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Temporary objects of any type and shape may be created by using the DAT_TEMP routine. This returns a locator to the newly created object and this may then be manipulated just as if it were an ordinary object (in fact a temporary container file is created with a unique name to hold all such objects, and this is deleted when the program terminates, or when HDS_STOP is called, if this happens earlier). This is often useful for providing workspace for algorithms which may have to deal with large arrays.



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HDS Hierarchical Data System
Starlink User Note 92
R.F. Warren-Smith & M.D. Lawden
23rd February 1999
E-mail:rfws@star.rl.ac.uk

Copyright (C) 1999 Central Laboratory of the Research Councils