AIPS HELP file for KEYVALUE in 31DEC26

As of Sat Dec 6 2:30:48 2025

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KEYVALUE
Type: Adverb    (array(2))
Use:  To specify the value of a numeric-valued keyword
      parameter.  The value is KEYVALUE(1) + KEYVALUE(2) after
      both are separately converted to double precision.  This
      allows the user to specify a higher precision number.
      If KEYVALUE(2) = KEYVALUE(1), then the value is taken to
      be just KEYVALUE(1).
Null value:   none.
Verbs:
   EGETHEAD......Returns parameter value from image header and error
                 code.
   GETHEAD.......Gets a parameter value from the header field described
                 by the FITS keyword in adverb KEYWORD.
   GETTHEAD......Returns keyword values from a table header, also column
                 #, # rows
   PUTHEAD.......Puts a new value in the header field described by the
                 FITS keyword in adverb KEYWORD.  There is no default
                 for KEYVALUE.
   PUTTHEAD......Inserts a given value into a table keyword/value pair.
   TABGET........Returns table entry for specified row, column and
                 subscript.
   TABPUT........Replaces table entry for specified row, column and
                 subscript.
Tasks:
   TABED.........Task to edit tables.  KEYVALUE is the value given to a
                 numeric-valued parameter.
   TACOP.........Task to copy tables, other extension files.  To copy a
                 table, KEYVALUE gives an allowed range for a
                 numeric-valued KEYWORD.
   VLBIN.........Task to read VLBI data from an NRAO/MPI MkII
                 correlator.

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