GDS general subroutines

GDS_CLOSE

Close set. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_CLOSEALL

Close all sets. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_CREATE

Create a new set. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_DELETE

Delete set. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_ERRSTR

Obtain the message string associated with a GDS error code. (gds___error.c)

GDS_EXIST

Test whether set exists. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_EXTEND

create or extend an axis (gds_extend.c)

GDS_FTYPE

Returns the Floating point type of a set. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_HANDLE

Obtain a GDS set handle. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_ITYPE

Returns the Integer type of a set. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_LOCK

Obtain exclusive access to a set. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_NITEMS

Returns the number of descriptor items present in a set. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_OPTIMIZE

Modify lay-out of GDS descriptor file for efficient access. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_PRIME

Returns the size of the set's hash table. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_RENAME

Rename an existing GDS set (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_SYNC

Update descriptor file. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDS_UNLOCK

Abandon exclusive access to a set. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSC_AXNUM

return axis number of a specified axis (gdsc_axnum.c)

GDSC_FILL

return coordinate word filled with a grid value for each axis. (gdsc_fill.c)

GDSC_GRID

extract a grid value from a coordinate word (gdsc_grid.c)

GDSC_INTERSECT

return the intersection coordinate word of two subsets (gdsc_intersect.c)

GDSC_NAME

return the name of an axis (gdsc_name.c)

GDSC_NDIMS

return the dimensionality of a coordinate word (gdsc_ndims.c)

GDSC_ORIGIN

return the origin of an axis (gdsc_origin.c)

GDSC_RANGE

return lower left and upper right corner of a subset (gdsc_range.c)

GDSC_SIZE

return the size of an axis (gdsc_size.c)

GDSC_SUBSTRUCT

return subset delimited by two coordinate words (gdsc_substruct.c)

GDSC_WORD

apply a grid to a coordinate word and return the new one (gdsc_word.c)

GDSD_BASIC

Describes the basic GDS system. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_DELALL

Delete descriptor item at all levels where it exists. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_DELETE

Delete descriptor item. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_FIND

Find next descriptor name. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_LENGTH

Obtain length of descriptor item (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_RCHAR

See GDSD_Rxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_RDBLE

See GDSD_Rxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_READ

Read GDS descriptor item. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_READC

Read CHARACTER-typed descriptor item (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_REWIND

Set current read position at beginning of descriptor item. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_RFITS

Read FITS descriptor item (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_RINT

See GDSD_Rxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_RLOG

See GDSD_Rxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_RREAL

See GDSD_Rxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_RVAR

Read variable length record from descriptor item. (gdsd_wvar.shl)

GDSD_Rxxx

Read FITS data field (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_TYPE

obtain FITS item type (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_WCHAR

See GDSD_Wxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_WDBLE

See GDSD_Wxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_WFITS

Write FITS-type descriptor item (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_WINT

See GDSD_Wxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_WLOG

See GDSD_Wxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_WREAL

See GDSD_Wxxx (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDSD_WRITE

Write descriptor item. (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_WRITEC

Write CHARACTER-typed descriptor item (gdsd_basic.c)

GDSD_WVAR

Write variable length record to descriptor item. (gdsd_wvar.shl)

GDSD_Wxxx

Write FITS data field (gdsd_wfits.shl)

GDST_ABSLEVEL

Disable/enable search at higher levels. (gds_tune.c)

GDST_IMMEDIATE

Set "immediate reporting" for locked sets. (gds_tune.c)

GDST_INCR

Change increment for descriptor file extends. (gds_tune.c)

GDST_INITSIZE

Change initial file size for sets to be created. (gds_tune.c)

GDST_PRIME

Change hash table size for sets to be created. (gds_tune.c)

RMINMAX

Finds the minimum and maximum and the number of blanks in subsets by reading the corresponding descriptors or, when they are not present, by determining them. (wminmax.c)

UMINMAX

Determines and updates the minimum and maximum and the number of blanks in subsets. (wminmax.c)

WMINMAX

Writes (new) minimum and maximum and number of blanks of subsets in the descriptor file and optionally deletes the MINMAX descriptors at intersecting levels. (wminmax.c)