Name

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  MGH_VAR_SAVE

Purpose

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  Procedure MGH_VAR_SAVE saves a single IDL variable to a binary file
  in XDR format using SAVE. The variable can be retrieved with the
  function VAR_RESTORE.

Calling Sequence

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  MGH_VAR_SAVE, Var, File

Inputs

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  Var: The variable to be saved.
  File: The name of the file to be created.

Side Effects

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  Any existing file that matches the name File is deleted without warning.
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Modification History

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  Mark Hadfield, May 1998:
      Written.