Starlink development wrote on :
> On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, McIlwrath, BK (Brian) wrote:
>
> > Starlink development wrote on :
> >
> > >
> > > I will commit the fixes for the parameter problem (actually its
> > > _CHAR arrays at the heart of it) just now! It took me a while to
> > > get a "correct" fix - but I don't believe that I work CVS at all
> > > correctly as I was going to put this change in with a batch of
> > > other updates! I will do it on its own instead.
> >
> > I have updated the HDS64 branch with the fixes for the character
> > array problems.
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> tried your update out and the CCDPACK exercise scripts are
> progressing much further, but I have come across another problem with
> KAPPA PICDEF:
>
> > picdef array 1.0 prefix=\"\" xpic=3 ypic=1 accept
> !! Invalid length encountered in the character type specification
> '_CHAR*0'; ! should be in the range 1 to 65535 (possible
> programming error). ! DAT_PUT: Error writing value(s) to an HDS
> primitive. ! Application exit status DAT__TYPIN, Type invalid
> ! array 1.0 prefix="" xpic=3 ypic=1 accept
>
> the problem is clearly the prefix=\"\" parameter.
Peter( plus Tim),
This bug is now fixed on the HDS64 branch in CVS.
Note that I am on leave from tomorrow until Monday week (11th April) -
after which I intend to have a concerted effort at finally tidying up
HDS64 with a view to making it the default.
Keep the bugs coming!
Brian
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DCC/Starlink, Tel: +44 (0)1235 446254
Space Science & Technology Department, Fax: +44 (0)1235 446362
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK.
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