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URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao3.4/calgettime.html
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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 calGetTime Context: caldb

Synopsis

Returns the observation start time stored in the CALDB structure.

Syntax

String_Type calGetTime( Caldb_Type cal )

Description

This function returns the start time of the observation stored in the CALDB structure. Use calGetDate() to get the starting date.

Example

  variable cal = calCreateInfo( "img.fits" );
  variable t = calGetTime( cal );
  vmessage( "The observation started at %s", t );

Bugs

See the bugs page for the caldb library on the CIAO website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

Hardcopy (PDF): A4 | Letter
Last modified: December 2006



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