- NAME
DBVAL
- PURPOSE
procedure to extract value(s) of the specified item from
a data base file entry.
- CALLING SEQUENCE
result = dbval( entry, item )
- INPUTS
entry - byte array containing the entry, or a scalar entry number
item - name (string) or number (integer) of the item
- OUTPUT
the value(s) will be returned as the function value
- EXAMPLE
Extract a flux vector from entry 28 of the database FARUV
==> flux = dbval(28,'FLUX')
- HISTORY
version 2 D. Lindler Nov, 1987 (new db format)
Converted to IDL V5.0 W. Landsman September 1997