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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      edit_tabl.hlq
%.AUTHOR     JDP, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, EDIT/TABLE
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: EDIT/TABLE
%.VERSION    1.0  15-MAY-1990 : Creation, JDP
%.VERSION    1.1  04-Mar-1991 : New Table Version, FO
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EDIT/TABLE						15-MAY-1990  JDP
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EDIT/TABLE  table [edit_option] [col] [row]
	interactive table editor
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Purpose:    
            To edit table files in MIDAS format. EDT compatible.
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Syntax:     EDIT/TABLE table [edit_option] [col] [row]
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            table       = name of table; if the table doesn't exist and the 
                          parameters col and row are provided a new table 
                          will be created
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            edit_option = r for Read-Only (all modifications are ignored)
                          i for Immediate Update (can't quit....)
                          The table is opened in Input-Output mode per default
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            col         = number of columns of the table to be created
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            row         = number of rows of the table to be created
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Note:       
            If the table doesn't exist and if the third and fourth parameter
            are provided, the table will create a new table containing 
            R*4 columns with a default label.
            The table editor is a modified version of the EDT editor in keypad
            mode.
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            All functions of the table editor are also available in 
            command mode which can be enabled by hitting the CNTL Z.
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            On-line HELP facility available inside the editor by entering the
            command mode with Ctrl Z and typing help into the command line:
	    Command: help 
	    and press Return
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            The following functions are available:\\
                CREATE    creates a new column\\
                DELETE    deletes a column\\
                CHANGE    changes the format associated to a column\\
                SORT      sorts table according to the values of a column\\
                FIND      finds a value in a column\\
                TOP       moves cursor to the top of the table\\
                BOTTOM    moves cursor to the bottom of a table\\
                RIGTHPAGE displays the following page of a table\\
                LEFTPAGE  displays the leftmost page of a table\\
                ROW       moves cursor to one specific row of the table\\ 
                QUIT      quit the editor without saving modifications\\
                EXIT      exit the editor saving modifications\\
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             WARNING: A table shouldn't be opened in read-write mode 
             simultaneously in two parallel Midas sessions. This manipulation 
             could destroy it!!!!!!
 
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See also:   CREATE/TAB
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Examples:
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            EDIT/TABLE daniel
            Edit interactively the existing table daniel.tbl.
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            EDIT/TABLE SAO R
            Edit the table SAO.tbl, in read-only mode.
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