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NDF_FORM - Obtain the storage form of an NDF array component

Description:
The routine returns the storage form of an NDF array component as an upper case character string (e.g. 'SIMPLE').

Invocation:
CALL NDF_FORM( INDF, COMP, FORM, STATUS )

Arguments:
INDF = INTEGER (Given)
NDF identifier.
COMP = CHARACTER * ( * ) (Given)
Name of the NDF array component whose storage form is required: 'DATA', 'QUALITY' or 'VARIANCE'.
FORM = CHARACTER * ( * ) (Returned)
Storage form of the component.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.

Notes:
  • The symbolic constant NDF__SZFRM may be used for declaring the length of a character variable to hold the storage form of an NDF array component. This constant is defined in the include file NDF_PAR.
  • At present, the NDF_ routines only support "primitive" and "simple" arrays, so only the values 'PRIMITIVE' and 'SIMPLE' can be returned.



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Starlink User Note 33
R.F. Warren-Smith
11th January 2000
E-mail:rfws@star.rl.ac.uk

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