hs_tmode

Source: hsio/hs_tmode.pro

 HS_TMODE
        Check the byte ordering etc. of a potential HSIO file.

 Usage:
        code = hs_tmode(file)


 Return Value:
        code    byte    Bitwise code to tell us what it is:
                        1 = byte swapped, 2 = IEEE floats, 4 = VMS
                        floats, 8 = byte data, 128 = compressed. OR
                        255 for a failure.

 Arguments:
        file    string  input   The name of the file to open.
        recl    long    output  The "physical" record length of the file. 

 History:
        Original: After C-code: 24/11/03; SJT
        Add recl argument: 28/11/03; SJT



James Tappin 2005-02-04