M_GET Name
M_GET Purpose
Get a value by tag name from a global area.
Category
Calling Sequence
m_get tag, val Inputs
tag = Tag name for value. in
(spaces converted to _)
Keyword Parameters
Keywords
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_get 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
val = Returned value. out
Null string on error. Common Blocks
m_put_common Notes
Notes: Use m_put to add items to the global area,
m_list to list items in the global areas.
m_fun is a function version of m_get.
Modification History
R. Sterner, 2004 May 05
R. Sterner, 2004 May 31 --- Returned null string on error.
R. Sterner, 2006 Mar 20 --- Fixed for unknown area name.
Copyright (C) 2004, Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory
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