AIPS HELP file for FORMAT in 31DEC09
FORMAT
Type: Adverb (Real)
Use: Used to specify the format to be used by some task.
Null value: 0.0 => task-dependent value.
Tasks:
FITTP Writes uv or image data followed by any tables data
in FITS format on tape or disk. FORMAT = n, where n =
1 for 16-bit integer, 2 for 32-bit integer, 3 for IEEE
floating.