void ekops_c ( SpiceInt * handle )
Open a scratch (temporary) E-kernel file and prepare the file
for writing.
EK
EK
FILES
UTILITY
Variable I/O Description
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handle O File handle attached to new EK file.
None.
handle is the EK file handle of the file opened by this
routine. This handle is used to identify the file
to other EK routines.
None.
1) If the indicated file cannot be opened, the error will be
diagnosed by routines called by this routine. The new file
will be deleted.
2) If an I/O error occurs while reading or writing the indicated
file, the error will be diagnosed by routines called by this
routine.
This routine creates a temporary EK file; the file is deleted
when the calling program terminates.
See the EK Required Reading for a discussion of the EK file
format.
This routine operates by side effects: it opens and prepares
a scratch EK for addition of data. "Scratch" files are automatically
deleted when the calling program terminates normally.
1) Open a scratch EK. The EK should be closed via EKCLS.
The EK file will be deleted when closed.
ekops_c ( &handle );
[Write/Read EK]
ekcls_c ( handle );
1) No more than CSPICE_DAS_MXOPFL files may be opened
simultaneously. See the header file SpicePar.h for the value of
CSPICE_DAS_MXOPFL.
None.
N.J. Bachman (JPL)
-CSPICE Version 1.0.0, 2-APR-1998
open scratch E-kernel
open scratch EK
Link to routine ekops_c source file ekops_c.c
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