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Re: DESCRIPTION field missing from read_tiff() [message #48758 is a reply to message #48757]

Thu, 18 May 2006 17:31

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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M. Katz writes:

> I just noticed, sadly, that the write_tiff procedure has a description
> field
>
> WRITE_TIFF, Filename [, Image]. . . [, DESCRIPTION=string] . . .
>
> but read_tiff can't help you get your string back
>
> Result = READ_TIFF( Filename [, R, G, B] . . . {S.O.L.} )
>
> Any suggestions for how to tuck some information away in the tiff for
> later retrieval within IDL. I'd love to not have to create separate
> descriptive text files.

You can access this information with the QUERY_TIFF function. :-)

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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		Re: DESCRIPTION field missing from read_tiff() By: David Fanning on Thu, 18 May 2006 19:37
		Re: DESCRIPTION field missing from read_tiff() By: M. Katz on Thu, 18 May 2006 18:04
		Re: DESCRIPTION field missing from read_tiff() By: Jeff N. on Thu, 18 May 2006 17:34
		Re: DESCRIPTION field missing from read_tiff() By: David Fanning on Thu, 18 May 2006 17:31

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