- NAME
FITS_CLOSE
- PURPOSE
Close a FITS data file
- CATEGORY
INPUT/OUTPUT
- CALLING SEQUENCE
FITS_CLOSE,fcb
- INPUTS
FCB: FITS control block returned by FITS_OPEN.
- KEYWORD PARAMETERS
/NO_ABORT: Set to return to calling program instead of a RETALL
when an I/O error is encountered. If set, the routine will
return a non-null string (containing the error message) in the
keyword MESSAGE. If /NO_ABORT not set, then FITS_CLOSE will
print the message and issue a RETALL
MESSAGE = value: Output error message
- EXAMPLES
Open a FITS file, read some data, and close it with FITS_CLOSE
FITS_OPEN,'infile',fcb
FITS_READ,fcb,data
FITS_READ,fcb,moredata
FITS_CLOSE,fcb
- HISTORY
Written by: D. Lindler August, 1995
Converted to IDL V5.0 W. Landsman September 1997
Do nothing if fcb an invalid structure D. Schlegel/W. Landsman Oct. 2000
Return Message='' for to signal normal operation W. Landsman Nov. 2000