RDOBJDES

Name

rdobjdes

Purpose

Read in a file in the format of newobj.dat for use

Description

File I/o

Calling Sequence

rdobjdes,filename,ncodes,objcode,field,xref,xsec

Inputs

filename - name of file to read

Optional Input Parameters

Keyword Input Parameters

ASTPATH - path to astrometry data (default=/net/frakir/raid/buie/astrometry)

Outputs

ncodes - number of entries read
objcode - object code
field - first frame observation
xref - cross reference in newobj.dat file
xsec - Indicates if the local code is a secondary designation

Keyword Output Parameters

COMMENTS - original xref string containing all comments

Common Blocks

Side Effects

Restrictions

Procedure

Modification History

01/01/08, Written by Susan Kern
2001/08/15, MWB, upgraded to use LONG for all counters.
2003/05/09, MWB, fixed bug on reading lines with short xref entries
2004/02/09, MWB, changed default for ASTPATH