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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      averagcolu.hlq
%.AUTHOR     JDP, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, AVERAGE/COLUMN
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: AVERAGE/COLUMN
%.VERSION    1.0  09-MAR-1984 : Creation, JDP
%.VERSION    1.1  17-APR-1991 : Modification, KB
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AVERAGE/COLUMN						17-APR-1991 JDP
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AVERAGE/COLUMN  out = in [start,end] [SUM]
	average image columns
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Purpose: 
          Average columns in a selected range of the input image. The output is
          optionally the sum of the columns.
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Syntax:
          AVERAGE/COLUMN  out = in [start,end] [SUM]
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          out = resulting 1 dimensional frame
\ap\pa
          in = image to be averaged
\ap\pa
          start = first column, defaulted to the first column of the frame
\ap\pa
          end = last column, defaulted to the last column of the frame
\ap\pa
          SUM = optional parameter to define the output as sum of the columns.
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                By default the output is the average of them.
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See also: 
          AVERAGE/ROW, TUTORIAL/AVERAGE
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Note:  
          First and last columns can be specified in pixels or world coords.
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Examples:
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          AVERAGE/COLUMN out = in @1,@10
          Average the columns of frame in.bdf, store result in out.bdf
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