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ProcedureSPCA2B ( SPK and CK, ASCII to binary ) SUBROUTINE SPCA2B ( TEXT, BINARY ) AbstractConvert a text (ASCII) format SPK or CK file to an equivalent binary file, including comments. Required_ReadingSPC KeywordsFILES DeclarationsIMPLICIT NONE CHARACTER*(*) TEXT CHARACTER*(*) BINARY Brief_I/OVARIABLE I/O DESCRIPTION -------- --- -------------------------------------------------- TEXT I Name of an existing text format SPK or CK file. BINARY I Name of a binary SPK or CK file to be created. Detailed_InputTEXT is the name of an existing text format SPK or CK file that may contain comments in the appropriate SPC format, as written by SPCB2A or SPCB2T. This file is unchanged by calling SPCA2B. BINARY is the name of a binary SPK or CK file to be created. The binary file contains the same data and comments as the text file, but in the binary format required for use with the SPICELIB reader subroutines. Detailed_OutputNone. ParametersNone. Exceptions1) If there is an IOSTAT error while opening, reading, or writing a file, the error is signaled by a routine in the call tree of this routine. 2) If the text file is not in the correct format, an error is signaled by a routine in the call tree of this routine. FilesSee arguments TEXT and BINARY above. ParticularsThe SPICELIB SPK and CK reader subroutines read binary files. However, because different computing environments have different binary representations of numbers, you must convert SPK and CK files to text format when porting from one system to another. After converting the file to text, you can transfer it using a transfer protocol program like Kermit or FTP. Then, convert the text file back to binary format. The following is a list of the SPICELIB routines that convert SPK and CK files between binary and text format: SPCA2B converts text to binary. It opens the text file, creates a new binary file, and closes both files. SPCB2A converts binary to text. It opens the binary file, creates a new text file, and closes both files. SPCT2B converts text to binary. It creates a new binary file and closes it. The text file is open on entrance and exit. SPCB2T converts binary to text. It opens the binary file and closes it. The text file is open on entrance and exit See the SPC required reading for more information about SPC routines and the SPK and CK file formats. ExamplesThis is an example of how to use SPCB2A and SPCA2B for transferring files. Suppose A.BSP is a binary SPK file in environment 1; to transfer it to environment 2, follow these three steps: 1) Call SPCB2A within a program in environment 1 to convert the file to text: CALL SPCB2A ( 'A.BSP', 'A.TSP' ) 2) Transfer the text file from environment 1 to environment 2 using FTP, Kermit, or some other file transfer utility, for example, ftp> put A.TSP 3) Call SPCA2B within a program in environment 2 to convert the file to binary on the new machine, CALL SPCA2B ( 'A.TSP', 'A.BSP' ) Restrictions1) This routine assumes that the data and comments in the text format SPK or CK file come from a binary file and were written by one of the routines SPCB2A or SPCB2T. Data and/or comments written any other way may not be in the correct format and, therefore, may not be handled properly. Literature_ReferencesNone. Author_and_InstitutionJ. Diaz del Rio (ODC Space) J.E. McLean (JPL) H.A. Neilan (JPL) W.L. Taber (JPL) VersionSPICELIB Version 1.2.0, 03-JUN-2021 (JDR) Added IMPLICIT NONE statement. Edited the header to comply with NAIF standard. SPICELIB Version 1.1.1, 10-MAR-1992 (WLT) Comment section for permuted index source lines was added following the header. SPICELIB Version 1.1.0, 05-SEP-1991 (HAN) Removed declarations of unused variables. SPICELIB Version 1.0.0, 05-APR-1991 (JEM) |
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