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EOS_SW_QUERY

Syntax | Return Value | Arguments | Keywords | Version History

The EOS_SW_QUERY function returns information about a specified swath.

Syntax

Result=EOS_SW_QUERY(Filename, SwathName, [Info])

Return Value

This function returns an integer value of 1 if the file is an HDF file with EOS SWATH extensions, and 0 otherwise.

Arguments

Filename

A string containing the name of the file to be queried.

SwathName

A string containing the name of the swath to be queried.

Info

Returns an anonymous structure containing information about the specified swath. The returned structure contains the following fields:

Table 5-4: Fields of the Info Structure 

Table 5-4: Fields of the Info Structure 
Field
IDL data type
Description
ATTRIBUTES
String array
Array of attribute names
DIMENSION_NAMES
String array
Names of dimensions
DIMENSION_SIZES
Long array
Sizes of dimensions
FIELD_NAMES
String array
Names of fields
FIELD_RANKS
Long array
Ranks (dimensions) of fields
FIELD_TYPES
Long array
IDL types of fields
GEO_FIELD_NAMES
String array
Names of geolocation fields
GEO_FIELD_RANKS
Long array
Ranks (dimensions) of geolocation fields
GEO_FIELD_TYPES
Long array
IDL types of geolocation fields
IDX_MAP_NAMES
String array
Names of index maps
IDX_MAP_SIZES
Long array
Sizes of index map arrays
NUM_ATTRIBUTES
Long
Number of attributes
NUM_DIMS
Long
Number of dimensions
NUM_FIELDS
Long
Number of fields
NUM_GEO_FIELDS
Long
Number of geolocation fields
NUM_IDX_MAPS
Long
Number of indexed dimension mapping entries
NUM_MAPS
Long
Number of mapping entries
MAP_INCREMENTS
Long array
Increment of each geolocation relation
MAP_NAMES
String array
Names of maps
MAP_OFFSETS
Long array
Offset of each geolocation relation

Keywords

None

Version History

5.3
Introduced

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)