Working With FITS Summary

This page summarizes Working With FITS tutorial. The procedures, functions, and keywords implemented are organized into three tables: Intrinsic IDL Routines; Goddard Library Routines; and idlutils Routines. You should become familiar and comfortable with the procedures and functions listed here by reading the documentation. Functions are distinguished from procedures by having parenthesis at the end. Note that some routines not explicitly included in the tutorial have been added.


Intrinsic IDL Routines
PROGRAMS & FUNCTIONSKEYWORDS
  

Goddard Library Routines
PROGRAMS & FUNCTIONSKEYWORDS
readfits()/silent
headfits()/silent
writefits/append
mrdfits()/silent
mwrfits/create, /silent
mkhdr/extend
hprint 
sxpar() 
sxaddparbefore=, after=, format=
sxaddhist 
sxdelpar 

idlutils Routines
PROGRAMS & FUNCTIONSKEYWORDS
  




Last update 2003 November. Email J. Moustakas with questions or comments.