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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      read_fcat.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, READ/FCAT
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: READ/FCAT
%.VERSION    1.0  10-OCT-1988 : Creation, KB
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READ/FCAT	 	                            10-OCT-1988  KB
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READ/FCAT [cat_name] [lowno,hino]
	read fit file catalog entries
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Purpose: 
          Read entries of given FitFile Catalog.
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Syntax:
          READ/FCAT [cat_name] [lowno,hino]
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          cat_name = name of FitFile Catalog;
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              defaulted to the currently active FitFile Catalog
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          lowno,hino = first entry no. and last entry no. to be listed;
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              defaulted to 1,99999
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See also:
          READ/ICAT, READ/TCAT
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          SET/FCAT, CREATE/FCAT, SHOW/FCAT, ADD/FCAT, SUBTRACT/FCAT
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Note:
          FitFiles in MIDAS commands may be accessed either by their name or by
          their entry number in a FitFile Catalog.
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          For VMS, note, that different versions of a file keep the same entry
          number, so you will always access the highest version of that file.
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Examples:
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          READ/FCAT LOLLY 10,22
          Display all entries with entry number in [10,22] of FitFile Catalog
          lolly.cat .
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          READ/FCAT
          Display all entries in the currently active FitFile Catalog.
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