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Re: mrd_struct failure for string values inside the VM [message #90815 is a reply to message #90805]

Mon, 20 April 2015 07:48

vino
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Registered: March 2008

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On Friday, 17 April 2015 10:12:50 UTC-4, wlandsman wrote:
> If you only have access to the IDL VM, I don't believe that you are going to be able to modify FITS files. Or is it that you have a license and are trying to write a VM application?
>
> Anyway, if you have a FITS header (e.g. read in with headfits() ) then the following little program will convert it to a structure (by using a hash as a intermediary). --Wayne
>
> function fits2struct,hdr
> ; struct = fits2struct(hdr)
>
> keywords = strmid(hdr,0,8)
> hashfits = hash()
> foreach key,keywords do hashfits[key] = sxpar(hdr,key,/silent)
> return,hashfits.tostruct()
> end
>
>
> On Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 3:52:04 PM UTC-4, vino wrote:
>> Hi Wlandsman,
>>
>> Thank you for reply. Can you please suggest any work around to this.. I just need to read in a fits header as a structure, so that I can access and modify them. I am taking some MEF files and making them single FITS files with appropriate headers added to them. Any help, will be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Vino

Hi Wayne,

I owe you a lot...Your solution works like a charm.. Thanks a ton....

With regards,
Vino

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		mrd_struct failure for string values inside the VM By: vino on Mon, 13 April 2015 10:42
		Re: mrd_struct failure for string values inside the VM By: wlandsman on Tue, 14 April 2015 05:49
		Re: mrd_struct failure for string values inside the VM By: vino on Thu, 16 April 2015 12:52
		Re: mrd_struct failure for string values inside the VM By: wlandsman on Fri, 17 April 2015 07:12
		Re: mrd_struct failure for string values inside the VM By: vino on Fri, 17 April 2015 10:10
		Re: mrd_struct failure for string values inside the VM By: vino on Mon, 20 April 2015 07:48
		Re: mrd_struct failure for string values inside the VM By: alepliee on Sat, 18 April 2015 20:26
		Re: mrd_struct failure for string values inside the VM By: vino on Mon, 20 April 2015 07:47

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