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%.IDENT      outDiskASCII.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, OUTDISK/ASCII
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: OUTDISK/ASCII
%.VERSION    1.0  23-JUN-1997 : Creation, KB
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SECTION./ASCII
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OUTDISK/ASCII						23-JUN-1997  KB
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OUTDISK/ASCII in_file out_file
	write Midas frame to ASCII file 
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Purpose:
	  Convert 1-dim Midas image to 1-column ASCII file
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Syntax: 
          OUTDISK/ASCII in_file out_file
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          in_file = filename of Midas image 
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          out_file = name of ASCII file 
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See also:
          INDISK/ASCII, OUTTAPE/FITS, PRINT/IMAGE
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Note:  
          The command PRINT/IMAGE provides also the conversion of a binary
          Midas image file to ASCII with several data values per record. 
          OUTDISK/ASCII produces a 1-column ASCII file, i.e. one value per 
          record, which is the format required by many packages to import
          an ASCII file.
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          If the Midas image is not a 1-dim image, the ASCII file contains
          first all pixels of the 1st row, then the pixels of the 2nd row,
          and so on.
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Examples:
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          OUTDISK/ASCII zapata villa.dat
            Convert Midas image `zapata.bdf' to ASCII file `villa.dat'.
            The ASCII file holds one data value per record and therefore
            has as many records as the no. pixels in `zapata.bdf'.
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