Re: getting the target name

On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 10:19 -0500, John E. Davis wrote:
> 
>    How do I find the target name associated with a data set?  Although
> "list_data" shows the target name, it is not appropriate for use in a
> script.  I looked at the "get_data_info" function, but it does not
> provide this information.  If this is not currently possible, I would

You're right - this is not possible in the current release.

> appreciate it if you would consider adding such a feature to the next
> version.
> 
>    Until then, I will probably use something like:
>    
>       define get_target_name (file)
>       {
>          return fits_read_key (file, "OBJECT");
>       }
> 
> which is useful only if the filename associated with the data set is
> available.
>

This is a good workaround for now.

In the next release, I will add some means to get the target
name and also to change it.  The latter is useful for example,
for cases in which a new data set has been created by summing
two or more data sets.

Thanks,

John