BDI1_CREAT

Simply invokes the HDS object finder in create mode

Invocation

CALL BDI1_CREAT( MID, HID, ITEM, CLOC, CNDIM, CDIMS, STATUS )

Description

Locate HDS component for a given item, creating if required. The routine returns the shape of the object, whether or not it is created, which is defined by the NDF data model.

Arguments

• MID = INTEGER (given)
  Model data object
• HID = INTEGER (given)
  HDSfile data object
• ITEM = CHARACTER*(*) (given)
  BDI data item
• CLOC = CHARACTER*(DAT__SZLOC) (returned)
  Locator to object matching item. If the item does not exist the CLOC is set to the symbolic value DAT__NOLOC
• CNDIM = INTEGER (returned)
  The dimensionality of the object according to the data model. Note that this not necessarily the dimensionality of the actual HDS component
• CDIMS[] = INTEGER (returned)
  The dimensions of the object according to the data model. Note that these are not necessarily the dimensions of the actual HDS component
• STATUS = INTEGER (given and returned)
  The global status.

References

• BDI Subroutine Guide