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astWriteFits
-
Write out all cards in a FitsChan to the sink function
- Description:
- This function
writes out all cards currently in the FitsChan. If the SinkFile
attribute is set, they will be written out to the specified sink file.
Otherwise, they will be written out using the sink function specified
when the FitsChan was created. All cards are then deleted from the
FitsChan.
- Synopsis:
- void astWriteFits( AstFitsChan
this )
- Parameters:
-
this
-
Pointer to the FitsChan.
- Notes:
- If the SinkFile is unset, and no sink function is available, this
method simply empties the FitsChan, and is then equivalent to
astEmptyFits.
- This method attempt to execute even if an error has occurred
previously.
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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 211
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
7th December 2012
E-mail:starlink@jiscmail.ac.uk
Copyright (C) 2012 Science \& Technology Facilities Council