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ARY_TEMP
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Obtain a placeholder for a temporary array
- Description:
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The routine returns an array placeholder which may be used to
create a temporary array (i.e. one which will be deleted
automatically once the last identifier associated with it is
annulled). The placeholder returned by this routine may be passed
to other routines (e.g. ARY_NEW or ARY_COPY) to produce a
temporary array in the same way as a new permanent array would be
created.
- Invocation:
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CALL ARY_TEMP( PLACE, STATUS )
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PLACE = INTEGER (Returned)
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Placeholder for a temporary array.
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STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
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The global status.
- Notes:
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Placeholders are intended only for local use within an
application and only a limited number of them are available
simultaneously. They are always annulled as soon as they are
passed to another routine to create a new array, where they are
effectively exchanged for an array identifier.
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If this routine is called with STATUS set, then a value of
ARY__NOPL will be returned for the PLACE argument, although no
further processing will occur. The same value will also be
returned if the routine should fail for any reason. The ARY__NOPL
constant is defined in the include file ARY_PAR.

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ARY A Subroutine Library for Accessing ARRAY Data Structures
Starlink User Note 11
R.F. Warren-Smith
28th April 1998
E-mail:rfws@star.rl.ac.uk