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FXBHELP Source code in fxbhelp.pro

FXBHELP

Name
       FXBHELP
Purpose
       Prints short description of columns in a FITS binary table.
Explanation
       Prints a short description of the columns in a FITS binary table to the
       terminal screen.
Calling Sequence
       FXBHELP, UNIT
Input Parameters
       UNIT    = Logical unit number of file opened by FXBOPEN.
Optional Input Parameters
       None.
Output Parameters
       None.
Optional Output
       None.
Keyword Parameters
       None.
Procedures Used
       FXBFIND, FXBFINDLUN, FXPAR
Common Blocks
       Uses common block FXBINTABLE--see "fxbintable.pro" for more
       information.
Restrictions
       The file must have been opened with FXBOPEN.
Side Effects
       Certain fields may be truncated in the display.
Category
       Data Handling, I/O, FITS, Generic.
History
       William Thompson, Feb. 1992, from TBHELP by W. Landsman.
Author
       William Thompson, GSFC, February 1992.
Revision History
       Version 1, William Thompson, GSFC, 12 April 1993.
               Incorporated into CDS library.
       Version 2, William Thompson, GSFC, 12 May 1993.
               Modified to not write to a logical unit number assigned to the
               terminal.  This makes it compatible with IDL for Windows.
Version
       Version 2, 12 May 1993.
       Converted to IDL V5.0   W. Landsman   September 1997

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