NAME

fcolpar -- Write the column number corresponding to an input filename and column name, to the parameter file.

USAGE

        fcolpar fitsfile[ext#] colname

DESCRIPTION

This task reads the column number corresponding to an input filename and column name and writes it to the 'colname' parameter in the parameter file (0 if the column was not found).

PARAMETERS

infile [file name]

The name, including extension and extension number in square brackets (e.g., myfile.fits[3]) of the input FITS file to be read.

colname [string]

Name of the column to be read. (The name is not case sensitive by default.)

colnum [integer]

Returned value of the column number.

(exact = no) [boolean]

Is the column name case-sensitive?

EXAMPLE

Read the column number corresponding to the column name COLUMN1 in the 1st extension in the FITS file called 'myfile.fits'.

               fcolpar myfile.fits[1] COLUMN1

BUGS

SEE ALSO

fkeypar. fv, the interactive FITS file editor, can also be used to obtain the column numbers of named columns.

CATEGORY

Oct95 ftools.futils