NAME: dbcreate_xmm PURPOSE: read xmm fits or ascii catalogues into a database determines the file type, then calls the relevant procedure CALLING SEQUENCE: dbcreate_xmm, file, db_out INPUTS: file: name of file to be read (.txt or .asc for ascii, .fits for eml format fits). OUTPUTS: db_out: string array, name of output database. A db_out.dbd file is created automatically. It contains all the possible bands, bands that are not there have corresponding fields filled with zeros. The 'record_52' field corresponds to the line no of the '52' band data for each entry in the original file. If band '52' is absent the 1st band record no is used instead. OPTIONAL OUTPUT PARAMETERS: none EXAMPLE: dbcreate_xmm, '/data/cass101a/s.aigrain/xmm/xmm.fits','dbase/xmmdb' DEPENDENCIES: RESTRICTIONS: UNTESTED CALLED PROCEDURES AND FUNCTIONS: astrolib functions,dbcreate_xmm_eml,dbcreate_xmm_txt,wr_txt_xmmout_fits MODIFICATION HISTORY: 27-Nov-2000 Original by S.Aigrain
(See /home/xmmssc/soft/idl/pro/dbcreate/dbcreate_xmm.pro)