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AST_WRITE - Write an Object to a Channel   

Description:
This function writes an Object to a Channel, appending it to any previous Objects written to that Channel.

Invocation:
RESULT = AST_WRITE( THIS, OBJECT, STATUS )

Arguments:
THIS = INTEGER (Given)
Pointer to the Channel.
OBJECT = INTEGER (Given)
Pointer to the Object which is to be written.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.

Returned Value:
AST_WRITE = INTEGER
The number of Objects written to the Channel by this invocation of AST_WRITE (normally, this will be one).

Notes:
  • A value of zero will be returned if this function is invoked with STATUS set to an error value, or if it should fail for any reason.



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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 210
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
30th April 2003
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

Copyright (C) 2003 Central Laboratory of the Research Councils