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catalog.create - Function

	Package	utility
	Module	catalog
	Tool	catalog

Create

Synopsis
create(file, type, refreshgui)

Description
Create a file using the appropriate method:

• the default editor for ascii and Glish files
• the unix command mkdir for Directories

You can change the editor Glish, and ascii files via the aipsrc mechanism: e.g. add the following to your .aipsrc file

catalog.edit.Glish:	xterm -e vi
catalog.edit.ascii:	emacs

Arguments

file	in	File to be created
		Allowed:	String
type	in	Type of file to be created
		Allowed:	ascii|Glish|Directory
refreshgui	in	Refresh the GUI?
		Allowed:	Bool
		Default:	T

Returns
Bool

Example

  dc.create("3C273.g")