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DAT_MAP - Map primitive   

Description:
Map a primitive (access type specified by a parameter).
Invocation:
CALL DAT_MAP( LOC, TYPE, MODE, NDIM, DIM, PNTR, STATUS )

Arguments:
LOC = CHARACTER * ( DAT__SZLOC ) (Given)
Primitive locator.
TYPE = CHARACTER * ( DAT__SZTYP ) (Given)
Data type.
MODE = CHARACTER * ( DAT__SZMOD ) (Given)
Access mode ('READ', 'UPDATE' or 'WRITE').
NDIM = INTEGER (Given)
Number of dimensions.
DIM = INTEGER( NDIM ) (Given)
Object dimensions.
PNTR = INTEGER (Returned)
Pointer to the mapped value.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.



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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