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;*NAME:                     pics_db_init
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;*CATEGORY:                 PMAS Instrument Control Software
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;*PURPOSE:                  create and initiaze picsdb Data Base String Array
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;*CALLING SEQUENCE:         pics_db_init, errormsg, picsdb, picsdbup,
;                           T_used, /DUMMY
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;*PARAMETERS:        in:    -none-
;                    out:   err
;                           picsdb     Data Base String Array in FITS Header Format
;                           picsdbup   Data Base with update time info (optional)
;                           T_used     time [sec] used to create DB (optional)
;               keywords:   /VERSION   return version number in err variable, do ...
;                                      ... nothing else
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;*EXAMPLES:
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;*SYSTEM VARIABLES USED:
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;*COMMON BLOCKS:
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;*INTERACTIVE INPUT:
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;*SUBROUTINES CALLED:
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;*FILES USED:
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;*SIDE EFFECTS:
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;*RESTRICTIONS:
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;*NOTES:
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;*PROCEDURE:
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;*MODIFICATION HISTORY:
pics_db_init_VERSION = 'pics_db_init.pro Version 1.0 --- 31/05/02 mmr'
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;	31/05/02	MMR	initial programming
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;*AUTHORS:
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;	MMR		Martin M. Roth	Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam
;					An der Sternwarte 16
;					D-14547 Potsdam  
;					Tel. +49 - 331 - 7499 313
;                                       email: mmroth@aip.de
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