FCOLPAR (Oct95)               ftools.futils              FCOLPAR (Oct95)



NAME
    fcolpar --  Write  the  column  number  corresponding  to  an  input
              filename and column name, to the parameter file.
    
    
USAGE
    fcolpar fitsfile[ext#] colname
    
    
DESCRIPTION
    This   task   reads   the  column  number  corresponding to an input
    filename and column name and writes it to  the  'colname'  parameter
    in the parameter file (0 if the column was not found).
    
    
PARAMETERS
    
    infile [file name]
        The  name,  including  extension  and extension number in square
        brackets (e.g., myfile.fits[3]) of the input  FITS  file  to  be
        read.
    
    colname [string] 
        Name  of the column to be read. (The name is not  case sensitive
        by default.)
    
    colnum [integer]
        Returned value of the column number.
    
    (exact = no) [boolean]
        Is the column name case-sensitive?
        
        
EXAMPLE
    Read the column number corresponding to the column name  COLUMN1  in
    the 1st extension in the  FITS file called 'myfile.fits'.
         fcolpar myfile.fits[1] COLUMN1
    
    
BUGS
    
    
SEE ALSO
    fkeypar.  fv,  the interactive FITS file editor, can also be used to
    obtain the column numbers of named columns.