULT="DEFAULT". The default keyword will work on
          any of the m_* routines.
        ERROR=err Error flag: 0=ok.
        /QUIET inhibit error messages.

Outputs

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      val = Returned value. out

Common Blocks

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      m_put_common

Notes

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      Notes: Use m_put to add items to the global area,
        m_list to list items in the global areas.
        m_get is a procedure version of m_fun.

Modification History

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      R. Sterner, 2004 May 10
  Copyright (C) 2004, Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory
  This software may be used, copied, or redistributed as long as it is not
  sold and this copyright notice is reproduced on each copy made. This
  routine is provided as is without any express or implied warranties
  whatsoever. Other limitations apply as described in the file disclaimer.txt.