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NDG_GTSUP - Get supplemental information for an NDF

Description:
Returns the supplemental information associated with a given entry in an NDG group.

Invocation:
CALL NDG_GTSUP( IGRP, I, FIELDS, STATUS )

Arguments:

IGRP = INTEGER (Given)
The NDG group as returned by NDG_ASSOC, etc. This should be the last group in a GRP owner-slave chain.
I = INTEGER (Given)
The index of the required entry.
FIELDS( 6 ) = CHARACTER $*$ ( $*$ ) (Returned)
The supplemental information associated with the entry specified by I. Each element of the returned array contains the following:
  1. NDF slice specification (if any)
  2. HDS path (if any)
  3. File type
  4. Base file name
  5. Directory path
  6. Full NDF specification

This information is obtained from a set of groups associated with the supplied group IGRP by means of a chain of GRP "owner-slave" relationships. If any of these groups do not exist, the corresponding elements of the above array are returned blank. Note, Element 6, the full NDF specification, is obtained directly from the supplied group IGRP.

STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.



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NDG [1ex
Starlink User Note 2
D.S. Berry
M.B. Taylor
22nd October 2009
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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