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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      read_icat.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, READ/ICAT
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: READ/ICAT
%.VERSION    1.0  10-OCT-1988 : Creation, KB
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SECTION./ICAT
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READ/ICAT	 	                            10-OCT-1988  KB
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READ/ICAT [cat_name] [lowno,hino]
	read Image Catalog entries
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Purpose: 
          Read entries of given Image Catalog.
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Syntax:
          READ/ICAT [cat_name] [lowno,hino]
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          cat_name = name of Image Catalog;
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          defaulted to the currently active Image Catalog
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          lowno,hino = first entry no. and last entry no. to be listed;
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          defaulted to 1,99999
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See also:
          READ/TCAT, READ/FCAT
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          PRINT/ICAT, CREATE/ICAT, SHOW/ICAT, ADD/ICAT, SUBTRACT/ICAT
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Note:  
          Images in MIDAS commands may be accessed either by their name or by
          their entry number in an Image Catalog.
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          For VMS, note, that different versions of a file keep the same entry
          number, so you will always access the highest version of that file.
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Examples:
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          READ/ICAT lolly 10,22
            Display all entries with entry number in [10,22] of image catalog
            `lolly.cat'.
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          READ/ICAT
            Display all entries in the currently active image catalog.
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