3.7.7 GET_INFO


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3.7.7 GET_INFO

  GET_INFO will take the roadmap or index structure and return a string describing the main observing mode parameters for each dataset.
IDL> info_array = get_info(roadmap)
  An example for a dataset for SXT data is:

   0 15-NOV-91  22:42:24  FL/H  NaBan/Open  Full Norm C  16   238.0   64x 64

The ``0'' is the image number in the index or roadmap which was passed to GET_INFO, ``15-NOV-91 22:42:24'' is the start date and time of the exposure, ``FL/H'' says the DP was in flare mode in high telemetry rate, ``NaBan/Open'' are the filters, ``Full'' is the pixel resolution, ``Norm'' says it was a normal exposure (not a dark frame), ``C'' is compressed data, ``16 238.0'' is the DP exposure level (DPE) and the expected exposure duration in milliseconds, and ``64x 64'' is the image shape.

An example for a dataset for SXT data when using the /LONG option is:

   0 15-NOV-91  22:42:24  FL/H  NaBan/Open  Full Norm C  16   238.0   64x 64  100%  S13W18   0% SAA  2.6
The first 80 columns are the same as above. The ``100%'' says that all of the image was received from the S/C, ``S13W18'' are the heliocentric coordinates of the PFI, ``0%'' of the image was saturated, ``SAA'' signifies that it was during an South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) passage, and ``2.6'' is the number of minutes before spacecraft night.

For HXT,WBS and BCS data, the routine only returns the date, time, DP mode and DP rate.


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