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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1991 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      preparback.hlq
%.AUTHOR     Pascal Ballester, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, PREPARE/BACKGROUND
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: PREPARE/BACKGROUND
%.VERSION    1.0  29-JUL-1991 : Creation, PB
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PREPARE/BACKGROUND					10-AUG-1994 PB
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PREPARE/BACKGROUND   [step] [init] [back_tab] [order_tab] [descr]
	low-level command; create table back.tbl
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Purpose:    
            Low level command called by BACKGR/ECHELLE. Prepare table
            of background reference positions from order fitting coefficients
            stored in table [order_tab] and descriptor [descr].
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Syntax:     
            PREPARE/BACKGROUND [step] [init] [bkgtab] [ordtab] [descr]
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            step      = step along X axis between background reference 
                        positions.
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            init      = initialization flag to enforce the creation
                        of a new table (init = INI). Default is NULL:
                        a new table will be created only if the step
                        or scan parameters have been modified, or if the
                        background table does not exist.
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            bkgtab    = name of output background table. Default is
                        back.tbl.
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            ordtab    = name of input order table. Default is order.tbl.
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            descr     = generic name of descriptors conataining coefficients
                        of orders fitting. Default is COEFF.
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Examples:
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            PREP/BACK   5  INI 
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