idlastro / FITS Binary Table Extensions I/O: FXBTDIM

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NAME
FXBTDIM()
Purpose
Parse TDIM-like kwywords.
Explanation
Parses the value of a TDIM-like keyword (e.g. TDIMnnn, TDESC, etc.) to
return the separate elements contained within.
Use
Result = FXBTDIM( TDIM_KEYWORD )
Inputs
TDIM_KEYWORD    = The value of a TDIM-like keyword.  Must be a
                  character string of the form "(value1,value2,...)".
                  If the parentheses characters are missing, then the
                  string is simply returned as is, without any further
                  processing.
Opt. Inputs
None.
Outputs
The result of the function is a character string array containing the
values contained within the keyword parameter.  If a numerical result
is desired, then simply call, e.g.
        Result = FIX( FXBTDIM( TDIM_KEYWORD ))
Opt. Outputs
None.
Keywords
None.
Calls
GETTOK
Common
None.
Restrictions
The input parameter must have the proper format.  The separate values
must not contain the comma character.  TDIM_KEYWORD must not be an
array.
Side effects
None.
Category
Data Handling, I/O, FITS, Generic.
Prev. Hist.
William Thompson, Jan. 1992.
William Thompson, Jan. 1993, renamed to be compatible with DOS
        limitations.
Written
William Thompson, GSFC, January 1992.
Modified
Version 1, William Thompson, GSFC, 12 April 1993.
        Incorporated into CDS library.
Version
Version 1, 12 April 1993.
Converted to IDL V5.0   W. Landsman   September 1997