	SUBROUTINE CHECK_GRAPHICS( status )

*
*
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*  Project(TMAP) of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
*  Administration's (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Lab(PMEL),
*  hereafter referred to as NOAA/PMEL/TMAP.
*
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*
*
* check to see if there is a graphics output ready to recieve output
* (this routine assumes that PPLUS has been started)

* programmer - steve hankin
* NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA - Tropical Modeling and Analysis Program
* written for VAX computer under VMS operating system
*
* V200:  3/12/90 - written to permit metafile-only output
* v530: 1/00 *kob* - added info to check if animations are in progress
*       *acm* 3/12 cleanup ifdefs and unnecessary include files
*       *acm* 3/12 6D Ferret (common uses nferdims in tmap_dims.parm)

	include 'tmap_dims.parm'
	include 'ferret.parm'
	include 'errmsg.parm'
	include 'xprog_state.cmn'
	include	'gkscm1_inc.decl'	! with wsid
	include	'GKSCM1.INC'	! with wsid
	include	'pltcom_dat.decl'	! with gksopn
	include	'PLTCOM.DAT'	! with gksopn
	include 'xplot_setup.cmn'

* calling argument declarations
	INTEGER	status

* internal variable declarations
* ...

* only relevant for GKS output
	IF ( mode_gks ) THEN
	  IF ( .NOT.animate .AND. wsid.EQ.0 
     .              .AND. .NOT.mode_metafile ) GOTO 5100
	ENDIF

* success
	status = ferr_ok
	RETURN

* not output device is ready
 5000	RETURN
 5100	CALL ERRMSG( ferr_state_not_set, status,
     .		     'no graphical output'//pCR//
     .		     'Use SET WINDOW or SET MODE METAFILE', *5000 )
	END
