Plate.WriteFITSString() Method

Writes or updates the named FITS keyword record with the given string value.

Syntax

Plate.WriteFITSString(Keyword, Value)

The method syntax has these parts:

Part Description
Keyword (String) The keyword to write or update
Value (String) The new string value for the keyword.
Return (Boolean) Success or failure (generates trappable error on failure)

Remarks

This writes only string data, you cannot use it to write numeric data. If the keyword exists in the FITS header, this will overwrite the old value. If not, a new keyword record will be appended to the FITS header.