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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      assigninpu.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, ASSIGN/INPUT
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: ASSIGN/INPUT
%.VERSION    1.0  01-JUN-1990 : Creation, KB
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ASSIGN/INPUT						04-JAN-1991  KB
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ASSIGN/INPUT [dev] [file_name]
	define input device for writing
\us\pu
Purpose:  
          Define input device from where data is to be taken when writing to
          a MIDAS data structure.
\up\sy
Syntax:  
          ASSIGN/INPUT [dev] [file_name]
\ys\pa
          dev = input device (may be shortened to the first 3 characters):
\\
              TERMINAL, data input from terminal;
\\
              FILE, if input from file indicated in next parameter;
\ap\pa
          file_name = name of ASCII file to get input from
\ap\sa
See also:
          ASSIGN/PRINT, WRITE/IMAGE
\as\no
Note:  
          The input assignment will be used in subsequent WRITE/IMAGE commands.
          the data input will be from a file, the data has to be in free
          format separated by a blank or comma.
\\
          There is also the possibility to get input from an ASCII file instead
          from the terminal via the syntax: Midas_commmand_line <file
\\
          Use HELP [Host+Midas] for more info about I/O redirection in Midas.
\on\exs
Examples:
\ex
          ASSIGN/INPUT FILE raton.dat
            The next WRITE/IMAGE command will use the contents of the ASCII
            file `raton.dat'.
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