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%.COPYRIGHT  (c) 1991 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      optab.hlq
%.AUTHOR     A. Gemmo    Padova Department of Astronomy 
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, CREATE/OPTOPUS
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: CREATE/OPTOPUS
%.VERSION    1.0 10-SEP-1991 : Creation, AG
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SECTION./OPTO
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CREATE/OPTOPUS                                        10-SEP-1991 AG
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CREATE/OPTOPUS inp_file [out_tab] [fmt_file] [old_equinox]
	create input table for HOLES/OPTOPUS\ command
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Purpose:     
             Create the input table for HOLES/OPTOPUS command, from ASCII
	     file. Epoch of coordinates is written in descriptors of 
	     created table.
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Syntax:      
             CREATE/OPTOPUS inp_file [out_tab] [fmt_file] [old_equinox]
\ys\pa  
	     inp_file   = input ASCII file. 
\ap\pa
	     [out_tab]  = output table. Default name is "opto1.tbl".
\ap\pa       
	     [fmt_file] = format file to by modified by the user at the start 
                          of the Optopus run accordingly to his/her own input 
                          ASCII file. In case gives as input "copy" the command
                          will copy the standard format file in the directory.
                          However, if will not copy this format file if a file
                          with the same name is already present in the working
                          directory. Default value is "copy".
\ap\pa      
	     [old_equi] = epoch of RA and DEC coordinates in input file.
			  This value is written in the descriptor
			  TABEQUI of the output table. Default is
			  1950.0. The input format of this parameter
			  must be YEAR.yyyyy.
\ap\no
Note:        
             A format file named "opto.fmt" is present in the directory\\
	     \$MIDASHOME/\$MIDVERS/stdred/optopus/incl (UNIX) or\\
	     MID_DISK:['MIDASHOME'.MIDVERS'.stdred.optopus.incl] (VAX/VMS), \\
             and can be copied and subsequently modified in the user's own 
             directory.
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Examples:
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	     CREATE/OPTOPUS myfile.dat 
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	     CREATE/OPTOPUS myfile.dat myoptotab 
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	     CREATE/OPTOPUS myfile.dat myoptotab ? 1985.0
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	     CREATE/OPTOPUS myfile.dat myoptotab myfor.fmt 1975.76776
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	     CREATE/OPTOPUS myfile.dat ? ? 1991.767765894
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